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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 

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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORME MILEY 

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) 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 applicable. 

If you do not submit this document, you may be held in 

default, 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information 

First Name 

MI 

Last Name/Company Name 

Steven 

J 

Bailey 

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

5077 

Long Rapids 

Rd 

City of Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Alpena 

MI 

49707 

Telephona Number 

£989) 

657-5241 

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

stevenbailey5077@yahoo.com 

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

First Name 

Last Name 

Firm Name (if any) 

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

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 

Emait Address {do not enter unless you want MTT to send ali correspondence via email) 

Section 3: Subject Property Information suse the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

How many parcels are you 

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

appealing? 

1 vesr 

[1 Nov 

1 

**f No, you must fite separate appeals for each parcel 

Property Address (No., Street} 

935 

Sever Lane 

City or. Town 

County 

State 

ZIP Code

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 all that apply) 

X True Cash and Taxable Value 

[1 Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

|| Uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

We bought 

this property 

for 

$170,000. 

Terms 

of 

the 

sale were 

afi ARMILength transaction. 

Both parties were represented 

by 

local 

licensed 

real eatate agents 

The sellers 

agent priced 

the house 

after doingra market analysis. 

The house was 

vacant 

for 

4 

or 

5 

years 

and 

in 

need 

of 

TLC. 

In 

need 

of 

TLC 

is Realtor 

speak 

for needing 

tons 

of 

work 

to make 

it 

livable. 

East Lansing 

is 

a 

sellers market. 

We paid 

the asking price 

for 

the house 

and 

we have been working 

on 

the house 

for 

the 

last year. 

There were 

no other offers 

on 

the housegeven though 

it was 

priced below what other area houses 

were going 

for 

because 

of 

the amount 

of 

work needed 

to 

get 

the house 

in 

livable condition. 

Professional Realtors 

priced 

the 

house 

at 

$170,000, 

they 

have 

a duty 

to 

the 

seller 

to 

get 

as much money 

for 

the house 

as possible. 

They 

did that 

and priced 

it accordingly. 

We 

paid 

the asking price 

and therefore 

the taxable value should 

be 

$8 

00... 

.. 

sedfion 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

a 

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

[Hl] No 

; 

If Yes, check which BOR you attended: vi March 

[I] July 

[ml] December 

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

[| Not required to attend 

Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact (if yes, include explanation in Section 6) 

[|| Appeating within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order 

Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping 

Other 

if you checked “other” above, explain:

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7: Valuation Information *use the multiple parce! form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel Number: 

~33-20-01-24-120-011 

Classification of Property: 

Real [1 

Personal L] (check one) 

Agricultwat 1 

 Commerciat[] 

 Industriat 

[J 

Residential [7% 

Timber-Cutover I] ~~ Developmentat 

[1 

Utility 

[J (check one) 

Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) established | Taxable Value established by the Board of Review: 

by 

the Board of Review: 

ul 

$160,000 

160600 

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

$170,000 

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

What do you believe is the taxable value? {cannot exceed 

value by 

.5 

assessed value] 

YH 

sememmes 

$85,000 

) 

$85,000 

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? 

J ves he 

if you answered yes to the above question, you are not required to pay any fifing fees. 

If the property does not 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, the filing fae 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, pius $25.00 

will be added for each additional parcel being appealed, not to exceed a total filing fee of $1,000.00 

If your property is residential properly {see MCL 205.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: 

Filing Fee ig: 

$100,000.00 and under 

00, 

$100,000.01 to $500,000.00 

$200.00 

$Over $500,000.00 

$300.00 

H the property is 

NOT residential property (see MCL 206.762) 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 Vatue or 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/Authorized Representative’s Signature: 

Isl 

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Steve Bailey 

5077 Long Rapids Rd 

Alpena, M1 49707 

989-657-5241 

stevenbaileyh 

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March 8 2026 

Lhast Lansing Board of Review 

410 Abbot Rd 

Fast Lansing, M1 48823 

Dear Sirs: 

I would like to dispute the $11487 per year tax bill on 935 Sever St. 

This house was owned by the church behind it. [had not been occupied for years. It was listed by 

Keller-Williams (Deborah Federau) and our agent was from Remax (Deneen Benham). The house was 

listed for $170,000 and that is what was paid. 

Both agents work on commission and benefit by getting 

the highest price they can for the property. 

It was listed on The MLS and because it is in East Lansing it had thousands of online views and a 

dozen showings. The church and the professional agents set the price based on the house and the work 

required to make it livable. We paid the asking price because we had no bargaining leverage. 

No one 

else who toured the house thought it was worth the asking price.. 

Therefore at $170,000 the SEV should be $85000 and taxes based olf of that. $1000 per month for 

taxes is too high. Our daughter is living there while working in East Lansing Schools. 

The Zillow estimated rent is $1492 a month. A professional landlord in lZast Lansing wouldn't and 

didn't buy the house because the rent would not even cover the taxes and insurance, We are improving 

the house and therefore adding value to the surrounding area and would like the taxes based off of the 

actual value of the house when we bought it at $170,000. 

Sincerely, 

Steven Bailey

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Number of Splits Left 

0 

Unallocated Div,s of Parent 

0 

Unallocated Div.s 

0 

Transferred 

Rights Were Transferred 

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Courtesy Split 

Not Available 

Sale History 

Sale Date 

Sale Price Instrument 

Grantor 

rantee 

Terms of Sale 

Liber/Page 

08/08/2025 

$170,000.00 WD 

UNIVERSITY 

BAILEY STEVEN & 

03-ARM'S 

UNITED 

BAILEY JANE 

LENGTH 

METHODIST 

CHURCH 

05/17/1999 

$140,000.00 WD 

WAREING, JOHN D UNIVERSITY 

03-ARM'S 

& BARBARA 

UNITED 

LENGTH 

METHODIST 

Building Information - 1644 sq ft RANCH (Residential) 

General 

Floor Area 

1,644 sq ft 

Garage Area 

576 sq ft 

Foundation Size 

1,644 sq ft 

Estimated TCV 

Not Available 

Basement Area 

1144 sq ft 

Year Buift 

1956 

Occupancy 

Single Family 

Effective Age 

56 yrs 

Percent Complete 

0% 

AC w/Separate Ducts 

No 

Year Remodeled 

No Data to Display 

Class 

C +10 

Tri-Level 

No 

Heat 

Forced Air wf Ducts 

Wood Stove Add-on 

No 

Basement Rooms 

G 

‘st Floor Rooms 

5 

2nd Floor Rooms 

0 

Bedrooms 

2 

Water 

Public Water 

Sewer 

Public Sewer 

Style 

RANCH 

Area Detail - Basic Building Area 

Height 

Foundation 

Exterior 

Area Heated 

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