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Sandy Bottom Island LLC Petitioner V Township Of Green Oak Respondent · 26-002451-TT
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RECEIVED SET MAY 1 9 2073 En 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 / UNCAPPING Do not use this form to appeal Classification, Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Other Exemptions, Special Assessments, or Non-Property tax disputes. Pursuant to Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal (i.e., Board of Review Decision or other notice) with this petition, if applicable. If you do not submit this document, you may be held in default. Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information First Name M.L Last Name/Company Name Eli Saulson Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 26410 Irving Rd City or Town State ZIP Code Franklin Mi 48025 Telephone Number 24876020 1 0 Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email) esaulson@gmail.com Representative’s Contact Information Section 2: Petitioner’s Attorney/Authorized I First Name ML Last Name Eli Saulson Firm Name (if any) Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 26410 Irving Rd City or Town State ZIP Code Franklin MI 48025 Telephone Number 248760201 0 Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email) esaulson@gmail.com Section 3: Subject Property Information *use the muitiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. How many parcels are you If you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining? appealing? 1 [J Yes No **If No, you must file separate appeals for each parcel Property Address (No., Street) 4716-27-200-001 - There is no address. This is a vacant, wet island property with no potential for development City or Town County | = State ZIP Code Green Oak Township Livingston Ml 48178 Taxing Authority (City or Township) Green Oak Township p= i 2R122682-1 05/18/26 k 445% fut: $125.00 [Dz ELI SAULSON REV LTV TRUST
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Section 4: Check which of the following you are appealing (check all that apply) [J True Cash and Taxable Value [0 Taxable Value Only (calculation) Uncapping of Taxable Value Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal I have owned (and continue to own) the subject property for over 25 years. | was and still am the 100% owner. Last summer, my revocable trust (the Eli Saulson Revocable Trust) quit claimed the property to a single member LLC (Sandy Bottom Island LLC) which is 100% owned by my revocable trust (the Eli Saulson Revocable Trust). | am the only trustee of the Eli Saulson Revocalbe Trust and the only owner of Sandy Bottom Island LLC. According to MCL 211.27a (7)(m), transfers of ownership are not subject ot uncapping if "A transfer of real property or other ownership interests among corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limitied liability partnerships, or other legal entities if the entities are commonly controlled”. | quit claimed the property last summer from a legal entity to an lic owned by that legal entity, | am the only owner of both entities and | have an operating agreement which documents this. After reviewing these facts, even the Green Oak Township assessor agreed that it shouldn't have been uncapped. It was an area of the law that the board of review didn't understand. We keep this property for sentimental reasons as it's been in my family since the 1930's. Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? Yes = No If Yes, check which BOR you attended: [M4 March [] July [J December If No, please check the applicable reason(s): = Not required to attend O 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 5 Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping Other If you checked “other” above, explain: Year(s) under appeal: 2026
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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 Nombsea 74 6-27-200-001 Classification of Property: ~~ Real Personal [J (check one) Agricultural (1 Commercial 0 Industrial J Residential @ Timber-Cutover [J ~~ Developmental [J Utility [J (check one) Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) established | Taxable Value established by the Board of Review: by the Board of Review: 20400 20400 What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as true cash value)? 40,800 What do you believe is the assessed value? (multiply true cash What do you believe is the taxable value? (cannot exceed value by .5) 20400 assessed value) 10000 Fee Information Does the property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at issue? Oa Yes No If you answered yes to the above question, you are not required to pay any filing fees. If the property does not have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 60% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at issue, the filing fee is based on the greater of the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute. If you are appealing more than one parcel, the parcel with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute will be used to determine your filing fee, plus $25.00 will be added for each additional parcel being appealed, not to exceed a total filing fee of $1,000.00 If your property is residential property (see MCL 205.762) 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 the property is NOT residential property (see MCL 205.762) 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 the property is NOT residential property and the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute 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: - Ist Pa 3 Volo —
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Eli Saulson fag PIETROPLEX MI 980 26410 Irving Rd 2 Franklin, MI 48025 4 MAY 2026 PM 151 /T1CH [bar THE TRIBuUNA C 0 Bok 30232 LANSING pn 48909 /