LANSING, MI (WHTC AM/FM) – Among Michigan’s newest laws is one authored by State Representative Bradley Slagh of Zeeland, that he says will ensure a more user-friendly process for taxpayers and local governments to address late-filed principal residence exemption claims.
In Michigan, homeowners may claim the principal residence exemption, exempting them from the tax levied by a school district for school operation purposes, by filing an affidavit stating that they own and occupy the property as their main residence.
Under the previous law, if a homeowner filed for an exemption after the deadline, they had to wait to have it granted by a local board of review, which meets only a couple times a year.
The plan signed into law Monday improves the procedure by allowing the local accessor to handle and process a late submitted application.
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