Michigan Laws 211.765 – Examination of affidavit by local assessing officer; inspections, investigations, and surveys; compelling information; decision; notice; finality
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 211.765
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Homestead: means a dwelling or a unit in a multiple-unit dwelling, owned and occupied as a home by the owner thereof, including all contiguous unoccupied real property owned by the person. See Michigan Laws 211.761
- Owner: includes a person eligible for the exemption specified in this act, who is purchasing a homestead under a mortgage or land contract or who owns a dwelling situated on the leased lands of another or is a tenant-stockholder of a cooperative housing corporation. See Michigan Laws 211.761
- Special assessment: means an assessment against real property calculated on a benefit or ad valorem basis for curb and gutter, sidewalk, sewer, water, or street paving; a drain; a connection fee or similar charge for a sewer or water system; or the land contract on a parcel of property acquired under the circumstances set forth in section 3(2). See Michigan Laws 211.761
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Upon receipt of the affidavit, the local assessing officer shall promptly examine it to determine if the applicant meets the requirements of this act and shall make an inspection of the property and property records and conduct an investigation and survey as it deems necessary. An applicant shall not be compelled to supply information not reasonably essential to a proper determination of the eligibility of the owner and the homestead for the relief provided under this act. The local assessing officer shall promptly make its decision with respect to an application under this section and shall notify the applicant of its decision not later than the due date for a special assessment involved in the application. A decision of the local assessing officer shall be final except as otherwise provided pursuant to the constitution.