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Gail DesRosiers-Gundick Petitioner V City Of Woodhaven Respondent · 26-003659-TT

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RECEIVED
 JUL 27 2026

 MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

 STATE OF MICHIGAN
GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON |. BROWN, DPA
 GOVERNOR DIRECTOR LANSING

 PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM
 DISABLED VETERANS EXEMPTION

 Do not use this form to appeal Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Poverty Exemption, or
 other exemption disputes.

 Pursuant to Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 279, 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 you do not submit this document, you may be held in default.

 Section 1: Petitioner's Contact Information
 First Name M.1 Last Name/Company Name
 Gail A DesRosiers-Gundick
 Mailing Address {No., Street, P.O. Box or Rurai Route)
 22105 Nelson St.

 City or Town State ZIP Code
 Woodhaven Mi 48183
 Telephone Number 2 4.341 2476

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

 Section 2: Petitioner’s Attorney/Autho rized Representative’s Contact Information
 First Name M1. Last Name

 Firm Name (if any)

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

 City or Town State ZIP Code

 Telephone Number

 Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send ait correspondence via emali)

 Section 3: Subject Property Information:
 Parcel Identification Number:
 59 046 05 0102 000

 Property Address (No, Street)
 22105 Nelson St,
 WoodhavenCity or Town County Wayne MiState 48183ZIP Code

 Taxing Authority (City or Township)

STATE OF MICHIGAN
GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON |. BROWN, DPA
 GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR

 Section 4: Explain the Reason for this Appeal
 1 (Gail) wanted to have security over my home when | die, which is why | filed to have
 my son (Brett) added to the deed on 4/24/26. Upon filing we mistakenly did a Quit
 Claim Deed instead of an Enhanced Life Estate Deed. We received a Denial of
 Disabled Veteran's Exemption notice from the City of Woodhaven once the deed was
 updated (I was eligible 1/1/26 - 4/24/26).

 We noticed our mistake and have immediately filed an affidavit to correct the deed and
 change it to an Enhanced Life Estate Deed. We are hoping to get my exemption
 reinstated for the remainder of 2026 now that Brett will have no ownership rights with
 the change to an Enhanced Life Estate Deed.

 Again, this was a filing mistake and we have since made the correction. | was only
 trying to protect my home/family. Thank you.

 Section 5: Jurisdictional Issues
 Did you request a disabled veteran's exemption by filing an application with the city/township? Yes [No

 if No, please explain:

 List the date the exemption was denied: Tax year(s) denied:
 4/24/26 2026 partial (4/24/26-12/31/26)

 Fee Information

 There is no fee required for the filing of a disabled veteran's exemption appeal.

 Signature required
 Petitioner or Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Signature:

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Office of the Assessor
 21869 WEST RD
 WOODIAVEN, M I 48183
 734-362-2904

 July 6, 2026

 Gail DesRosiers-Gundick
22105 Nelson
Woodhaven, MI 48183

RE: Denial of Disabled Veteran's Exemption

I’m sorry to inform you that I’ve had to pro-rate your Veterans Exemption for tax year 2026. You
added a joint owner to your property on April 24, 2026. This disqualifies you from the Veteran's
Exemption. MCL 211.7b(4) requires legal title to be held solely by the un-remarried surviving spouse.

Your property tax bill will be adjusted to give you credit for the 113 days in 2026 before the transfer.
I’ve enclosed ihe denial & page 10 of the Michigan State Tax Commission's publication on Veteran’s
Exemptions for your reference.

You may remove the co-owner and re-apply for the exemption for tax year 2027. A transfer upon death
deed won't disqualify you from the exemption. Life estates & trusts are transfer upon death,

If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail at ckuhn@wyan.org or by phone Monday-
Tuesday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at (734) 362-2904.

Best,

Michigan Departmen of Treasury
6055 (11-23)
Notice of Denial of Disabled Veterans Exemptio
Issued under authority of Public Act 206 of 1893
With this notice, you are notified that tha Disabled Veterans Exemption on the propeity identified below has
been dented. If you have questions aboul the denlal, you may contact yaur local government of follow the
appeal procedures specified belovs.

Type or print in blue or black ink. .
PART 1: PROPERTY INFORMATION Type or print Legibly. Use a separate form for each property number.
 1. Property tax ldentification number 2. Nama of Local Unit {Check Township or City)
 59 046 05 0102 000 CITY OF WOODHAVEN

 3. County
Wayne [Jrownship [leit

4, Street Address of Property {Provide a Complete Address) Clty State Zip
 22105 NELSON WOODHAVEN MI 48183

 5. Name of Owner (First, Middle, Last)

DESROSIERS-GUNDICK, GAIL
6. Owner's Daytime Telephone Nurnber 6. Owner'sEmalf Address

 8. Mailing Address if Different than Property Address City State Zip

 9. Your exemplion was denledfadjusted for the following reason:
 [1] a. The owner is neither a disabled veteran who qualifies for the exemption nor the unremarried surviving spouse of a disabled veteran
 who, immediately before death, was eligible for the exemption.

 [J b. The properly claimed is not the owner's homestead.

 [CJ c. The property has transferred, and the qualifying individual is no fonger the owner.

 [TJ d. The person claiming the exemption is nol the owner.
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 aon doth do be held solely by the Un ceosicred Sing SPOUSE

10. Som Denied for Calendar Year(s) L052 Co. Por aH, 2016
 “Fro - rated yer p tion Ab peciod of Jon l=
 { 112days)

PART 2: CERTIFICATION

11, Name of the-Local Assessor (Print or Type)
 CHRISTINE KUHN
12. Signature of Local Assessor Date
 —_ rd RYN - Clooti Fi bo 7 [3036
14. Address of Local Governmental Unit City Stale Zip
 21869 West Road Woodhaven Mi 48183

I rent my home but pay property taxes as part of my rent, am | eligible?

No. MCL 211.7b is specific that the property must be owned by the disabled veteran or
by their unremarried surviving spouse.

 | am a disabled veteran who is a lifelong Michigan resident. In addition to my
primary residence, | also own a summer home “up north”. Are both of my homes
eligible for the exemption?

No. MCL 211.7b is specific that the property must be owned and used as a homestead.
The statute does not provide for receiving more than one Disabled Veterans Exemption.

If I own stock or a membership in a residential cooperative, does my unit qualify
for the exemption?

No. A membership or stock ownership in a cooperative is the ownership of an interest in
a corporation, not the ownership of real property.

If | have a life estate, life lease, or “lady bird” life interest in my residence and the
remainder interest is held by others, can my property qualify as my homestead?

Yes. If the other requirements for receiving the exemption are satisfied, then property
occupied under a life estate, life lease, or “lady bird” life interest can qualify as the
disabled veteran's or unremarried surviving spouse’s homestead.

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