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James Daratony Petitioner V Township Of Lima Respondent · 26-000982-TT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

James Daratony, 

Petitioner, 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

v 

MTT Docket No. 26-000982 

Township Of Lima, 

08/10/26 

Respondent. 

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08/10/26 

ORDER OF DEFAULT 

The Tribunal has reviewed the file in the above-captioned case and finds that: 

Petitioner did not submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal (i.e., notice of 

action taken by Board of Review, uncapping notice, PRE denial notice, final assessment 

notice, etc.), as required by TTR 279. As such, Petitioner must submit the notice within 

14 days of the entry of this order. 

Furthermore, Petitioner did not pay the required fee for the filing of the petition. See 

TTR 269. Because of this, the appeal is not properly pending. Petitioner must pay the 

required fee for the filing of the petition within 14 days of the entry of this order. 

A filing 

fee calculator can be found on our website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib. Unfortunately, 

the payment may not be made via e-filing. 

Therefore, 

IT 1S ORDERED that Petitioner is HELD IN DEFAULT. 

ITS FURTHER ORDERED that the defaulted party shall cure the default, as indicated 

above, within 14 days of the entry of this order." 

Failure to comply with this order will result in the defaulted party being required to file a 

motion to set aside the default (with appropriate filing fee). 

! “A submission by mail is considered filed on the date indicated by the United States Postal Service 

postmark on the envelope containing the submission. A submission without a postmark or with an illegible

2026 Board of review decision on parcel #G-07-26-200-010 

From: jimdaratony@aol.com <jimdaratony@aol.com> 

To: B. Renius 

Date: May 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM 

Hi Bryan. 

As you can imagine 

| am very disappointed with the letter 

| received from your office in 

regards to the classification of our parcel. 

| did not ask for a review on the 

classification, nor do 

| agree with the decision. Our classification was set after appeal 

the years before and should not, cannot, be changed per our attorney. 

| appealed solely the value assessment of a new barn we built. 

Not the 

classification. Please tell me who authorized this change. 

Nonetheless, the principle residence vs commercial is not even an issue as we are 

not zoned commercial. 

In addition we are a certified farm through the state of michigan for agricultural 

purposes, the breeding and boarding of livestock. 

Please advise what the next step should be as 

| need to appeal and fight this issue 

with your office. 

Thank you for your time. 

| know our situation is a unique one. 

Jim Daratony

RE: 2026 Board of review decision on parcel #G-07-26-200-010 

From: B Renius <brenius@limatownshipmi.gov> 

To: jimdaratony@aol.com 

Date: May 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM 

Jim, 

Your classification has not changed. Your principal residence exemption is what changed. Our 

attorney rendered an opinion and that is what was followed after reading the law regarding the 

situation with your property. Any next step was spelled out in the paperwork that you received. 

Bryan 

Bryan Renius, MAAO 

Lima Township Assessor 

734-475-2246 (Office) 

734-347-9508 (Cell) 

PO Box 59 

Chelsea, MI 48118

As you can imagine 

| am very disappointed with the letter 

| received from your office in regards to 

the classification of our parcel. 

| did not ask for a review on the classification, nor do 

| agree with 

the decision. Our classification was set after appeal the years before and should not, cannot, be 

changed per our attorney. 

| appealed solely the value assessment of a new barn we built. 

Not the classification. Please tell 

me who authorized this change. 

Nonetheless, the principle residence vs commercial is not even an issue as we are not zoned 

commercial. 

In addition we are a certified farm through the state of michigan for agricultural purposes, the 

breeding and boarding of livestock. 

Please advise what the next step should be as 

| need to appeal and fight this issue with your 

office. 

Thank you for your time. 

| know our situation is a unique one. 

Jim Daratony

Michigan Department of Treasury 

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2742 (Rev. 08-23) 

Local (City/Township) 

ASSESSOR'S DATE STAMP: 

Notice of Denial of Principal Residence Exemption 

Issued under authority of Public Act 206 of 1893 

With this notice, you are notified that the Principal Residence Exemption on the property identified below has 

been denied. If you have questions about the denial, you may contact your local government or follow the 

appeal procedures specified below. For more information regarding the Principal Residence Exemption (PRE), 

please review the PRE guidelines at www.michigan.gov/pre. 

Type or print in blue or black ink 

" PART 

1: PROPERTY. INFORMATION Type or print legibly. Use a separate form for each property number. 

1. 

Property tax identification number 

2, Name of Local Unit (Check Township or City)| 

3. County 

Township 

G -07-26-200-010 

City 

- WASHTENAW 

4. 

Street address of property (Provide a Complete Address) 

555 S DANCER RD 

5. 

Name of Owner (First, Middle, Last) 

6. Owner's Last Four Digits of Social Security Number 

7. 

Owner's Daylime Telephone Number 

555 DANCER LLC 

AXX-XX- 

8. 

Name of Ce-Owner (First, Middle, Last) 

9. Co-Owner's Last Four Digits of Social Security Number | 10. Co Owner's Daytime Telephone Number 

XXX-XX- 

11. 

Mailing address if different than properly address (street or RR, city, stale, Zip code) 

12. Your exemption was denied/adjusted for the following reason: 

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a. The owner is not a Michigan resident. 

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b. The property claimed is not the owner's principal residence. 

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13. Claim Denied for Calendar Year(s): 

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Percentage Adjusted to: 

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PART 2: CERTIFICATION 

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15. Name of the Local Assessor (Print or Type) 

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18. Address and Telephone Number of Local Government 

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Email Address of Assessor 

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Homeowner's Right to Appeal 

fyou disagree with this denial, you may appeal to the Residential/Small

04/27/2026 

08:44 

AM 

2026 BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION 

FROM 

LIMA TOWNSHIP 

P.O. BOX 59. 

CHELSEA, MI 48118 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED 

ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: 

PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION: (Parcel Code required. Property address 

and legal description optional): 

G -07-26-200-010 

555 S DANCER RD 

OWNER REQUEST 

LI 26-3A-1B-3A PCL" 

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AT NW 

COR SEC 

26, TH N 88-12-23 IX 847.0¢ 

HS 01-47-37 1: 

374.22 

FILTH N 88-12-23 EE 1396.01 

FI, THN 01-47-37 W 

374.22 FI, 

THN 88-12-23 1 105.55 FI, TH S 01-57-32 12 1254.33 

FILTH S 26-35-15 W 1598.63 FT, 

TH S 88-11-34 W 1570.26 I'T, 

THN 02-16-12 W 2661.28 FT TO THE POB. PT OF NW 1/4 SEC 

26, T2S-RAE. 118.70 AC. SPLIT ON 12/13/2021 FROM G -07-26- 

THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED 

101 

(AGRICULTURAL-IMPROVED) 

555 DANCER LLC 

555 S DANCER RD 

CHELSEA M148118 

Thank you for attending this years March Board of Review. The Board has reviewed the information you supplied and the data necessary 

to compute your assessment and taxable value. 

‘The Board has completed their review of parcel number 

G -07-26-200-010 

They have made the following determination based on the information you supplied. 

Board of Review Comments 

[2026 ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE 

1,254,100 

[2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" ASSESSED VALUE 

1,254,100 

(If the above amounts are the same, no revisions have occured) 

2026 ORIGINAL TAXABLE VALUE 

1,207,980 

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2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" TAXABLE VALUE 

1,207,980 

2026 

PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION/QUALIFIED AG 

6.0000 

Please feel free to contact the assessor at the address listed above or call if you have any questions. 

“Effective March 

1, 2013, the Tribunal is no longer able to accept Small Claims letter appeals. Rather, you are required to file a petition to 

initiate a new Small Claims appeal. 

Petition forms are available on this website.” 

http:/Awww.michigan.gov/taxtrib/0,4677,7-1 87-38254---,00.html

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