24-004091.pdf
Linda Lewis, Petitioner V City Of Detroit, Respondent · 24-004091-TT
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bina le ord Dockek © 34 -00409 | Motion to Reconsider: Your Honor, I am reaching out to ask you to reconsider your decision. I never received any information to prompt me to attend a BOR or submit any information for the review. I received the BOR letter from the city of Detroit along with my taxes in the mail not knowing what it was. I called the city of Detroit (this month after receiving your decision), for clarification but no none could tell me who submitted the request or the date the review took place. I do not understand when or where it was presented during the March board of review meeting in 2024. Since I did not attend the board of review, I was not aware of the July appeal deadline because I did not submit the application. If T knew about the deadline, I would have submitted my appeal especially with my taxes being extremely high. I am asking if someone would still review my file. There have been some changes to my account. The NEZ has been applied, and the new tax amount is $17,500. The taxes are still extremely more than the other homes in the area, and I am not competitive. With this amount in taxes, we couldnt sell this home. This property 59 Sand Bar, Detroit is the smallest home with the least square footage in the neighborhood. For reference, this property has the highest amount of property taxes in the neighborhood exceeding the property taxes for larger homes. Attached is the BS&A tax information for property at 59 Sand Bar Lane. There are discrepancies noted. It shows that there are four half baths instead of one, It also shows that the home was built with a basement of 1626 sf (square feet) and has 5,444 sf of living space; according to the sketch, there is only 3,152 sf. The sketch also shows that there is an addition on the patio of 420 sf, All of this is attributing to the tax basis. There is not a basement, there is not a patio of 420 sf and there are not 4 half bathrooms. (Included in this letter) Also, there aren’t any comparable’s to 59 Sand Bar and it is unclear how the SEV can go up to $300,000 even with the home being uncapped at the time of purchase. [ am concerned the city is chasing the sale which is illegal. Below is the timeline for the sale of 59 Sand Bat; 2-10-20 sold from Morgan Waterfront to Detroit Brick Properties @ $549,000 10-7-21 from Detroit Brick Properties to
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investor didn’t have an NEZ attached to the 59 Sand Bar Ln and the taxes were still extremely lower then ours are. We have been struggling to pay an added $1800 a month to cover the 2024 tax bill. We wouldn’t have thought about buying this home if we knew we would be responsible for $20,000 in taxes. Currently I don’t know how long we can continue to pay this amount. This is why we are appealing. This drastic increase in property taxes does not make it competitive. We want to stay competitive in the neighborhood. We couldn't sell the property today with a $17,500 tax bill attached to it. Sandbar homes listed below, bought or sold with tax amounts are: 18 Sandbar currently listed at $1,899,000. SEV at 579,000 w/capped value at 75,898; Bought 4- 19-19 @ $2 mil with taxes being $6,246 in 2023? 26 Sandbar sold 8-22-24 @ 1.3 mil w/6,964 sf with SEV of only 21,300 and a capped value of 22,3657 Taxes for 2023 $1474; 2022 $1488? 107 Sandbar sold 5-4-23 @ $490k w/5,140 sf with a SEV of $20,900 and capped at 11,082 witaxes at $730 for 2023? Taxes for summer 2022 was $824? 83 Sandbar sold 3-21-23 @ 695 w/4,106 sf with a SEV of 24,000 and capped at 24,900 w/taxes at $2,056 in 20237 (Taxes for summer 2024 cheaper than 2023 (1405 vs 1832)?7) This home was also sold in 2022 and no update in sev and capped value? The property taxes for 51 Sand Bar are $700 The Property taxes for 82 Sand Bar are $2,000 The property taxes for 58 Sand Bar are $1900 The property taxes for 162 Sand Bar are $1600 The property taxes for 74 Sand Bar are 8,000 The property taxes for 59 Sand Bar are $16,000
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The city assessor said that when we purchased the home, it became uncapped. Why wasn’t it uncapped when the investment firm purchased it in 2021? Also, per state TAX commission bulletin, NO.19 of 1997, the accessor may not automatically set an assessed value or a taxable value at half of a property’s selling price. The taxable value of property in MI can increase by no more than 5% from one year to the next. Due to the new home purchase the property taxes have quadrupled and the SEV followed the sale which is illegal. The home is not competitive, and the property taxes are higher for this home than the property taxes that were listed at $2M. We could not sell this house today with taxes being $17,500. I have also sent a copy of this motion for reconsideration to the City of Detroit. Thank you for your time!
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59 SAND BAR LANE 22 Parcel Number: 21000060.022 DETROIT, MI 48214 (Property Address) Property Owner: PINCHEM, ANGELA Summary Information > Residential Building Summary > Assessed Value: $300,600 | Taxable Value: $300,600 - Year Built: 2007 ~ Bedrooms: 0 > Property Tax information found - Full Baths: 4 - EERE - poiFest: 5444 = Acres: N/A Item 1 of 1 0 Images / 1 Sketch Flag: Morgan Waterfront Estates (H096) Owner and Taxpayer Information Owner PINCHEM, ANGELA Taxpayer SEE OWNER INFORMATION 59 SAND BAR LANE 22 DETROIT, MI 48223 General Information for Tax Year 2024 Property Class 407 RESIDENTIAL Unit 01 CITY OF DETROIT CONDOMINIUMS School District DETROIT CITY SCHOOL Assessed Value $300,600 DISTRICT WARD# 21 Taxable Value $300,600 COUNCIL# 5 State Equalized Value $300,600 PP CODE# Not Available Date of Last Name Change 03/26/2024 RELATED # Not Available Notes Not Available Historical District Not Available Census Block Group Not Available HOPE# Not Available Exemption No Data to Display Principal Residence Exemption Information Homestead Date No Data to Display Principal Residence Exemption June st | Final 2024 0.0000 % 0.0000 % Land Information Zoning Code No Data to Display Total Acres 0.000 Land Value $41,000 Land Improvements $2,451 Renaissance Zone No Renaissance Zone Expiration No Data to Display Date ECF Neighborhood Not Available Mortgage Code No Data to Display Lot Dimensions/Comments Not Available Neighborhood Enterprise No Zone
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21000060.022 59 SAND BAR LANE Image/Sketch for Parcel: 21000060.022 1-STY OVER GAR —| 830.65 sf B 1257 Zz 155 CONC SLAB 3231 sf 1275 ®, 8 7m 8 FET CONC SLAB BH 316.2sf © 1STY-5 420.02 sf 2538 EX BUILT-IN GAR y 94185sf & 40.72 sf E SAND BAR LANE 66.1 sf CONC WALK 107.48 sf **Disclaimer: BS&A Software provides BS&A Online as a way for municipalities to display information online and is not responsible for the content or accuracy of the data herein. This data is provided for reference only and WITHOUT WARRANTY of any kind, expressed or inferred. Please contact your local municipality if you believe there are errors in the data. Copyright © 2024 BS&A Software, Inc.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS ~~ MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR DIRECTOR Lindae ‘ews MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner(s) Cn, Det Respondent(s) MTT Docket No_ 24 - 0009) PROOF OF SERVICE Linda Laws states that on Dechiminer (720k she [Name of person serving/mailing petition] [date of service] served a copy of the Ce 5 Doyo relative to the above-captioned matter upon: [Provide name and address of the party/people being served] (ey op, Oko 2 Wodward Jee Ste ot | Devil, m1 HE22b Pf Bus [Signature of person who is serving/mailing copy] Linda Lewis
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