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George D VanElst Petitioner V Township Of Argentine Respondent · 26-000892-TT

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RECEIVED 

APR. 0.6 2026 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. 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) 278, 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 

ME 

Last Name/Company Name 

George 

D 

VanElst 

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

15420 Murray Rd 

A 

oo 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Byron 

Mi 

48418 

Telephone Number 6162629071 

Email Address {do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email) 

gdvanelst@gmail.com 

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

First Name 

Last Name 

Firm Name {if any) 

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

City or Town 

State 

2iP Code 

Telephone Number 

Emall Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via emaif) 

Section 3: Subject Property Information *use the multipte parce! form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

How many parcels are you 

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

appealing? 

0 Yes* 

[Hm No** 

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

Property Address (No., Street) 

15420 Murray Rd 

City or Town 

County G 

State 

ZIP Code 

Byron 

enesee 

Ml 

48418

ay 

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 ai that apply) 

[J True Cash and Taxable Value 

{71 Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

Uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

The Taxable Value of the subject property increased by over 20% for the 2026 tax year, 

exceeding the limit set by MCL 211.27a (Proposal A). The Board of Review denied my 

protest, alleging a 'material renovation’ of the basement. However, the basement was in 

its current finished state at the time 

| purchased the property seven years ago. No 

physical additions or new improvements have been made during my ownership. Per 

Michigan law, an assessor cannot 'un-cap' the taxable value to account for previously 

omitted property that existed at the time of last transfer of ownership. 

| have included, with this application, a copy of the realtors 2019 original listing and 

highlighted the areas that indicated that the basement was finished. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? Wives 

LlNo 

if Yes, check which BOR you attended: 

March 

[ue] July 

[] December 

if No, please check the applicable reason(s): 

0 Not required to attend 

Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact {if yes, include explanation in Section 5) 

4d Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order 

0 Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping 

0 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: 01 -28-551 -01 6 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal {J (check one) 

Agricultural [J 

Commercial J 

Industrial 0 

Residential i] 

Timber-Cutover 3 

 Devefopmental J 

Utility 

[J (check one) 

Assessed Value (also kriown as State Equalized Value) established 

| Taxable Value established by the Board of Review: 

by the Board of Review: 233100 

213377 

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

465000 

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

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

value by 8) 

232500 

assessed value} 

181335 

Fee Information 

Does the property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 60% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at 

issue? 

ves 

[1 No 

Ifyou 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 ali 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 parcet 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 $26.00 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 $400,000.01 or greater the 

appeat does not qualify for Smatl Claims. Therefore, an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed. 

Signature “required 

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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 206 of 1893, Sec. 211.24¢ and Sec.211.34c, as amended. This is a mode) assessment notice fo be used by Ihe local assessor. 

FROM DENNIS A JUDSON, MAAC 

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION 

ARGENTINE TWP ASSESSOR 

PARCEL NUMBER: 

01-28-551-016 

9048 SILVER LAKE ROAD 

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 

LINDEN, Mt 48451 

15420 MURRAY RD 

BYRON, MI 48418 

SCHOOL DISTRICT CODE: 

78020 

OWNER'S NAME & ADDRESS/PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: . 

EXEMPTIONS 

VANELST “GEORGE 

AT TEE 

% Exempt As "Homeowners Principal Residence": 

. 

100.00% 

VANELST, 

SANDRA 

% Exempt As "Qualified Agricultural Property": 

00% 

15420 MURRAY RD 

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BYRON, 

MI 48418-9049 

% Exempt As "MBT Industrial Personal": 

00% 

Rs RITE 

UE 

IE TE TR 

ET AUTH 

% Exempt 

As “MBT Commercial Personaf” 

00% 

Exempt As "Disabled Veteran or Surviving 

Spouse”: 

[J Yes 

No 

Exempt As "Qualified Forest Property”; 

O Yes 

[XI 

No 

Exempt As “Development Property”: 

[N] Yes 

- x 

No 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 

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‘LOT 

6 PINE WOOD LAKE ESTATES (83) FR 0100040027 

ACCORDING TO MCL 211.34c THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS: 

401 

Residential 

PRIOR YEAR'S CLASSIFICATION IF DIFFERENT: 

401 

Residential 

CURRENT 

CHANGE FROM 

PRIOR AMOUNT 

TENTATIVE AMOUNT 

PRIOR YEAR TO 

YEAR: 

2025 

YEAR: 

2026 

CURRENT YEAR 

1. TAXABLE VALUE: 

176,568 

213,377 

2. ASSESSED VALUE: 

210,500 

/ 

233,100 | 

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3. TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTOR: 

1.000 

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4. STATE EQUALIZED VALUE (SEV): 

210,500 

233,100 

22,600 

5. WAS THERE A TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP IN2025 

THAT RESULTED IN A TAXABLE VALUE UNCAPPING? [Yes 

No 

6. Assessor Change Reason(s): 

Parcel Review, Market Adjustment 

The 2026 Inflation rate Multiplier is: 1.027 

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

Name: 

Telephone Number: 

Email Address: 

DENNIS A JUDSON, MAAO 

810-735-5050 

2 

ASSESSOR@ARGENTINETOWNSHIP.COM 

March Board of Review Appeal information. The Board of Review will meet at the following dates and times:

03/14/2026 

10:50 AM 

2026 BOARD OF REVIEW DECISION 

FROM 

DENNIS A JUDSON, MAAO 

ARGENTINE TWP ASSESSOR 

9048 SILVER LAKE ROAD 

LINDEN, MI 48451 

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

PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION: (Parcel Code required. Property address 

and legal description optional): 

01-28-551-016 

15420 MURRAY RD 

VANELST, GEORGE 

VANELST, SANDRA 

15420 MURRAY DR 

T 16 PINE 

W 

5 ESTATE 

7 

BYRON MI 48418 

LOT 16 PINE 

WOOD LAKE ESTATES (83) FR 0100040027 

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 

01-28-551-016 

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

Board of Review Comments 

MARKET VALUE CORRECT: NO CHANGE 

[2026 ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE 

233,100 

| 

[2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" ASSESSED VALUE 

233,100 

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

2026 ORIGINAL TAXABLE VALUE 

213,377 

2026 "BOARD OF REVIEW" TAXABLE VALUE 

213,377 

2026 PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION/QUALIFIED AG 

100.0000 

Please feel free to contact the assessor at the address listed above or call if you have any questions. 

If you disagree with the decision of the Board of Review regarding tentative assessed value, you may appeal that decision by filing a petition 

with the Michigan Tax Tribunal at P.O. Box 30232, Lansing, MI 48909. Commercial Real, Industrial Real, Developmental Real, 

Commercial Personal, Industrial Personal and Utility Personal Property may be appealed by May 31. Agricultural Real, Residential Real, 

Timber-Cutover Real and Agricultural Personal Property may be appealed by July 31. The petition must be filed on a Michigan Tax Tribunal

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15420 MURRAY Road, Argentine Twp 48418-9049 

MLS#: 

219031960 

Area: 

08101 - Argentine Twp 

Trans Type: 

Sale 

; 

$429,999 

County: 

Genesee 

School D: 

Byron 

op 

$423,999 

Status: 

Active 

Location Information 

Parking 

Lot Information 

Prop Type: 

Residential 

Garage: 

Yes 

Acreag 

0.46 

Township: 

Argentine Twp Grg Sz: 

2 Car 

Lot Dim: 

128x206x80x206 

Mailing City: 

Byron 

Grg Dim: 

Rd Front Ft: 

128 

Side of Street: 

Grg Feat: 

Attached 

Location: 

S of Silver Lake Road / 

W 

of Bird 

Directions: 

South of Silver lake road and West of Bird Road, home is on the west side of Murray 

Road 

Square Footage 

Layout 

Sqft Source: 

ans 

Rooms: 

10 

187 

Beds: 

3 

Baths: 

2.1 

Arch Style: 

Ranch 

[C 

Arch Level: 

1 Story 

Waterfront Information 

General Information 

Water Name: 

McKane Lake 

Year Built: 

1995 

Water Facilities: 

Lake Front 

Year Remod: 

2016 

Water Features: 

All Sports Lake 

Possession: 

5 DAC 

Water Front Feet: 80 

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Payment Resource 

Recent CH: 

04/15/2019 

: New 

: ->ACTV 

Upcoming OH: Public: Sat Apr 20, 12:00PM-2:00PM 

Features 

Foundation: 

Basement 

Fndtn Mtrls: 

Block 

Basement: 

Walkout Access 

Exterior Feat: 

Sprinkler(s) 

> 

Exterior: 

Stone, Vinyl 

Construct Feat: 

Site Desc: 

Irregular 

Porch Type: 

Deck 

Roof Mtrls: 

Asphalt 

Fireplc Fuel: 

Gas, Natural 

Fireplace Loc: 

Family Room, Living Room 

Out Buildings: 

Pole Barn 

* 

Appliances: 

Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove, Washing Machine 

Interior Feat: 

Water Softener (owned) 

Heat & Fuel: 

LP Gas, Forced Air, Other 

Cooling: 

Central Air 

Wer Htr Fuel 

LP Gas 

Road Frontage: 

Paved 

Water Source: 

Well-Existing 

Sewer: 

Sewer-Sanitary 

Room Information 

Room 

Level 

Dimensions 

loor Cover 

Room 

Level 

Dimensions 

Floor Cover 

Bath - Full 

Lower 

6x4 

Ceramic 

Bath - Full 

Entry 

10x10 

Ceramic 

Bath - Lav 

Entry 

10x10 

Ceramic 

Bedroom 

Lower 

13x11 

Vinyl 

Bedroom 

Lower 

12x11 

Vinyl 

Bedroom - Mstr 

Entry 

16x14 

Wood 

Dining Room 

Entry 

13x10 

Wood 

Family Room 

-Lower 

18x15 

Vinyl 

Kitchen 

Entry 

12x18 

Wood 

Living Room 

Entry 

28x13 

Wood 

Legal/Tax/Financial 

\ 

Property ID: 

0128551016 

Short Sale: 

No 

Home Warranty: 

No 

\ 

Ownership: 

Private - Owned 

Tax Summer: 

$1,264 

Tax Winter: 

$2,256 

Homestead: 

Yes 

Oth/Sp Asmnt: 

Assoc Fee: 

Working Capital: 

Association Contact/Website: 

McKane Lake Association/ Mary Varde 

Association Phone/Email: 

313-283-9067 

Legal Desc: 

LOT 16 PINE WOOD LAKE ESTATES (83) FR 0100040027 

Subdivision: 

PINE WOOD LAKE ESTATES 

B 

Terms Offered: 

Cash, Conventional 

Office Information 

List Office: 

RE/MAX Platinum-Fenton 

Remarks 

Pub Rmks: 

Beautifully updated and well maintained home with 80 feet on all sports McKane Lake! 10 acres across the street included in the sale offers 

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fireplaces in this home to allow you to relax 

and enjoy the space while taking in the lake view year round. Enjoy a additional anthgal Plenty of room for a campfire or space for kids to 

many trees to cut to keep your home warm, hunt or build an additional pole bara: Over 2000 square feet of full finished llvna. spa sthe 

play in the yard as well. This lake offers a wonderful community with many events and activities for the whole family. Come join us for our 

open house April 20th 12-2!

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