As a lifelong resident of Michigan, I will try to explain some things as I know them. I am not infallible, so consider this well meant advice.
* Most rural township officials are not paid.
* You have to personally go to the township hall during a set period ( 14 days? ) every spring to contest your taxes. That or somebody with power of attorney. I don't know of any procedure for doing by mail. Never heard of anybody doing that.
* Ag exemption is pretty jealously guarded by the local farmers. And a lot of them sit on these boards of appeal. You have to show proof, such as documents proving some proof of revenue, a rental agreement, or a FSA #. They will call BS in a heartbeat.
* Your tax notice will list the time and place for appeals. If you do not appear before the local appeal board, you cannot go to the state Tribunal.
* At the local appeal board, you get maybe 10 minutes to make your case. You need to have comparable properties, local, in county, in township preferable, and be documented.
* They don't make this easy.
* I don't want to get into politics too much, but as far as contacting the state rep or state senator, as a nonvoter, you aren't gonna get much. Who the governor is is irrelavent.
* Once my father appealed his taxes. He gathered up values of 3 comparable properties, did a real nice presentation. They thanked him, told him they would let him know the result. He was denied. But they raised the taxes on the 3 comparable homes!!!!!
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