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Justine M Seath, Petitioner V Township Of Sparta, Respondent · 26-000535-TT

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RECEIVED 

APR 13 2026 

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MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL ANSWER FORM 

DISABLED VETERANS EXEMPTION 

MTT DOCKET NO. 26-000535 

Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information 

Unit of Government 

Township of Sparta 

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

160 Division Street E NW 

City or Town: 

State: 

ZIP Code: 

Sparta 

MI 

149345 

Telephone Number: 6 1 6-88 7-886 3 

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

assessor@spartatownship.org 

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

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First Name: 

M.L: 

Last Name: 

Clifford 

A 

Turner 

Firm Name 

{If any):. 

. 

“Township of Sparta 

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

160 Division Street 

E NW 

City or Town: 

State: 

ZIP Code: 

Sparta 

Ml 

{49345 

Telephone mere 1 6-8 8 7-88 63 

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

assessor@spartatownship.org 

Section 3: Subject Property Information: 

Parcel ldentification Number: 

41-05-14-379-008 

Section 4: Explain Your Answer to this Appeal 

Petitioner was not eligible for a Veterans Exemption for 2025. Form 5107 was not submitted to the local assessing

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 5: Jurisdictional Issues 

Did Petitioner request a disabled veterans exemption by filing an application with the city/township? 

O Yes 

[a] No 

List the date the exemption was denied: 

Tax year(s) denied: 

03/13/26 

2025 

Signature *Rrequired 

Respondent or A 

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Cliff Turner 

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From: 

State-Tax-Commission <State-Tax-Commission@michigan.gov> 

Sent: 

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 5:27 PM 

To: 

Cliff Turner 

Subject: 

RE: Veterans Exemption 

Good afternoon: 

MCL 211.7b allows for the Disabled Veteran's Exemption to be granted for the current year only by the statement 

*...January 1 and before December 31 of the calendar year for which the exemption is claimed.” However, MCL 211.53b 

was revised in 2023 to allow the July and December Board of Review authority to grant a disabled veterans exemption as 

a qualified error for current and one year prior for any of the following reasons: 

1) An error made by the local tax collecting unit in the processing of a timely filed exemption affidavit. 

2) A delay in the determination by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that a veteran is permanently 

and totally disabled as a result of military service and entitled to veteran's benefits at the 100% rate. 

The above indicates that the law does not allow anyone to go back and grant an exemption for any prior years except for 

those reasons that fall under MCL. 211.53b. Unfortunately, because the veteran did not file for the exemption in 2025 

there is no way to be able to go back and grant the exemption. The only suggestion would be to have the veteran try and 

appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal but there is no guarantee. 

Let me know if you have any further questions. 

Thanks, 

LaNiece Densteadt 

State Tax Commission 

www.michigan.gov/statetaxcommission 

. 

Michigan Department of 

TREASURY 

From: Cliff Turner <assessor@spartatownship.org> 

Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 3:56 PM 

To: State-Tax-Commission <State-Tax-Commission@michigan.gov> 

Subject: Veterans Exemption 

CAUTION: This is an External email. Please report suspicious emails via the "Report to Abuse” button in 

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Sparta Township 

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Sparta, 

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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & 

REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE 

HEARING SYSTEM MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

Justine Seath, Petitioner 

Vv 

MTT Docket No. 26-000535 

Township of Sparta, Respondent. 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that true copies of the attached Property Tax Appeal 

Answer Form on Petitioner were sent on April 8, 2026, to the parties 

identified below or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, 

utilizing the First-Class United States Postal Service. 

By: Clifford A. Turner, Assessor for Township Of Sparta, Respondent. 

Clr 74 ¢ Twner 

Date: April 8, 2026 

Party(s) served: 

Justine Seath 

115 Loomis Street NW 

Sparta, MI 49345

Rass 

Sparta @ JownsHIP 

160 E. Division St. 

9 Al 

Sparta, MI 49345-1330 

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AP

Received 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

: 

APR 13 

2026 

P.O. Box 30232 

Lansing, Mi 48909 

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