Supplement_to_Petition_Lansing_Liederkranz.pdf
Lansing Liederkranz Petitioner Vs. City Of Lansing Respondent · 26-001183-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ENTIRE TRIBUNAL LANSING LIEDERKRANZ, Petitioner, MTT Docket No. 26-001183 v. CITY OF LANSING, Respondent. SUPPLEMENT TO PETITION Petitioner, Lansing Liederkranz, by and through its attorneys, Plunkett Cooney, hereby supplements its Petition and states as follows: 1. Lansing Liederkranz is a nonprofit Michigan corporation recognized as exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization is dedicated to fostering German cultural heritage through programming in music and literature. 2. Petitioner seeks a full exemption from ad valorem property taxation for the tax year(s) at issue pursuant to MCL 211.7n, which provides an exemption for real and personal property owned and occupied by nonprofit charitable, educational, or scientific institutions incorporated under the laws of this state. 3. Petitioner’s property qualifies for exemption under MCL 211.7n because it is owned and occupied by a nonprofit cultural organization whose property is used predominantly for cultural programming that fosters music and literature, consistent with the statutory requirements. 4. Petitioner respectfully requests that the Michigan Tax Tribunal enter an order reducing the taxable value of the subject property to zero ($0) for the tax year(s) at issue, reflecting the full charitable/nonprofit exemption to which Petitioner is entitled.
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5. Petitioner further requests a refund and/or credit of any and all property taxes paid for the applicable tax year(s), together with any applicable statutory interest thereon. Respectfully submitted, PLUNKETT COONEY By: A oseph A. Peterson Dated: 5/20/2026