25-002932.pdf
Larry Todd Hunt, Petitioner V City Of Kentwood, Respondent · 25-002932-TT
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RECEIVED SEP 9 4 2025 MICH AN TAX TRIBUNAL STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON |. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR PROPERTY TAX APPEAL ANSWER FORM VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL MTT DOCKET NO. 25-002632 Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information First Name MI, Last Name Luke T Freeman Malling Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) PO Box 8848 City or Town State 2IP Code Kentwood Mi [49518 Telephone Number (6 1 6) 554-0724 Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email) freemanl@kentwood.us Section 2: Respondent’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information 1 First Name ME 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 Does the subject property have a Principal Residence Exemption of 50% or more? Yes [mn] No Are the parcels listed by Petitioner contiguous or adjoining? If not, list which parcels adjoin one another. OYes [No [8 NotApplicable
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Section 4: Explain Your Answer to this Appeal While conducting summer fieldwork for the 2025 tax year, adjustments regarding square footage (SF) were made to the garage and deck. A 49 SF shed & 192 SF patio were also added, and the patio was then later corrected to 100 SF at March Board of Review (MBOR). In addition to these adjustments and additions, sales information gathered via MLS indicated there was finished lower-level square footage that needed to be added to our database. Residential review forms were sent out in years 2013, 2018, and 2024 requesting updated information on the property but none of these were returned to the City of Kentwood. Section 5: Jurisdictional Issues IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE TRUE CASH AND/OR TAXABLE VALUES Did Petitioner protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? [Ml Yes [No If yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [1 March [J duly [J December If no, was the Notice of Assessment properly sent to Petitioner priar to the March BOR? [Hl] Yes (] No *Submit a copy of the Notice of Assessment with the Answer. If the July or December BOR revised the assessment(s) at issue, did it have authority? [ml] Yes [I] No If yes, cite the Board's authority. Was the assessment(s) at issue established as the result of a clerical error or mutual mistake of fact? [mn] Yes No If yes, explain Is Petitioner appealing from a State Tax Commission Order? (} Yes [Ano If so, what is the issue date?
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Did Petitioner request a Poverty Exemption at a BOR? (| Yes No If Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [_] March [| July [] December List the date the BOR denied Petitioner's Poverty Exemption: IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE DENIAL OF AN EXEMPTION OTHER THAN POVERTY, PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, OR QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS Did Petitioner request the exemption ata BOR? [] Yes [4 No If Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [] March [] July [] December Tax Year(s) denied: List the date the exemption was denied: What statutory section did Petitioner request the subject property be exempt? IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY What do you believe the classification should be: Real Personal (check one) [m] Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Timber-Cutover Developmental Utility (check one) Section 6: Valuation Information suse the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. Parcel Identification Number: Classification of Property: Real Personal (check one) Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Timber-Cutover Developmental Utility (check one) Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the BOR: $167,900 Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: $91,438 What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as True Cash Value)? $335,854 Multiply the True Cash Value by .5 and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value. $167,927 If you believe the Taxable Value differs from your contention of Assessed Value, enter your contention of Taxable Value.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Larry Todd Hunt ; MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner(s) v MTT Docket No.25-002932 City of Kentwood ; Respondent(s) PROOF OF SERVICE Luke Freeman states that on 09/19/2025 he/she [Name of person serving/mailing petition] [date of service] served a copy of the Answer Form relative to the above-captioned matter upon: [Provide name and address of the party/people being served] Larry Todd Hunt 2025 52nd St SE Kentwood, MI 49508 V4 aa— [Signature of person who is serving/mailing copy] Luke T. Freeman [Print/type name of person serving/mailing copy]
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City of Kentwood Kentwood, MI 43518 Michigan Tax Tribunal PO BOX 30232 Lansing, MI 48909