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Marisa N Martinez, Petitioner V City Of Lansing, Respondent · 24-003957-TT

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RECEIVED 

SEP 2 5 2024 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. 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) 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 

m.I. 

Last Name/Company Name 

Marisa 

N 

Martinez / City Life Lansing 

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

PO Box 22181 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Lansing 

Mi 

48909 

Telephone Number 

Fax Number 

517-775-1709 

N/A 

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

marisa@citylifelansing.com 

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

First Name 

M.L 

Last Name 

TrartTaas 

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Firm Name (if any) 

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Address (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 

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

Mazgget® 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Issues Being Appealed (check 

all that apply) 

[J True Cash and Taxable Value 

[) Poverty Exemption 

Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

[7] Disabled Veterans Exemption 

[1 Uncapping of Taxable Value 

[0 eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 

[0 exemption from Taxation (other than the denial of a 

Classification 

Principal Residence or Qualified Agricultural Exemption) 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

The current tax bill has the property classified as an improved commercial building. 500 

N Butler is a vacant residential building shell. 

Based off an official appraisal on April 8, 2024, the property as is sale value has been 

appraised at $17,500. 

The current tax value on the bill is $57,300. 

We are requesting that the classification be updated and are appealing the current 

listed taxable value. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Year(s) you are appealing: 

2024 

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

No 

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

[] duty 

[1 pecember 

if No, check the applicable reason(s): 

0 Not required to attend 

Assessment Change Notice was not received by Petitioner 

t (if yes, include explanation in Section 5)

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7: Valuation information *use the multipte parce! form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel Identification Number: 

33-01-01-17-229-221 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

= 

Timbar-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

[¢/ 

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

$57,300 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: 

$57,300 

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

$17,500 

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

$8,750 

enter your contention of Taxable Value. 

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

Section 8; Classification Information only the Mi nep't of Treasury may appeal this issue to the Tribunal 

Parce! Identification Number: 

33-01-01-17-229-221 

Current Classification of Property as established by Board of Review: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

A 

What do you believe is the property's classification? 

Real 

Personal 

{check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

industrial 

Residential 

Timbker-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

If improved property, how is the property currently being used? 

Ifimproved property, for what use was the property designed?

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Fee Information 

Does the subjact property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 60% as of the date of the fiting of this petition? 

[m] Yes 

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

0 Yas 

No 

If you answered yes to either or both of the above questions, you are ot 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 totat 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 

$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 206.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention ls: 

Fling Fea 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 *required 

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