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Personal Residence Exemption

Personal Residence Exemption Affidavits, Homestead Rescissions and Property Transfer Affidavits are maintained at the Assessor's Office. Once received and stamped by the staff, a copy is made for the citizen's files. You can obtain a blank copy of these forms to fill out and return to our office by clicking on your choice above.

Tax Bills

The annual Tax Bills are prepared by the Assessing Office. Receive a copy of the 2011 Millage rates (combined summer & winter).

Mathieu-Gast	The Assessor is required to inform all property owners that they may be eligible for some relief from increasing assessed values. When performing maintenance or remodeling projects, taxpayers may qualify for the provisions of PA 283 of 1989. Get the "Mathieu-Gast" form to determine if you qualify.
Property Maps	The City Assessor maintains Property Maps of the entire city. Click here to order a copy of each page . All legal descriptions, including any splits or combinations of parcels, are processed through the Assessor's Office.
Poverty Exemption	The City Assessor also initiates and processes the City Poverty Exemption Policy. There are two forms to retrieve in order to apply for a Poverty Exemption: Poverty Policy and Ordinance and Poverty Application.
Michigan Tax Tribunal	Filing an appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal can be rather complicated and overwhelming. Small claim appeals (generally less than $100,000 SEV in dispute) can be filed using the attached CIS documents.
Land Divisions & Combinations $50.00 Application Fee	LAND DIVISIONS: From time to time taxpayers request that part of their parcel be divided into two or more parcels. There are a variety of reasons for doing so: creating two smaller parcels out of one larger parcel, correcting encroachments upon a neighboring property, selling off vacant land for an additional housing structure, etc. These are only some of the reasons for creating "splits". The City Assessing Office processes all land divisions within the city limits. There are several requirements for land division that must be met: A detailed survey must be provided our office showing the entire parcel to be divided, with the line indicating where the proposed split is to occur. The survey must include dimensions from the existing structure(s) to the current and proposed property lines, for the purpose of determining setback compliance. The survey must clearly label the "children" parcels, i.e., the parcels to be created, including a legal description for each of the resulting parcels. A letter from the taxpayer/representative requesting the division is also required. This letter is placed in our files, along with the survey, for documentation purposes. All division requests will be processed in a timely fashion; expect to be notified of an approval within 5 working days from the time all the paperwork is presented to our office. All divisions will be effective as of December 31 of the year in which the request is made. Therefore, tax bills will continue to be processed on the original, or "parent", parcel until a new assessment roll is created for the upcoming year. We do not perform "mid-year splits". LAND COMBINATIONS: Combining two or more parcels is considerably easier than dividing land. Simply write a letter to the Assessor requesting a combination of the parcels, identified by Parcel Identifier Number (not by address). Again, all combination requests will be processed in a timely fashion; expect to be notified of an approval within 5 working days from the time all the paperwork is presented to our office. As with divisions, all combinations are effective as of December 31 of the year in which the request is made. Therefore, tax bills will continue to be processed on the original, or "parent", parcels until a new assessment roll is created for the upcoming year. We do not perform "mid-year combinations".

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