Author: Bob Yager
Are Your Real Estate Taxes Based on a Correct Information about You and Your Property?
Are Your Real Estate Taxes Based on a Correct Information about You and Your Property?
Your real estate tax “Notice of Assessment, Taxable Evaluation, and Property Classification” just came in the mail. It’s a white sheet with black lettering and one yellow highlighted area. It’s a good time to make sure all the information is correct.
1 – Are you getting exempt from about 18 mils of school tax by having a PRE, principle residence exemption?
Look at the long box near the bottom and make sure it says 100%. If somehow you overlooked filing a principal residence exemption in the past you are paying aver 40% too much real estate tax. Call the Township and get one filed.
2 – Does your assessed value look right in box 2.? It should be 50% or less of what you could sell your home for. If the assessed value is too high you pay too much tax. I have no idea of the likelihood of a mistake being made in assessment, but I assume it is possible.
If you think so, the paper state bulletin that some out with tax statements “Guide to your property Taxes” lists the link below to instructions telling what to do.
https://www.oakgov.com/mgtbud/equal/faq/pages/march-board-of-review.aspx
3 – Are you just financially unable to pay your taxes? There can be elimination of all or some of your taxes via a “poverty exemption” Again start with the link above.
If you proceed, you will be presenting your case to our local Board of Review who were appointed January 22, 2019 for a two year term:
Judy Workings,
John Casadei,
Gary Putz
Their meeting date are listed on the “Notice of Assessment, Taxable Evaluation, and Property Classification”
If you want to see a copy of “Guide to your property Taxes”, see the one our Treasurer, Jeanne Langlois posted on the township website here:
https://www.oakgov.com/mgtbud/equal/PublishingImages/Pages/proposals/Proposal%20A%20Brochure.pdf
Reminder / Disclaimer – I am not a lawyer; this is not legal advice. This is just one neighbor trying to help another. See a lawyer for legal advice.
Bob Yager
Editor – Oakland Township Sentinel
Property Tax Rates – Comparison of Local Communities
Property Tax Rates – Comparison of Local Communities
You can estimate what total property taxes you would pay in any city, village or township in Michigan using the Property Tax Estimator found on The State Treasurer’s website at this link:
https://treas-secure.state.mi.us/ptestimator/PTEstimator.asp
I checked every city, village or township that borders Oakland Township. They are arranged in table below from lowest at top to highest at bottom.
Oakland Township has a Master Plan
Our Township is required by state law, to make a Board-Approved Master plan every 5 years, setting out the top-level goals for the township. These goals can be seen primarily in Chapter 11 following huge amounts of data and maps about our township).
See the 2017 Master Plan here:
https://www.ecode360.com/documents/OA3183/public/406472158.pdf
This plan is derived from consideration of 1427 responses to 5946 surveys (23.9% response, about like voter turnout in a non-presidential election) sent in 2015 (one to each household with a registered voter). See many tables and graphs showing what direction your neighbors want Oakland Township to take.
Master Plan 2015 Survey Results here:
https://www.ecode360.com/documents/OA3183/public/406472290.pdf
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