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David Turner, Petitioner V Township Of Buchanan, Respondent · 25-003077-TT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

LANSING 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

GOVERNOR 

RECEIVED 

NOV 1 2 2025 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL ANSWER FORM 

MTT DOCKET NO. 25003077 

VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information 

First Name 

M.L 

Township of Buchanan 

Last Name 

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

15235 N Main Street 

City or Town 

Buchanan 

State 

Mi 

ZIP Code 

49107 

Tetephone Number 269-695-6442 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via emall} 

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

First Name 

M.I. 

Malinda 

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Last Name 

Cole-Crocker 

Firm Name {if any} 

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

15235 N Main Strest 

City or Town 

Buchanan 

State 

Mi 

ZIP Code 

49107 

Telephone Number 269-695-6442 

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? 

vi} Yes 

[} No 

Are the parcels listed by Petitioner contiguous or adjoining? 

[] Yes 

if not, list which parcels adjoin one another. 

a No 

[7] Not Applicable

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Explain Your Answer to this Appeal 

Petitioner did not apply or file form 5107 "Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption" along with 

supporting documentation in 2024. 

Petitioner's wife did call in July of 2025. 

She stated that because their tax bill displayed 

"PROPERTY PRE: 

100" she must have misunderstood that to mean the Disabled Veterans 

Exemption had been applied for and granted for the 2024 tax year. 

Petitioner then discovered 

that the 2025 Disabled Veterans Exemption had not yet been applied for. 

Petitioner then applied 

for the 2025 Disabled Veterans Exemption and was approved. 

The form 5107 submitted by the petitioner as supporting evidence for this 2024 appeal was 

never received at the Township. 

Once again, the petitioner did not file the form 5107 "Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption" 

along with supporting documentation in 2024. An exemption was not applied for; therefore, an 

exemption was never denied. 

This was not a clerical error or a mutual mistake of fact. The 

exemption was not applied for in 2024. 

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)? [a] Yes 

[#)] No 

If yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: 0 March 

0 July 

[} December 

If no, was the Notice of Assessment properly sent to Petitioner prior to the March BOR? [I] Yes 

[1] 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? [Hi] Yes 

[| 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? O Yes 

[wi] No 

If yes, explain 

Is Petitioner appeating from a State Tax Commission Order? 

[Hl] Yes 

wi} No 

If so, what is the issue date? 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE UNCAPPING 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 

Did Petitioner request a Poverty Exemption at a BOR? 0 Yes 

A No 

If Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [1 March 

[J 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? [Wl] Yes 

[¥)] No 

H Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [] March 

0 July 

[W] 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: 

Reat 

Personal 

{check one) 

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Agricultural 

Commercial 

industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

Section 6: Valuation Information use 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: 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: 

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

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

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

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