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James A Reamsma Petitioner V Township Of Charlton Respondent · 26-002280-TT
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RECEIVED = Peel Gal MAY 0 8 2026 STATE OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM VALUATION / UNCAPPING Do not use this form to appeal Classification, Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Other Exemptions, Special Assessments, or Non-Property tax disputes. Pursuant to Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal (i.e., Board of Review Decision or other notice) with this petition, if applicable. If you do not submit this document, you may be held in default. Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information First Name M.I Last Name/Company Name James A Reamsma Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 11650 Crystal Glade City or Town State ZIP Code Rockford mi 493421 Telephone Number 989 289 766 1 Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email) jreamsma@att.net Section 2: Petitioner’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information First Name M.1. 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 *use the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. How many parcels are you If you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining? appealing? [J Yes* [J No **If No, you must file separate appeals for each parcel Property Address (No., Street) Parcel 69-022-018-300-015-00
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON |. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR DIRECTOR LANSING Section 4: Check which of the following you are appealing (check all that apply) True Cash and Taxable Value [J Taxable Value Only (calculation) [1 Uncapping of Taxable Value Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal Property is located on Shell road which is a private road. | have owned the property since 1978. Shell road was sold by Charlton township for back taxes. When | put my property up for sale, the owner of the road contacted all potential buyers and told them there was no access and that he would not allow anyone to use his road. He then made an offer of $18,000 and advised he would see that | never could sell it for more. He has no legal right to do this and he has never taken his claim to court, however | can't sell the property because of his harassment. Attorneys | have spoken with have advised me to sue him which would cost me between 12 and 15 thousand dollars. | can:t get title insurance on the property because of his claims so | can't sell it. | advise Charlton township of the issue several times but they decided tom raise the value instead of assisting me. The review board solution was "This is between you and your neighbor to work out". As | said | can't sell my property because of this issue so how can the value go up? Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? Yes OJ No If Yes, check which BOR you attended: March OJ July [Hl] December If No, please check the applicable reason(s): Not required to attend Od Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact (if yes, include explanation in Section 5) O Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order O Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping [J other
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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 parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. Parcel Number: £9.022-018-300-015-00 Classification of Property: Real [] Personal O (check one) Agricultural [1 Commercial 0 Industrial (J Residential Timber-Cutover [1 Developmental [1 Utility [J (check one) Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) established | Taxable Value established by the Board of Review: by the Board of Review: 1 9,000 7,155 What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as true cash value)? Can't sell at the present time. Be lucky to nget 20,000 for the timber What do you believe is the assessed value? (multiply true cash What do you believe is the taxable value? (cannot exceed valueby.5) 10.000 assessed value) 10,000 Fee Information Does the property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at issue? [7 Yes No If you answered yes to the above question, you are not required to pay any filing fees. If the property does not have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at issue, the filing fee is based on the greater of the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute. If you are appealing more than one parcel, the parcel with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute 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 $1,000.00 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 the 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 the property is NOT residential property and the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute is $100,000.01 or greater the appeal does not qualify for Small Claims. Therefore, an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed. Signature *Required Petitiorier or Attorney/Authorfzed Representative’s Signature: wt fm James Reamsma A a 7
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2026 BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION FROM Sally Nowak Charlton Twp P.O. Box 367 Johannesburg, MI 49751 NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION: (Parcel Code required. Property address and legal description optional.): 69-022-018-300-015-00 REAMSMA, JAMES A ET UX i ax AE DR BEG 2578.14 FT N & 676 FT E OF SW COR, TH N1290 FT, E QuRIO 338 FT, S 1290 FT, W 338 FT TO POBPARCEL K SEC 18 T3IN RIW "THIS PROPERTY 1S CLASSIFIED —402—(RESIDENTIAL-VACANT)-- — — 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 69-022-018-300-015-00 They have made the following determination based on the information you supplied. Board of Review Comments THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBOR TO SETTLE 2026 ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE 19,000 [2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" ASSESSED VALUE 19,000 (If the above amounts are the same, no revisions have occured) 2026 ORIGINAL TAXABLE VALUE 7.155 2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" TAXABLE VALUE 7.155 2026 PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION/QUALIFIED AG 0.0000 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://www.michigan.gov/taxtrib/0,4677,7-187-38254---,00.htm!
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