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Laura French, Petitioner V Township Of Leelanau, Respondent · 25-003619-TT

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MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON 1. 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 

Flrst Name 

M.A. 

Last Name/Company Name 

Laura 

French 

Mailing Address {(Na., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 

PO Box 378 

City or Town 

State 

2iP Code 

Northport 

Mi 

49670 

Telephone Number 269-330-1 961 

E-mail Address (do riot enter unless you want MTT to send all correapondence via e-mail) 

lauraanddale@yahoo.com 

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

First Name 

M.I, 

Last Name 

Firm Name (if any) 

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

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 

Email Address (do not enter uniess you want MTT to send all correspondence via email} 

Section 3: Subject Property Information 

How many 

you are appeating more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining? 

parcels areyou | [1 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, 8T, ZIP) [if multiple, list first properiy’s address]

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON 1, BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Issues Being Appealed (check all that apply) 

True Cash and Taxable Value 

[J Poverty Exemption 

[7] Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

[1 Disabled Veterans Exemption 

[J uUncapping of Taxable Value 

[1 Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 

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

[1 Classification 

Principal Resldence or Qualified Agricultural Exemption) 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

Petitioner cannot recall if the notice of assessment was received. 

The 2024 SEV for the Property was $234,800. The property sold in an arms length, marketed 

transaction on June 3, 2024 for $550,000. 

The 2025 SEV assessed for the Property was $440,200, for a true cash value of $880,400. 

No alterations to the property were made prior to sale. After sale, the purchaser made minor 

alterations to doors and windows. No structural alterations or additions. 

There is no market justification for the 2025 SEV to increase by 87.7% in 12 months or 60% 

over the arms length sales price. The SEV and Taxable Value should be $275,000 or 50% of 

the arms length sales price. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Year(s) you are appealing: 

2025 and forward 

Did you protest the assesement at a Board of Review (BOR)? [WM] Yes 

No 

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

[1 July 

[1] pecember 

if No, check the applicable reason(s): 

O Not required to attend 

Assessment Change Notice was not received hy Petitioner 

[| Appeailng a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact {if yes, include explanation In Section 5)

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, 

Parcel Identification Number: 

042-450-064-20 

Class!floation of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(checkone) 

Agricultural 

Commerclal 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Ulliity 

(checkone) 

0 

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m] 

Current Assessed Value {also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the BOR: 

$440,200 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: 

$440,200 

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

$550,000 

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

$275,000 

If you bellave the Taxabla Value differs from your contention of Assessed Value, enter your contention of Taxable Value. 

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 

Peraonal 

{check one) 

0 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber 

utaver 

Developmental 

uy 

{check one} 

What do you believe is the property's classification? 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

0 

Raripuurat 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Dovelppmenta! 

oy 

{check one) 

If improved 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 properly have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the fling of this petition? 

Yes 

[m] No 

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

3 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 fae of $1,600. 

If your property Is residentla property {see MCL 205.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: 

Filing Fea Is: 

$100,000.00 and under 

$126.00 

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 $265.00 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 

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