Kelly M Kluka, John D Kluka Petitioners V Township Of Bloomfield Respondent

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA

DIRECTOR

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760

PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906

Kelly M Kluka,John D Kluka,

Petitioner,

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

v 

MTT Docket No. 26-000925

Township Of Bloomfield,

Respondent.

NOTICE OF FILING

TAKE NOTICE that a Small Claims answer has been filed and the electronic copy of the 

answer can be reviewed by utilizing the Docket Lookup on the Tribunal’s website. 

Unless Respondent was defaulted, this case is ready to be scheduled for a Small 

Claims hearing and will be scheduled in the normal course of scheduling. You will 

receive a Notice of Hearing from the Tribunal by e-mail if you have identified an email 

address in the petition or other documentation. The Notice of Hearing will inform you of 

the date, time, and location of your hearing (note that your hearing will likely be 

conducted by telephone). Please read the Notice of Hearing as it includes important 

information.

EVIDENCE: Parties are required to submit all evidence to the Tribunal and send a copy 

to the opposing party at least 21 days before the hearing date even if the documents 

had been submitted to the local Board of Review or the Michigan Department of 

Treasury. If the documents are not timely submitted to the Tribunal and served on the 

opposing party, the documents may be excluded. Documents may be filed with the 

Tribunal by mail or through the Tribunal’s e-filing system. Documents may be sent to the 

opposing party by mail or by e-mail, if the parties agree to service by e-mail.

Alternate Dispute Resolution Options

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE: Parties have the option of handling this 

case through an informal settlement conference. An informal settlement conference 

is a meeting between the parties and/or their representatives to discuss the issues in a 

case in an effort to settle the case. This process may be an alternative to a hearing with 

a judge and may result in the parties’ filing a Joint Stipulation for Entry of Consent 

Judgment. Visit the Tribunal’s ADR webpage for more information.

NOTE: The parties may not request an informal settlement conference to discuss an 

appeal of a principal residence exemption that was denied by either the Michigan 

Department of Treasury or a County. Also, state taxes levied by the Michigan 

Department of Treasury, such as income taxes, are not subject to the informal 

settlement conference process.

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MEDIATION: Parties have the option of handling this case through mediation. 

Mediation is a voluntary process where a mediator facilitates communication between 

the parties, assists in identifying issues, and helps explore solutions to promote a 

mutually acceptable settlement. This process may be an alternative to a hearing with a 

judge and may result in the parties’ filing a Joint Stipulation for Entry of Consent 

Judgment. Visit the Tribunal’s ADR webpage for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact the Tribunal by phone at (517) 335-9760 or 

email taxtrib@michigan.gov.

By: Tribunal Clerk

Entered: 

PROOF OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the 

parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing 

or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized 

representatives.

By: Tribunal Clerk

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Kelly M Kluka

881 S. Pemberton Road

Bloomfield Hills , MI 48302

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA

DIRECTOR

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760

PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906

Kelly M Kluka,John D Kluka,

Petitioner,

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

v 

MTT Docket No. 26-000925

Township Of Bloomfield,

Respondent.

NOTICE OF FILING

TAKE NOTICE that a Small Claims answer has been filed and the electronic copy of the 

answer can be reviewed by utilizing the Docket Lookup on the Tribunal’s website. 

Unless Respondent was defaulted, this case is ready to be scheduled for a Small 

Claims hearing and will be scheduled in the normal course of scheduling. You will 

receive a Notice of Hearing from the Tribunal by e-mail if you have identified an email 

address in the petition or other documentation. The Notice of Hearing will inform you of 

the date, time, and location of your hearing (note that your hearing will likely be 

conducted by telephone). Please read the Notice of Hearing as it includes important 

information.

EVIDENCE: Parties are required to submit all evidence to the Tribunal and send a copy 

to the opposing party at least 21 days before the hearing date even if the documents 

had been submitted to the local Board of Review or the Michigan Department of 

Treasury. If the documents are not timely submitted to the Tribunal and served on the 

opposing party, the documents may be excluded. Documents may be filed with the 

Tribunal by mail or through the Tribunal’s e-filing system. Documents may be sent to the 

opposing party by mail or by e-mail, if the parties agree to service by e-mail.

Alternate Dispute Resolution Options

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE: Parties have the option of handling this 

case through an informal settlement conference. An informal settlement conference 

is a meeting between the parties and/or their representatives to discuss the issues in a 

case in an effort to settle the case. This process may be an alternative to a hearing with 

a judge and may result in the parties’ filing a Joint Stipulation for Entry of Consent 

Judgment. Visit the Tribunal’s ADR webpage for more information.

NOTE: The parties may not request an

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MTT

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STATE

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL ANSWER FORM

VALUATION / UNCAPPING APPEAL

MTT DOCKET NO. 26-000925

 

Respondent’s Contact Information:

Filer Type:

Local Unit of Government

Local Unit of Government:

Township Of Bloomfield (OAKLAND)

First Name

M.I.

Last Name

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

City or Town

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

E-mail Address

 

Respondent’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information, if any:

First Name

Collin

M.I. 

Last Name

Wagaman

Firm Name (if any)

Bloomfield Township (Oakland)

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

4200 Telegraph Rd

PO Box 489

City or Town

Bloomfield Hills

State

Michigan

ZIP Code

48303

Telephone Number

248-433-7710

E-mail Address

bloomfieldmtt@bloomfieldtwpmi.gov

 

 

Subject Property Information:

Are the parcels listed by Petitioner contiguous or adjoining? If no, list all parcels that are adjoining in separate groupings.

 *If necessary, attach a separate sheet.

N/A 

Does the subject property have a principal residence exemption of 50% or more?

Yes

 

Please Explain Your Answer to this Appeal:

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

Bloomfield Township contends that the values estimated by the assessor are correct and lawful. Respondent reserves the right to add further defenses at least 21 

days prior to a scheduled hearing

 

Jurisdictional Issues:

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE TRUE CASH AND/OR TAXABLE VALUES:

Did Petitioner protest the assessment at a Board of Review?

Yes

If Yes, check which Board of Review Petitioner attended:

March

If No, was the Notice of Assessment properly sent to Petitioner prior to the March Board of Review? 

*Submit a copy of the Notice of Assessment with the Answer.

If the July or December Board of Review revised the assessment(s) at issue, did it have authority? 

If yes, please cite the Board’s authority?

Was the assessment(s) at issue established as the result of a clerical error or mutual mistake of fact?

No

If yes, please explain

Is Petitioner appealing from a State Tax Commission Order?

No

If yes, when was it issued?

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE UNCAPPING OF TAXABLE VALUE:

When was the Notice of Uncapping issued?

Under what statutory section was the taxable value uncapped?

 

 

Valuation Information:

Parcel Identification Number:

C-19-16-177-006

Classification of Property: Real (check one)

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

 Residential (check one)

Current Assessed Value as established by the Board of Review:

919560

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review:

859790

What do you believe is the fair market value?

1839120

What do you believe is the taxable value?

859790

 

Electronic Signature *Typing your name below will serve as your signature

Respondent’s Signature: 

/s/ Collin Wagaman

Attorney or Authorized Agent’s Signature:

/s/

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RECEIVED 

APR.0 6 2026 

MIGHIG 

. 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

(GAN TAX TRIBUNAL, 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS ~~ 

MARLON |, BROWN, DPA 

B 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION / UNCAPPING 

Do not use this form to appeal Classification, Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Other 

Pursuant to Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rizz to 

$200 

Review Decision or other notice) with this petition, if applicable. 

If you do not submit? this domme you may be held in 

default. 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information 

First Name 

M1. 

Last Name/Company Name 

John 

D. 

Kluka 

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

881 S. Pemberton Road 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Bloomfield Hills 

Mi 

48302 

Telephone Number 248-320-5576 

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

John.Kiuka@gmail.com 

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

First Name 

[NN 

Last Name 

Kelly 

M. 

Kluka 

Firm Name (if any} Kirkland and Ellis, LLP 

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

Same as above. 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 407-595-8033 

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

Section 3: Subject Property Information use the wtiipio sii 

How many parcels are you 

appealing? 

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

Yes 

[J Nor 

**|f No, you must file separate appeals for each parce} 

Property Address {No., Street) 

881 S. Pemberton Road 

City or Town 

County 

State 

ZIP Code 

Bloomfield Hills 

Oakland 

Mi 

48302

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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 appeat 

heh aii Gat apply) 

EA True Cash and Taxable Value 

4 Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

{J Uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

‘There are threa (3) reasons that the propased 2026 Taxable Value and Assessed Values are incorrect snd unjustified for 851 S. Pemiberion {the Property”), as discussed further below, Given the small size of 

the text bajow, we hava also enclosed a larga version of Section 5, 

(1) The Propacty's improved value from vacant 1and to a new construction home was substantially completed {aver 90%) in December 2024 and tha 2025 Assessed/Taxablo Values increased 1,000% at that 

time to capture such impravements, which was confined by the Township Assessor bassd 

on conversations 

with our realtor, Carol Gaggos. There has been no substantial construction of Improvements since 

December 2024 3nd the house was occupied in March 2025. 

To demonstrate the incesase in the Property's value, the 2026 taxes increased from $37,960 10 $429,700/8440,100 (over 1,000%) 

to capture 

the substantially complated homo. However, instead of the value 

being cspped or getting 8 madsst increase 

fot the 2026 tax period (e.g. to capture the value of the grass seed planted in Spring 2025), the taxablefassessed value increased again over 100%, from 

$429,700/$440,100 in 2025 to $859,790/5919,560 in 2026. 

We submited the above reasoning to the Charter Township 

of Bloomfield but received no responss to this point. A pictus of he home shawing the house's status as substantially complete 

in December 2024 

was submitted 8s proof 

to the Township of Bloomfield but again wa received no response {attached 5s EXD A). 

{2) Tha proposed taxable vaiues are disproportionasly high compared to neighboring properties and values (see market data below and Exhibit B} indicating the value of the Property is significantly below the 

proposed 2026 Assessed/Taxable Values. According bo the marke! comparables in the area {some 

of which are in the same neighborhood and provided by a third-party realtor) or newly construciad homes, 

these proparties ara assessed around $181-$184 per square foot white the Property 

in appeal is assessed at $268 

per square foot. Using the nearby comparable per square foot values, the approximale 

assessed value of the Property would be approximately $649,165 {indicating a $3.3M market value), not $919,560. Other comparable home sales to the Property within tha past year (215 Hadsed Drive and 

1561 Bataan Drive) were $1.275M snd $1.3M, respeciively (attached Exhibit B). 

The Charter Township of Bloomfield stated “no sufficient market evidence” in tha 2026 Board 

of Review Decisions (see enclosed), but did not state why the provided examples were insufficient or why the 

Property was assessed at a higher per square footage amount compared to homes in the sama neighborhood 

of nearby steels. The Assessor 

alsa did not acknowledge, as discussed during the March meating, 

that the Property has fess desirable qualites compared 

to the provided markel examplos including that the Property boarders 

commerci 

tes 

and is within 

eyesight 

and hearing of Te 

both of 

which dacrease the Properly's value. 

tn fact, the Assessor stated that out proposed taxable values were determined not based on comparables but instead based on a permit form submited by the Property's buder, which was not reviewed by the 

wners or owners’ lender bo confirm accuracy. Such builder included 

an estimated valus of $1,950,000 before any work began for insurance purposes for maximum coverage as the buider was responsible for 

insurance coverage. However, ho had no discretion, authority or compensation tied 10 the Property's budget {induding what fidures were 1b bo used, where they wera purchased from, of the costs of these 

tems), and thus, had na control aver the Property's valus. Accordingly, the market dala for neighboring properties is more accurate to defermine the Property's values instead of a permit form unrelated lo the 

true valua and outside of tha owners’

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA

DIRECTOR

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760

PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906

Kelly M Kluka,John D Kluka,

Petitioner,

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

v 

MTT Docket No. 26-000925

Township Of Bloomfield,

Respondent.

NOTICE OF DOCKET NUMBER

TAKE NOTICE that a Small Claims petition has been filed and the above-noted docket 

number has been assigned to that petition. The assignment of the docket number does 

not mean that the Tribunal has authority over the petition or that the petition complies 

with the Tribunal’s rules. The docket number needs to be included on all documents 

submitted in this case.

Respondent shall file an answer to the petition within 28 days of the issuance of a 

copy of this Notice to Respondent. Tribunal answer forms are available on our 

website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib. Respondents must utilize the appropriate answer 

form. Failure to file the answer within the 28-day time frame may result in the 

placement of Respondent in default, as provided by TTR 281. Further, an electronic 

copy of the petition can be reviewed by utilizing the Docket Lookup Search on the 

Tribunal’s website.

By: __Tribunal Clerk_____

Entered: May 13, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the 

parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing 

or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized 

representatives.

By: Tribunal Clerk

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Kelly M Kluka

881 S. Pemberton Road

Bloomfield Hills , MI 48302

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA

DIRECTOR

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760

PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906

Kelly M Kluka,John D Kluka,

Petitioner,

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

v 

MTT Docket No. 26-000925

Township Of Bloomfield,

Respondent.

NOTICE OF DOCKET NUMBER

TAKE NOTICE that a Small Claims petition has been filed and the above-noted docket 

number has been assigned to that petition. The assignment of the docket number does 

not mean that the Tribunal has authority over the petition or that the petition complies 

with the Tribunal’s rules. The docket number needs to be included on all documents 

submitted in this case.

Respondent shall file an answer to the petition within 28 days of the issuance of a 

copy of this Notice to Respondent. Tribunal answer forms are available on our 

website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib. Respondents must utilize the appropriate answer 

form. Failure to file the answer within the 28-day time frame may result in the 

placement of Respondent in default, as provided by TTR 281. Further, an electronic 

copy of the petition can be reviewed by utilizing the Docket Lookup Search on the 

Tribunal’s website.

By: __Tribunal Clerk_____

Entered: May 13, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the 

parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing 

or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized 

representatives.

By: Tribunal Clerk

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA

DIRECTOR

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760

PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906

Kelly M Kluka,John D Kluka,

Petitioner,

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION

v 

MTT Docket No. 26-000925

Township Of Bloomfield,

Respondent.

NOTICE OF DOCKET NUMBER

TAKE NOTICE that a Small Claims petition has been filed and the above-noted docket 

number has been assigned to that petition. The assignment of the docket number does 

not mean that the Tribunal has authority over the petition or that the petition complies 

with the Tribunal’s rules. The docket number needs to be included on all documents 

submitted in this case.

Respondent shall file an answer to the petition within 28 days of the issuance of a 

copy of this Notice to Respondent. Tribunal answer forms are available on our 

website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib. Respondents must utilize the appropriate answer 

form. Failure to file the answer within the 28-day time frame may result in the 

placement of Respondent in default, as provided by TTR 281. Further, an electronic 

copy of the petition can be reviewed by utilizing the Docket Lookup Search on the 

Tribunal’s website.

By: __Tribunal Clerk_____

Entered: May 13, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the 

parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing 

or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized 

representatives.

By: Tribunal Clerk

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RECEIVED 

APR.0 6 2026 

MIGHIG 

. 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

(GAN TAX TRIBUNAL, 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS ~~ 

MARLON |, BROWN, DPA 

B 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION / UNCAPPING 

Do not use this form to appeal Classification, Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Other 

Pursuant to Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rizz to 

$200 

Review Decision or other notice) with this petition, if applicable. 

If you do not submit? this domme you may be held in 

default. 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information 

First Name 

M1. 

Last Name/Company Name 

John 

D. 

Kluka 

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

881 S. Pemberton Road 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Bloomfield Hills 

Mi 

48302 

Telephone Number 248-320-5576 

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

John.Kiuka@gmail.com 

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

First Name 

[NN 

Last Name 

Kelly 

M. 

Kluka 

Firm Name (if any} Kirkland and Ellis, LLP 

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

Same as above. 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 407-595-8033 

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

Section 3: Subject Property Information use the wtiipio sii 

How many parcels are you 

appealing? 

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

Yes 

[J Nor 

**|f No, you must file separate appeals for each parce} 

Property Address {No., Street) 

881 S. Pemberton Road 

City or Town 

County 

State 

ZIP Code 

Bloomfield Hills 

Oakland 

Mi 

48302

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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 appeat 

heh aii Gat apply) 

EA True Cash and Taxable Value 

4 Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

{J Uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

‘There are threa (3) reasons that the propased 2026 Taxable Value and Assessed Values are incorrect snd unjustified for 851 S. Pemiberion {the Property”), as discussed further below, Given the small size of 

the text bajow, we hava also enclosed a larga version of Section 5, 

(1) The Propacty's improved value from vacant 1and to a new construction home was substantially completed {aver 90%) in December 2024 and tha 2025 Assessed/Taxablo Values increased 1,000% at that 

time to capture such impravements, which was confined by the Township Assessor bassd 

on conversations 

with our realtor, Carol Gaggos. There has been no substantial construction of Improvements since 

December 2024 3nd the house was occupied in March 2025. 

To demonstrate the incesase in the Property's value, the 2026 taxes increased from $37,960 10 $429,700/8440,100 (over 1,000%) 

to capture 

the substantially complated homo. However, instead of the value 

being cspped or getting 8 madsst increase 

fot the 2026 tax period (e.g. to capture the value of the grass seed planted in Spring 2025), the taxablefassessed value increased again over 100%, from 

$429,700/$440,100 in 2025 to $859,790/5919,560 in 2026. 

We submited the above reasoning to the Charter Township 

of Bloomfield but received no responss to this point. A pictus of he home shawing the house's status as substantially complete 

in December 2024 

was submitted 8s proof 

to the Township of Bloomfield but again wa received no response {attached 5s EXD A). 

{2) Tha proposed taxable vaiues are disproportionasly high compared to neighboring properties and values (see market data below and Exhibit B} indicating the value of the Property is significantly below the 

proposed 2026 Assessed/Taxable Values. According bo the marke! comparables in the area {some 

of which are in the same neighborhood and provided by a third-party realtor) or newly construciad homes, 

these proparties ara assessed around $181-$184 per square foot white the Property 

in appeal is assessed at $268 

per square foot. Using the nearby comparable per square foot values, the approximale 

assessed value of the Property would be approximately $649,165 {indicating a $3.3M market value), not $919,560. Other comparable home sales to the Property within tha past year (215 Hadsed Drive and 

1561 Bataan Drive) were $1.275M snd $1.3M, respeciively (attached Exhibit B). 

The Charter Township of Bloomfield stated “no sufficient market evidence” in tha 2026 Board 

of Review Decisions (see enclosed), but did not state why the provided examples were insufficient or why the 

Property was assessed at a higher per square footage amount compared to homes in the sama neighborhood 

of nearby steels. The Assessor 

alsa did not acknowledge, as discussed during the March meating, 

that the Property has fess desirable qualites compared 

to the provided markel examplos including that the Property boarders 

commerci 

tes 

and is within 

eyesight 

and hearing of Te 

both of 

which dacrease the Properly's value. 

tn fact, the Assessor stated that out proposed taxable values were determined not based on comparables but instead based on a permit form submited by the Property's buder, which was not reviewed by the 

wners or owners’ lender bo confirm accuracy. Such builder included 

an estimated valus of $1,950,000 before any work began for insurance purposes for maximum coverage as the buider was responsible for 

insurance coverage. However, ho had no discretion, authority or compensation tied 10 the Property's budget {induding what fidures were 1b bo used, where they wera purchased from, of the costs of these 

tems), and thus, had na control aver the Property's valus. Accordingly, the market dala for neighboring properties is more accurate to defermine the Property's values instead of a permit form unrelated lo the 

true valua and outside of tha owners’

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