Sanders.pdf
Nicholas W Sanders, Petitioner V Township Of Swan Creek, Respondent · 25-003380-TT
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RECEIVED JUL 17 2025 MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR DIRECTOR LANSING PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL Do not use this form to appeal Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricuttura Exemption, Special Assessment, or Non-Property tax disputes. Pursuant to Michigan Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal (e.g. Board of Review Decision or Notice of Uncapping) with this Smali Claims Petition, if applicable. if you do not submit this document, you may be held in default. Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information First Name MI Last Name/Company Name Nicholas Ww Sanders Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 6285 5 Graham Rd City or Town State ZIP Code St Charles Ml 48655 Telephone Number 2485009343 E-mall Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail) Nick.sanders@rocketmail.com Section 2: Petitioner’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information 3 First Name M.L Last Name Firm Name (if any) Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) City or Town State ZIP Code Telephone Number Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email) Section 3: Subject Property Information How many If you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining? parcelsareyou | [T] vest | ] No appealing? *If yes, use a multiple parcei forin for information regarding any contiguous parceis. 1 **1f no, you must file separate appeals for each non-contigtous or non-adjoining parce! or you will be defaulted. Property Address (No., Street, City, ST, ZIP) [If multiple, list first property’s address] 6285 S Graham Rd St Charles Mi 48655
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Section 4: Issues Being Appealed (check all that apply) [J True Cash and Taxable Value [1 Poverty Exemption [1 Taxable Value Only (calculation) [W Disabled Veterans Exemption 0 Uncapping of Taxable Value [J Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 1 Exemption from Taxation (other than the denial of a OO Classification Principal Residence or Qualified Agricultural Exemption) Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal My exemption is being denied all of a sudden. | was on my last year of having to file before it became permanent. Now they are saying | am denied because my mother is in on my title. | have to pay $240 in legal fees to change the title because the previous person responsible didn't notify me of the rules and proper forms. on top of that | have to pay taxes until this is resolved. This extra money is going to leave me even tighter financially for the month of July and beyond. | have initiated the proper forms and documents. | am removing my mother from the title and drafting a Lady Bird Title. The only reason she is on there is in case | happen to die an untimely death then she still has) the house. This is to prevent my kids and their mother from being homeless. This property is the only thing | have to leave for my kids. | served in two wars and was subsequently injured at 19. | will have spent my entire adult life in pain and by the grace of God to have survived to not be one of the 22. | fought for 18 yrs to get my disability rating to 100%. This tax exemption makes it possible for me to afford to squeak by on what | bring in. My physical and mental disabilities make it very difficult to work. Employers don't care about your ailments. They just want production. 1 am in the process of finding something else | can do to bring in income, but for now this this is all the income | have | hane and nrav that van will cnnsgider reversing thie denial Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues Year(s} you are appealing: 1 Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? O Yes No If Yes, check which BOR you attended AND attach the BOR decision: [| March [] vuly [C) December If No, check the applicable reason(s): Not required to attend J Assessment Change Notice was not received by Petitioner [I] Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact (if yes, include explanation in Section 5) Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON |. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Section 7: Valuation Information *use the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. Parcel identification Number: 26-11-3-29-1013-001 Classification of Property: Real Personal (check one) Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Timber-Cutover Developmental Utility (check one) Current Assessed Value (also known as State Yi Value} as established by the BOR: $136,900 Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: $93,110 What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as True Cash Value}? $233,000 Multiply the True Gash Value by .5 and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value. $116,500 If you believe the Taxable Value differs from your contention of Assessed Value, enter your contention of Taxable Value. Section 8: Classification Information *Only the MI Dep't of Treasury may appeal this issue to the Tribunal Parcel Identification Number: 26-11-3-29-1013-001 Current Classification of Property as established by Board of Review: Real Personal (check one) a Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residentiai Timber-Cutover Developmental Utility (check one) What do you believe is the property’s classification? Real Personal (check one) Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Timber-Cutover Developmental Utility (check one) if improved property, how is the property currently being used? it's a family home if improved property, for what use was the property designed? it was a Christmas tree farm
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Fee Information Does the subject property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition? 1 Yes [J No Are you appealing ONLY the denial of a Poverty Exemption or Disabled Veterans Exemption? Yes [1 No If you answered yes to either or both of the above questions, you are not required to pay any filing fees. The filing fee is based an the greater of the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention. if you are appealing more than one parcel, the parcel with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention will be used to determine your filing fee, plus $256.00 will be added for each additional parcel being appealed, not to exceed a total filing fee of §1,000. if your property is residential property (see MCL. 206.762) and the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: Filing Fee is: $100,000.00 and under $126.00 $100,000.01 to $500,000.00 $200.00 $Over $500,000.00 $300.00 If your property is NOT residential property (see MCL 206.762) and the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: Filing Fee is: $100,000.00 and under $250.00 * Plus $25.00 for each additional parcel, as indicated above. if your property is NOT residential property and the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is $100,000.01 or greater the appeal does not qualify for Small Claims. Therefore, an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed. Signature *required Petitioner or AttorneylAuthorized Representative’s Signature: Nicholas Wade Sanders 7 Isl
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