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RECEIVED 

JUL 252024 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

CRETCHEN WHT VER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

) 

ING AN 

— 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

Do not use this farm to appeal Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Special Assessment, or 

Non-Property tax disputes. 

Pursuant 

to Michigan Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 277(3), 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 

James 

K 

Bretes 

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

4834 Lansing Ave 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Jackson 

MI 

149201 

‘Talephone Number 

Fax Number 

406-570-7019 

E-mall Address (do not enter unfess you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mali) 

cpcustomglazes@gmail.com 

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

] 

First Name 

ML 

Last Name 

Firm Name (if any) 

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

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 

Fax Number 

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

Section 3: Subject Property information 

How many 

ifyou are appealing more than one parcel, are they contigucus or adjoining? 

parcels areyou | [T] ves* 

[] No** 

’

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

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

Parcet Identification Number: 

000-08-10-301-001-03 

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: 

112,250 

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

167,000 

Muitiply the True Cash Value by .5 and enter here, This 1 your contention of Assessed Value. 

83,500 

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

112,250 

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) 

O 

Agricuitural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

What do you believe Is the property's classification? 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utliity 

(check one) 

Ifimproved property, how is the property currently being used? 

tfimproved 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? 

ves 

[] 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 

$O0ver $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 wa 

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SECTION 5: 

Explain the Reason for the Appeal 

{ received your Notice of Assessment letter on February 28, 2024. This is in regarding parcel 

number 38-000-08-10-301-00-03. 

After receiving this letter, 

| could not figure out how you can justify an increase of 57,500, from 

the difference of what 

| have paid for this home and the increase in just 5 months living here. in 

September 19th 2023, 

| purchased this home for 167,000 dollars. 

In which 

| did not arrive to 

live in it until Oct 20th 2023. 

| live on a fixed income, recent widower, and a senior citizen and the reason 

| moved up here 

from Alabama was my wife had just passed away and my only relative living is my son. 

[dont 

mind to pay what 

| paid for on my home it the right thing to do, but to gouge me in just 5 months 

of living here to increase my heme to 224,500 that is a 35% increase. NOBODY gets that kind 

of return off from stocks or dividends. 

You have listed this as a “market adjustment”. Dont you think with 2 professional realtors know 

exactly what the market is and what it can bear when it comes to property and homes in this 

area? This house was earlier put up on the market and trying to sell it for 6 years and never 

sold until now. 

This should tell you that the pricing of this house that they listed 5 years ago was 

too high. 

| received my tax bill for summer taxes. 

It was listed as residential-improved. 

| haven't made 

any improvements on the house except a new roof which 

| would not have had to if they would 

have done their job. Previous owners pulled a permit for the roof in 2017 to re-shingle it...Who 

inspected it? 2024 they had to pull off all the plywood and install new because there was no Ice 

Guards on the roof and used only 1 layer of felt paper only. Also supervisor was asking me 

about the permits back in 1990 or 1992. He wasn't’ sure about the date of the home either. 

Mentioned the files were disorganized when he arrived. 

| asked him about the easement on my 

property and did not know about that either. 

Like 

| said in my above letter of appeal, | just arrived in Oct and the supervisor was asking me 

questions 

| am not aware of nor 

| knew anything about. Yet did not have any problem on raising 

my taxes on a double wide mobile home? He wasn't sure if it was a modular or a double wide

When 

| wrote to the BOR there claim came back denied. NO PROOF wrote any supporting 

evidence. 

All they had to do was to look up Zillow, realtor.com, and other realtor sites and also 

the listing of the agent in which done a assessment of the property’s around that area. They 

have more insight as to wither or not property values have gone up or down. 

{ am attaching 4 documents 

1. Petition BOR 

2. Letter to the BOR 

3. Document of Denial 

4. 

Recent Property Tax Bill 

Thank You 

James Bretes

smn a Tow 

RECEIVED 

03/01/2024 

01:15 

Py 

A 

Petition to Board of Review 

M 

4 

L-4035 

This form Is issued under the authority of PA. 206 of 1893, as amended. Filing is volunta 

the State Tax Commission unless you first protest to the Board of Review 

TO BE COMPLETED BY OWNER OR OWNER'S AGENT 

ry, however you’ may not appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal or 

Owner's Name {Please Print or Type) 

Petitioner's Name (If Other than Owner. Please Print or Type) 

BRETES JAMES K 

Township or City 

County 

BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP 

JACKSON 

The undersigned protests the assessed value and/or the tentative taxable value and/or the property classification andor the qualified agricultural property exemption of 

the following described property: 

Property Identified (Parcel code required. Property address & legal description optional) 

000-08-10-301-001-03 

BEG AT N 1/4 POST OF SEC 10 TH S ALG N&S 1/4 LN 299267 FT TO A PT FORPL OF BEG OF THIS DESCN 

TH CONTINUING S ALG SD 1/4 LN 261.07 FT TO N LN OF MORRILL ACRES EXTENSION NUMBER ONE, A 

RECORDED PLAT, TH N 89 DEG 47:55" 253.895 FT ALG SD N.LN THN 261.07 FT TH § 89 DEG A7'S5'E 

4834 LANSING AVE 

253.605 FT TOBEG, SEC 10 T2S RW 

Protested ltem 

Bf Ssessed Value 

[A entative Taxable Value 

[J Classification 

OI Qualifed Agricultural 

: 

Property Exemption 

1. 

PROTEST OF ASSESSMENT 

(Complete this section for a protest of assessed value and/or tentative taxabie value) 

Assessed Amount 

Owner's Estimated True Cash Value 

Tentative Taxable Value 

Year 

12,250 

1077, AOD 

112,250 

2024 

2. 

PROTEST OF CLASSIFICATION 

{Complete this section for a request to change the classification. The Board of Review must make their decision regarding classification in accordance 

with section 211,34c of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The Board of Review shall ot be Influenced by the effect that a particular classification has on 

that property's status as.a homeowner's principal residence or qualified agricultural property.) 

Classification of property on this year’s assessment rofl: 

401 

Classification shoutd be: (Please check one of the following) 

OO 

Agricultural 

[J industrial 

OTimber Cutover 

Cl utility (Personal Property Only) 

J Commercial 

: 

[0 Residentiaf 

Obevelopmental 

3. 

PROTEST OF EXEMPTION FOR QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY 

(If the assessor has denied or changed the percentage of the exemption from the 18 mills of local school operating tax for qualified agricultural property, 

the owner may appeal this action to the March Board of Review. THE BOARD OF REVIEW HAS NO AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER OR ACT UPON THE 

EXEMPTION FROM THE 18 SCHOOL OPERATING MILLS FOR HOMEOWNER'S PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE PROPERTIES.) 

Percent qualified agricultural exemption granted by assessor: (Enter 0 if exemption is denied) 

Percent qualified agricultural exemption requested by Owner: (Enter 100 if full 

exemption requested) 

4. 

REASON FOR PROTEST 

State reason(s) for protest of assessed value and/or the tentative taxable value and/or classification and/or qualified agricultural property exemption,

Michigan Department of Treasury 

5) 

Form 618, Page 2 

FOR BOARD OF REVIEW USE ONLY 

INSTRUCTIONS: Incorporate a copy of this form and the assigned number in the Board of Review minutes. 

Parcel Code 

S 

000-08-10-301-001-03 

Petition Number 

1. ASSESSED VALUE 

Disposi 

by Board of Review. The Board of Review must state the reason for its action below. 

‘ 

hied: 

[7] 

Assessed Value Changed From: 

| 

112,250 

Tro: 

| 

| 

Record of Vote - Board or three member committee of board 

Chairperson; [Aves 

[] no Ml 

Member: 

[of ves 

1 no 

SI 

Member: 

of ves 

EEY 

Ls 

Reason for Board Action: 

MM 

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(De Safle db 

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If you disagree with the decision of the Board of Review regarding tentative assessed value, you may appeal that decision by filing a petition with the Michigan Tax Tribunal at 

P.0.Box 30232, Lansing, Mi. 48909. Commercial Real, Industrial Real, Developmental Real, Commercial Personal, Industrial Personal and Utility Personal Property may be 

appealed by May 31. Agricultural Real, Residential Real, Timber - Cut Over Real, and Agricultural Personal Property may be appealed by July 31. The petition must be filed on 

a Michigan Tax Tribunal for or a form approved by the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Michigan Tax Tribunal forms are avallable at www.michigan.govftaxtrib. 

2. TENTATIVE TAXABLE VALUE 

Disposition by Board of Review. The Board of Review must state the reason for its action below. 

X] 

[Hl] 

Tentative Taxable Value Changed From: 

112,250 

vo; 

Record of Vote - Board or three member committee of board. 

Chairperson: [Jf'ves 

[1] 

No Xi 

Member: 

ves 

[7] 

no Bi 

Member: 

[ves 

[1 nos 

Reason for Board Action: 

Mediest 

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oT HSULLDOLE, 

If you disagree with the decision of the Board of Review regarding tentative taxable value, you may appeal that decision by filing a peliion with the Michigan Tax Tribunal at 

P.0.Box 30232, Lansing, Mi. 48809, Commercial Real, Industrial Real, Developmental Real, Commercial Personal, Industrial Personal and Utility Personal Property may be 

appealed by May 31. Agricultural Real, Residential Real, Timber - Cut Over Real, and Agricultural Personal Property may be appealed by July 31. The petition must be filed 

on a Michigan Tax Tribunal for or a form approved by the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Michigan Tax Tribunal forms are available at www.michigan.govitaxtrib. 

3. CLASSIFICATION 

. 

Disposition by Board of Review. The Board of Review must state the reason for its action below. 

1 

Denied 

[[} 

Classification Changed From: 

401 

To: 

Record of Vote - Board or three member committee of board. 

Chairperson: 

[] ves 

[] Now 

Member: 

[J ves 

[1] Noms 

Member: 

[1 ves 

[1 Nomis 

Reason for Board Action: 

if you disagree with the decision of the Board of Review regarding classification, appeal is made by sending Form 2167 to the State Tax Commission, P.O. Box 30471, Lansing, Mi. 48909 by Juna 30, 

4. QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY EXEMPTION 

Disposition by Board of Review. The Board of Review must state the reason for its action below. 

(| 

Exemption Request Denled 

[| 

Exemption percent modified from 

% To: 

% 

Record of Vote - Board or three member committee of board.

March 152024 

From: James Bretes 

4834 Lansing Ave 

Jackson, Mi 49201 

To: 

Blackman Charter Township 

1990 W. Parnali Rd, 

Jackson, Ml 49201: 

Re: Arnold Dolman 

/ Township Board 

| received your Notice of Assessment letter on February 28, 2024. This is in regarding 

parcel number 38-000-08-10-301-00-03. 

After receiving this letter, 

| could not figure out how you can justify an increase of 

57,500, from the difference of what 

| have paid for this home and the increase in just 5 

months living here. in September 19% 2023, 

| 

purchased this home for 167,000 dollars. 

In which 

| did not arrive to live in it until Oct 20™ 2023. 

i live on a fixed income, recent widower, and a senior citizen and the reason 

| 

moved up here from Alabama was my wife had just passed away and my only relative 

living is my son. 

| don’t mind to pay what 

[ paid for on my home it the right thing to do, 

but to gouge me in just 5 months of living here to increase my home to 224,500 that is a 

35% increase. NOBODY gets that kind of return off from stocks or dividends. 

You have listed this as a “market adjustment’. 

Don't you think with 2 professional 

realtors know exactly what the rnarket is and what it cari bear when it comes to property 

and homes in this area? This house was earlier put up on the market and frying to sell 

it for 5 years and never sold until now. This should tell you that the pricing of this house 

that they listed 5 years ago was too high. 

| bought this house for 167,000 and 

I believe the township board will agree with my 

assessment that the SEV should be 83,500, NGT 112,250. 

Thank You

MULL Lue; 

PAY THIS 

TAX 

TO: 

PLEASE RETURN 

THIS 

PORTION WITH PAYMENT. 

THANK YOU. 

BLACKMAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP 

ATTN: 

PHIL PRESTON 

1990 

W. 

PARNALL 

RD. 

09/16/2024 

After 09/16/2024 additional 

interest 

and 

fees 

apply 

This 

tax 

is 

due 

by: 

JACKSON, 

MI 

49201 

2024 

Summer 

TAX FOR PROP 

#: 

000-08-10-301-001-03 

PROPERTY ADDR: 

4834 

LANSING 

AVE 

IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION ENCLOSED 

BRETES JAMES 

K 

4834 LANSING AVE 

JACKSON MI 49201-8237 

To: 

Make Check Payable 

To: BLACKMAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP 

Do. not: combine 

tax and uti 

y bill payments. 

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: 

1,876.59 

AMOUNT REMITTED: 

(He 

Taxpayer Note: 

Is your name & mailing address correct? If not, Please make corrections when remitting your payment. 

RETURN 

TOP 

PORTION WITH PAYMENT 

BLACKMAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP 

2024 

Summer 

000-08-10-301-001-03 

MESSAGE 

TO TAXPAYER 

PAYMENT INFORMATION 

Office 

is 

open: 

8-5 M-TH and 

8-4 

Fridays. 

The 

THIS TAX 

IS 

DUE 

BY: 

09/16/2024 

dropbox 

is 

always 

available 

on nights 

and weekends. 

PLEASE 

DO NOT 

INCLUDE UTILITY BILLS WHEN WRITING 

YOUR 

CHECK 

FOR TAXES. 

For 

a payment 

receipt, 

include 

a 

self-addressed, 

stamped envelope. 

After 09/16/2024 additional 

interest 

and 

fees 

apply 

PAY BY MAIL TO: 

BLACKMAN CHARTER TOWNSHIP 

ATTN: 

PHIL 

PRESTON 

1990 

W. 

PARNALL 

RD. 

JACKSON, 

MI 

49201 

THANK YOU. 

Phil 

Preston, 

Treasurer 

(517)788-4345 

PROPERTY INFORMATION 

. 

TAX DETAIL 

PROPERTY ASSESSED 

TO: 

Taxable 

Value: 

112,250 

RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED 

BRETES 

JAMES 

K 

State Equalized Value: 

112,250 

Class: 401 

4834 LANSING AVE 

P.R.E./Homestead 

%: 

100.0000 

Mort Code: 

JACKSON, 

MI 

45201-8237 

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38 

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5.06600 

568.65 

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JACKSON ISD 

4.35390 

488.72 

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1.13270 

127.14 

BEG AT 

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OF SEC 

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