Thilagam 1 LLC.pdf
Thilagam 1 LLC, Petitioner V City Of Farmington Hills, Respondent · 26-000248-TT
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RECEIVED
JAN 2 0 2026
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
OTHER EXEMPTION
Do not use this form to appeal Principal Residence Exemption, Quatified Agricultural Exemption, Poverty Exemption,
Disabled Veterans Exemption, or Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property Exemption. This form is intended for all other
real and personal property exemption appeals.
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
MA
Last Name/Company Name
Thilagam
Pandian
D/B/A Thilagam1, LLC
Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route)
5522 Royal Wood
City or Town
State
ZIP Code
West Bloomfield
Mi
48322
Telephone Number
Email Address {do not enter unless you want MTT to send ali correspondence via email)
Section 2: Petitioner’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact
Information
First Name
ML
Last Name
Charles
E
Bosler
Firm Name (if any) Bosler & Company, P.C.
Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route}
43494 Woodward Ave.,
Ste 212
City or Town
State
ZIP Code
Bloomfield Hills
MI
48302
Telephone Number 248- 705 5458
Email Address (do not enter uniess you want MTT to send ali correspondence via email)
boslercpas@aol.com
Section 3: Subject Property Information
How many parcels are you
if you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining?
appealing?
3
Od Yes
[7%] No
*if No, you must file separate appeals for each parce]
Property Address (No., Street)
29285 E Glen Oaks Rd.
No. 36Page 2
STATE OF MICHIGAN
GRETCHEN WHITMER
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
MARLON I. BROWN, DPA
GOVERNOR
LANSING
DIRECTOR
Section 4: Explain the Reason for this Appeal
Taxpayer bought subject rental residence on 7/14/09 under her name, Thilagam Pandian. Upon advice
from a friend,
it was re-titled in 2024, out of her name and into a limited liability company that she wholly
owns, called Thilagam1, LLC, in case of an accident or other tragedy that could occur resulting in high
liability to ownership.
Not known at the time was that to maintain the prior assessment base, a special
form (L-4260) had to be filed with the local assessing department claiming that the ownership did not
effectively change. When the new 2025 assessments were mailed, taxpayer merely thought the value of
the property went up.
But then in June, 2025 when the new, much higher than expected, property tax bil
was received, taxpayer became aware of not timely filing the L-4260 Property Transfer Affidavit Form.
Shortly thereafter, taxpayer filed that Form L-4260 with the Farmington Hills Assessing Department.
MCL 211.27! states that property ownership transfers to other entities under common control with the
transferor are not considered changes in ownership and therefore, are not subject to a step up in
assessed taxable valuations to current market values.
MCL.53b states that when a qualified error occurs in the assessing process, it can be evaluated along
with supporting evidence at a local December Board of Review hearing for possible adjustment back to
prior, property tax recorded valuations. Resulting adjustments under this section can be made for the
current year and one immediately prior year.
MCL 2111.53b(6) defines a qualified error to include one or more of the following:
(a) a clerical error
relative to the correct assessment figures, (c) an adjustment under Section27(a) which states that if an
assessor determines that in fact, there has not been a transfer in ownership, the taxable value of the
property shall be adjusted back for as many as 3 years, or (e), if there has been an error of omission or
Section 5: Jurisdictional Issues
List the exemption being appealed and the statutory authority for the exemption:
MCL 211.27A
Exemption of certain property transfers from stepped up taxable valuations
What action prompted this appeal {i.e., notice of assessment, Board of Review decision, assessor notice):
Rejection of the above interpretation of Michgian Law by the FarmingtonHills December Board of Review
What entity, if any, denied the exemption:
Farmington Hills December Board of Review
If you are appealing from a Board of Review {BOR) denial, check which BOR you attended:
[J March
LJ July
December
List the date the denial, if any, was issued:
12/09/25
List the year(s) denied or under appeal:
2025Page 3
EE Aaa STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Fee Information Does the property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition 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. (f the property does not have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at issue, the filing fee is based on the Taxable Value in dispute. If you are appealing more than ane parcel, the parcel with the highest 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 the property is residential property (see MCL 205.762) and the Taxable Value in dispute 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 and The Taxable Value in dispute is: Filing Fee is: $100,000.00 and under $250.00 * Plus $26.00 for each additional parce, as indicated above. If the property is NOT residential property and the Taxable Value in dispute is $100,000.01 or greater, the appeal does not qualify for Small Claims. Therefore, an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed. Signature *required Petitioner or Attorney/Aythorized Repr¢sentative’s Signature: pte Isl
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FARMINGTON 7<~HLLS Whcleigon 31555 Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336-1165 Assessing Office Phone (248) 871-2470 Fax (248) 871-2471 December 9, 2025 Dear Taxpayer: If you disagree with the determination of the December Board of Review, you must appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal within 30 days of the date of the December Board of Review for denials of exemption or 35 days for all other matters. Small Claims petition forms are available on the Tribunal's website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib. Pursuant to the Michigan Tax Tribunal's rule change on March 20, 2013, the Tribunal will no longer be mailing petition forms. If you have any questions regarding this decision, please contact the Assessing Department at 248-871-2470. Sincerely, Hatta 2 (Ligne — Matthew A. Dingman, MMAO City Assessor City of Farmington Hills
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Departm
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Prov
522) ontof Treasury
Assessment Year: _ 2025
12/09/2025
July/December Board of Review Affidavit
:
issued under suthority
of P.A. 206 of 1893, Filing ls mandatory.
Petition/Docket #:
025
The authority for July/December Board of review action Is stated in the Genera! Property Tax Act, MCL 211.53b. The July/December Board of
Review can take action regarding qualified errors verified by the accessor (MCL 211.63b(1), (8)). The July/December Board of Review can also
take action under MCL 211.53b regarding a poverty exemption for the current year under MCL 211.7u; a qualified agricultural property
exemption under MCL 211.ee for the current year, which has been denied by the assessor; a qualified agricultural property exemption under
MCL 211.ee that was not on the assessment roll for the current year and one prior year; or a qualified forest property exemption under MCL
211.7j(1) that was not on the assessment rofl for the current year and one prior year. In addition, other statutes, such as MCL 211.7b related to
the disabled veterans exemption, and MCL 211.7ss related to ihe eligible development property exemption, provide authority for the
July/December Board of Review to take action.
Po
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Form 3128 (L~4035a) must be completed by the Board of review and made a part of the Board of Review Records wheneter a change is made
to a parcel of properly which causes a change in taxable value.
PART A: PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION
Owner Name
THILAGAM 1, LLC
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Owner Street Address
Clty
State
7
ZIP Code
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5522 ROYAL WOOD
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WEST BLOOMFIELD
MT
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| 48322
Parcel Number
Property School District
Properly Csslicalon.
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22-23-11-103-036
FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCH
407
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Property Streel Address
Ty
Slate
7
ZIP Code
29285 E GLENOAKS BD
FARMINGTON HILL
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[48334
[PART B: BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
]
Item or Taxing Authority
. Note or Millage
Original
Adjusted
Difference
CITY OF FARMINGTON HILLS
5
Assessed Value
i
DBOR
117,580
117,580
0
Taxable Value
12/09/2025
117,680
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117,580
[*]
P.R.E.
3
0.00 %
0.00 %
0.00 %
Property Class
Residential
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School District
63200
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Classification
Ad Valorem
Veteran Exemption
None
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None
TOTALS
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Reason for change (see instructions on page 2.)
[Jroverty Exemption
[lauatified Agricultural Exemption
{"Joisabled Veterans Exemption
[Caualified Forest Exemption
;
[Jetigible Development Property
Bdauatifed emor
_Y2.L.( es
)Y
:
Exemption
(State specific qualified error ih 211.53b(6))
Explanation:
MCL 211.27a(4) - Recapping
DENIED - LACK OF JURISDICTION - NOT A CLERICAL ERROR OR MUTUAL MISTAKE OF FACT
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PART C: CERTIFICATION, BOARD OF REVIEW MEMBERS
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