Paw Paw Township Assessor:
Ben Brousseau
(269)655-1144
ben.apgllc@gmail.com
www.apginc.us
Office Hours
Ben Brousseau, Township Assessor, is available to speak with residents in person at the Township office on Wednesdays from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. However, please feel free to contact your assessor at any time for questions you might have or to set up an appointment. Contact number is 269-655-1144 or email address: ben.apgllc@gmail.com. If you have to leave a message, your call will be returned within 48 hours on normal business days.
For record card information and links to other offices please visit our website at: https://apginc.us/information-links/
The Assessor is responsible for maintaining the assessment roll. If you have a building permit, you can expect to see the assessor or their associate coming to your home in order to check on the new construction. The assessor also reviews randomly selected properties to check for accuracy.
Each year in February you will receive an Assessment Change Notice. It is very important that you look this notice over carefully. Please call the assessor if you have any questions about this notice. Check this notice over as well as your tax bill to be sure that your Principal Residence Exemption is in place. You must own and occupy your home in order to qualify for this very important exemption. If you disagree with any of the information on this notice there will be a number to call to discuss the matter or to make an appointment with the March Board of Review.
There are two values that carry with your property: Assessed Value and Taxable Value. The Assessed Value equals 50% of the property’s value. The Taxable Value is the previous year’s Taxable Value times the current years Consumer Price Index, or 5%, whichever is less plus any new construction or minus any losses. Your tax bill is based on your Taxable Value.
Board of Review
Assessing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Land values and Economic Condition Factors
Tax and Assessing Forms
The work of the Treasurer’s Office and Assessing Department impact your property assessment and property taxes. Below is some information about the most frequently utilized forms and a link to access the assessing data for properties.
Assessing Data
Enter the owner name, address, or parcel number to proceed.
Special Assessments appear on the winter tax bill.
Boundary adjustment application
Property combination application
Principal Residence Exemption Form (PRE)
Filed with the Assessing Office, Ben Brousseau (269)655-1144.
Principal Residence Exemptions (aka Homestead Exemption), as defined by state law, is that portion of a dwelling or unit in a multiple-unit dwelling that is subject to taxation and is owned and occupied as a principal residence by the person claiming the exemption. Principal residence property also includes all of an owner’s unoccupied property classified as residential and contiguous to the dwelling that is owned and occupied as a principal residence by the owner of the record. The deadline to file the Affidavit for taxes levied after December 31 is June 1 for the summer tax levy and November 1 for the winter tax levy. Principal residence properties are exempt from the tax levied by a local school district for school operating purposes to the extent provided under section 1211 of the revised school code, Act Number 451 of Public Acts 1976.
https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0,4676,7-238-43535_43539—,00.html
Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) Active Duty Military Affidavit
Filed with the Assessing Office, Ben Brousseau (269)655-1144.
This form enable a person with an established Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) to retain the PRE while on active duty in the United States Armed Forces if the principal residence is rented or leased. Property that currently qualifies as a principal residence will continue to qualify for three years after any portion of the dwelling or unit included in or constituting the principal residence, is rented or leased to another person and is used as a residence. A copy of Active Duty Orders must be submitted with this Affidavit.
Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption Affidavit
Filed with the Assessing Office, Ben Brousseau (269)655-1144.
Public Act 161 of 2013 enables honorably discharged, 100% disabled veterans to be exempt from property taxes for real property used and owned as a homestead by the veteran or the un-remarried surviving spouse of the veteran. The act requires that the disabled veteran or un-remarried surviving spouse annually file an Affidavit with the Paw Paw Township Office prior to the March Board of Review.
Property Transfer Affidavit (PTA)
Filed with the Assessing Office, Ben Brousseau (269)655-1144.
For all properties sold during the prior year, the current year’s Taxable Value will be “uncapped” and changed to the current year’s State Equalized Value of the property. There is no limitation on the amount of change in Taxable Value in the year after a property transfer. Thereafter, the cap goes back on the Taxable Value and increases in Taxable Value are limited to capped value formula.
https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0,4676,7-238-43535_43537-154831–,00.html
Poverty Exemption Affidavit
Filed with the Assessing Office, Ben Brousseau (269)655-1144.
Proof of eligibility for the poverty exemption shall be provided to the Board of Review by supplying copies of federal and state income tax returns for all persons residing in the principal residence, including property tax credit returns, or by filing an affidavit for all persons residing in the residence who were not required to file federal or state income tax returns for the current or preceding tax year. Please contact the Assessor, Ben Brousseau, for more information.
Request to Rescind Personal Residence Exemption
Filed with the Assessing Office, Ben Brousseau (269)655-1144.
This form enables people who are selling or converting their home to another use to rescind their exemption. It also enables people to change the percentage that they occupy as their principal residence.
Conditional Rescission of Principal Residence Exemption (PRE)
Filed with the Assessing Office, Ben Brousseau (269)655-1144.
The Conditional Rescission allows an owner to receive the Principal Residence Exemption on his or her current Michigan property and on previously exempted property simultaneously if certain criteria are met. An owner may receive the Principal Residence Exemption on the previous principal residence for up to three years if that property is not occupied, is for sale, is not leased, and is not used for any business or commercial purpose.
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
If you are having financial problems, don’t risk losing your home – there are options available. The Save the Dream toll-free number is 866-946-7432. Operated by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), the hotline directs homeowners to a homeownership counselor in their county who specializes in foreclosure prevention.
Visit www.michigan.gov/mshda for help with home improvement loans and other housing issues.
Proposal A’s impact on property taxes
Proposal A
