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Matthew G Slicker, Petitioner V Township Of White Lake, Respondent · 25-003533-TT

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RECEIVED 

AUG 0 1 2025 

MICHT 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

Do not use this form to appeal Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural 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 Small 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 

ML 

Last Name/Company Name 

Matthew 

G 

Slicker 

Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 

408 Burgess Dr 

City or Town 

State 

ZiP Code 

White Lake 

Mi 

48386 

Telephone Number 248-535-3342 

E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail) 

adrienneslicker@gmail.com 

Section 2: Petitioner's Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information 

1 

First Name 

M1. 

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 | [| ves* 

[ ] No™ 

appealing? 

*if yes, use a multiple parcel form for information regarding any contiguous parcels. 

1 

**If no, you must file separate appeals for each non-contiguous or non-adjoining parcel or you will be defaulted. 

Property Address (No., Street, City, ST, ZIP) 

[If multiple, list first property's address]

ay 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Issues Being Appealed (check 

ai that apply) 

{J True Cash and Taxable Value 

[7 Poverty Exemption 

[@ Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

[1 Disabled Veterans Exemption 

a Uncapping of Taxable Value 

[J Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 

[1 Exemption from Taxation (other than the denial of a 

[O Classification 

Principal Residence or Qualified Agricultural Exemption) 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

In 2021, My home was 1894 sft and the taxable value was $106,590 and my next door house was 2224 sft and taxable value 

was approximately $106,900. 

After doing and addition to my home in to make the total square footage of my to be 2245 sft, 

the 2025 taxable value has been increased to $155,370 and the neighbors is $125,885. 

| am using my neighbors house as a 

comparison because they were built in similar years, location and size. The township reduced my taxable value to $63,730 in 

2022 while 

| added the addition to my house and are now reassessing it this year. While my addition did add value to the 

house, it did not add taxable value as the taxable value has been too high for a number of years prior to my addition so 

| have 

been over paying in property taxes for years. 

| understand that the prior year taxable value can not be appealed and that is 

not what is being asked. 

The other mistake that the township made is that the addition did not add the taxable value of $30,000 ($60,000 Actual Cash 

Value) when compared to the next door neighbor's house. They added $30,000 based on the value of the addition to get to 

the same square footage. They didn't take into account that there would have been a value to additional square footage 

| 

added if it already existed when comparing the 2 houses. 

So if the 300 sft addition added $30,000 in taxable vaiue only a 

portion of that would increase my taxable value above my neighbors as being new construction because there would have 

been a value if the addition was already there. 

| am asking for my taxable value to be in line with my neighbors that has the 

similar size and location. 

| also purchased my house prior to my neighbor so my taxes should have been lower. Adjustments 

made after the 2008 market reduction have put me at a disadvantage as 

| have been over paying since the adjustments. 

Please see the attached breakdown of the comparable costs. There are a few methods to determine the taxable value but this 

shows the townships method was flawed. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Year(s) you are appealing: 

2025 

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? [4 Yes 

[Hl] No 

If Yes, check which BOR you attended AND attach the BOR decision: [EEA] March 

[8] July 

[I] December 

If No, check the applicable reason(s): 

O Not required to attend 

[| Assessment Change Notice was not received by Petitioner 

[] Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact (if yes, include explanation in Section §) 

O Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order

: 

Pie 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7: Valuation Information *use the multiple parce! form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel identification Number: 

Y-12-27-427-004 

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: 

$299,790 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: 

$155,370 

What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as True Cash Value)? 

$560,000 

Multiply the True Cash Value by .5 and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value. 

$280,000 

if you believe the Taxable Value differs from your contention of Assessed Value, enter your contention of Taxable Value. 

$133,991 

Section 8: Classification Information *Only the MI Dep't of Treasury may appeal this issue to the Tribunal* 

Parcel Identification Number: 

Current Classification of Property as established by Board of Review: 

Real 

Personal 

{check one) 

0 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

What do you believe is the property's classification? 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

O0 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(checkone) 

tfimproved property, how is the property currently being used? 

if improved property, for what use was the property designed?

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? 

[A ves 

[1 No 

Are you appealing ONLY the denial of a Poverty Exemption or Disabled Veterans Exemption? 

O Yes 

[ 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 on 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 

$25.00 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 205.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: 

Filing Fee is: 

$100,000.00 and under 

$125.00 

$100,000.01 to $500,000.00 

$200.00 

$Over $500,000.00 

$300.00 

If your property is 

NOT residential property (see MCL 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 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 Atjorney/Authgrized 

Representative’s Signature: 

Isl

WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP 

7525 HIGHLAND RD 

WHITE LAKE, MI 48383 

03/27/2025 

SLICKER, MATTHEW 

SLICKER, ADRIENNE 

408 BURGESS DR 

WHITE LAKE 

MI 

48386-2813 

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION: 

Y -12-27-427-004 

BOARD OF REVIEW PETITION: 

21 

---NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW ACTION--- 

The Board of Review has examined your 2025 Assessed Value and/or Capped Value and 

has made the following decision: 

2025 

Assessed Value From: 

2025 Assessed Value To: 

312,340 

299,790 

2025 

Capped Value From: 

2025 

Capped Value To: 

167,920 

155,370 

2025 

Taxable Value From: 

2025 

Taxable Value To: 

167,920 

155,370 

Board of Review reason (code): 

060 

Board of Review Comments: 

agree assessor recommendation 

The 2025 Capped Value formula is the 2024 Taxable Value, minus Losses, increased in 2025 by 

the Inflation Rate Multiplier of 1.031, plus Additions. Taxable Value is the lower of Assessed 

Value or Capped Value unless there was a transfer of ownership in 2024. Your Taxes are levied 

on the Taxable Value. 

Further appeal of valuation may be made to the Michigan Tax Tribunal, PO Box 30232, Lansing

408 Burgess Taxable Value Appeal 

*2025 Taxable Value = 

2024 Taxable Value x CPI + Addition Value x 0.5 

70,250x 1.031 + 60,000 x 0.5 = 

* Based on 2024 Actual Taxable Value 

Property Comparison 

Address 

408 Burgess 

400 Burgess 

SFT 

i 

. 

| 

Year Capped 

2002 

2013 

2024 Taxable Value 

$70,250 

$122,110 

Cost per SFT of Taxable Value 

$55 

2024 Taxable Value base on 400 Burgess prior 

to Addition (1894 sft) 

$103,991 

Increased addition taxable value 

$30,000 

Based on Twp Estimate of $60,000 of actual construction Costs 

Requested 2025 TaxableValue 

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133991 

Township Recommended Taxable Value 

$156,810 

$125,895

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BEER 

U.S. POSTAGE PAID 

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BLOOMFIELD HILLS 

MI 48302 

JUL 30, 2025 

$6.08 

48909 

$2324E502191-52 

RDC 99

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