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Eric M Conrad Petitioner V Township Of Fife Lake Respondent · 26-001303-TT

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RECEIVED 

APR 27 2026 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON L. 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 

MI. 

Last Name/Company Name 

Eric 

M 

Conrad 

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

9650 East Elitiott Rd 

City or Town 

State 

ZiP Code 

Fife Lake 

Mi 

49633 

Telephone Number 248-943-85 14 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via emali) 

conraderic3@aol.com 

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

First Name 

Mm.L 

Last Name 

Firm Name (if any) 

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

City or Town 

State 

Zip Code 

Telephone Number 

Emait Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email} 

Section 3: Subject Prope rty Information use the muttipte 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* 

No** 

**If No, you must file separate appeals for each parcel 

Property Address (No., Street) 

9650 East Elliott Rd 

City or Town 

County 

State 

Zip Code 

Fife Lake 

Grand Traverse 

Mi 

49633

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Check which of the following you are appealing (check 

all that apply) 

True Cash and Taxable Value 

[O Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

[J Uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

I am requesting a further review of my properties assessed and taxable value based 

upon the area’s recent sales of comparable homes as well as the history of my own 

home. 

| believe that the State has significantly overvalued my property. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? [7] Yes 

[MH] No 

If Yes, check which BOR you attended: 4 March 

[] July 

[] December 

If No, please check the applicable reason{s}: 

a Not required to attend 

O Appealing a purported Clericat Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact (if yes, include explanation in Section 5) 

[I] Appealing within 36 days of State Tax Commission Order 

[] Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping 

[J other 

if you checked “other” above, explain:

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: 04-034-034-05 

Classification of Property: 

Real] 

Personal i4 (check one) 

Agricultural [1 

Commercial (J 

Industrial) 

Residential @ 

 Timber-Cutover [J 

Developmental 3 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: 

176,300 

176,300 

What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as true cash value)? 

225,000 

What do you believe is the assessed value? (multiply true cash 

What do you believe is the taxable value? (cannot exceed 

value by .5) 

112,500 

assessed value) 

142,500 

Fee Information 

Does the property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this patition for all tax years at 

Issue? 

Yes 

[J 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 60% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all {ax 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 Taxabte Vatue 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 206.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: 

Filing Fee Is: 

$100,000.00 and under 

$260.00 

* Plus $25.00 for each additional parcel, as indicated above. 

1f 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 Smali Claims. Therefore, an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed,

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2026 BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION 

FROM 

FIFE LAKE TOWNSHIP 

PO BOX 87 

FIFE LAKE, MI 49633 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: 

PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION: (Parcel Code required. Property address 

and legal description optional.): 

04-034-034-05 

9650 ELLIOTT RD 

CONRAD ERIC 

PARCEL 

B: SPLIT/COMBINED ON 09/23/2019 FROM 04-034- 

9650 ELLIOTT RD 

034-02, 04-034-034-03; 

DESCRIPTION: 

A PARCEL OF LAND 

FIFE LAKE, MI 49633 

SITUATED IN THE T,OWNSHIP OF FIFE LAKE, COUNTY 

OF GRAND TRAVERSE, STATE OF MICHIGAN AND 

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS TO-WIT: THAT PART OF THE 

NORTHWEST 1 /4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 34, 

THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED 

401 (RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED) 

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 04-034-034-05 

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

Board of Review Comments 

BASED ON RESEARCH AND SALES OF COMPARABLE PROPERTIES. THE BOARD OF REVIEW DID NOT AGREE WITH LOWERING THE ASSESSMENT. 

THE BOARD OF REVIEW DID NOT FEEL SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION WAS PROVIDED TO JUSTIFY LOWERING THE ASSESSED VALUE, 

2026 ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE 

176,300 

2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" ASSESSED VALUE 

176,300 

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

2026 ORIGINAL TAXABLE VALUE 

176,300 

2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" TAXABLE VALUE 

176,300 

2026 

PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION/QUALIFIED AG. 

- 100.0000 

. 

Ss 

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En Rea 

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." 

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THIS IS NOT A TAX BILL 

L-4400 

Notice of Assessment, Taxable Valuation, and Property Classification 

This form is issued under the authority of Public Act 200 of 1893, Sec. 211.24c and Sec.211.34c, as amgidod, This is a model assessment notice to be used by the local assessor. 

FROM 

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION 

. JESSICA PLUDE 

PARCEL NUMBER: 

04-034-034-05 

FIFE LAKE TOWNSHIP 

PO BOX 253 

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 

9650 ELLIOTT RD 

FIFE LAKE, MI 49633 

SCHOOL DISTRICT CODE: 40020 

FIFE LAKE, MI 49633 

OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS/PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: - 

EXEMPTIONS 

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% Exempt As "Homeowners Principal Residence": 

100.00 

CONRAD ERIC 

% Exempt As "Qualified Agricultural Property": 

0% 

9650 

E ELLIOTT RD 

: 

0, 

FIFE LAKE, 

MI 

49633-9744 

% Exempt As "MBT Industrial Personal": 

0% 

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% Exempt As "MBT Commercial Personal"; 

0% 

Exempt As "Disabled Veteran or 

x Yes 

O No 

Surviving Spouse": 

Exempt As "Qualified Forest Property” 

[7] Yes 

 [X] No 

Exempt As "Development Property": 

[Yes 

[X] No 

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PARCEL B: SPLIT/COMBINED ON 09/23/2019 FROM 04-034-034-02, 04-034-034-03; 

DESCRIPTION: 

A PARCEL OF LAND 

SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF FIFE LAKE, COUNTY OF GRAND TRAVERSE, STATE OF MICHIGAN AND DESCRIBED AS F 

ACCORDING TO MCL 211.34c THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS: 

Residential 

PRIOR YEAR'S CLASSIFICATION 

Residential 

Zero property taxes levied for 2026 tax year. Special 

HBR ABU 

CURRENT TENTATIVE 

CHANGE FROM 

assessments still charged if applicable. 

YEAR: 

2025 

AMOUNT YEAR: 

pln 

1. TAXABLE VALUE: 

127,080 

176,300 

49,220 

2. ASSESSED VALUE: 

182,500 

176,300 

-6,200 

3. TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTOR: 

1.000 

4. STATE EQUALIZED VALUE (SEV): 

182,500 

176,300 

-6,200 

5. WAS THERE A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP IN 2025 THAT RESULTED IN A TAXABLE VALUE UNCAPPING 

[y]Yes 

[] No 

6. Assessor Change Reason(s): 

Veteran Exemption Approved 

Questions regarding the Notice of Assessment, Taxable Valuation, and Property Classification may be directed to the Following: 

Name: 

Telephone Number: 

Email Address: 

JESSICA PLUDE 

(231) 564-0206 

ASSESSORJESSICA@GMAIL.COM 

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