DeWitt Charter Township Assessing
Department
1401 W. Herbison Road
DeWitt, MI 48820
Phone: (517) 669-6494
Fax: (517) 669-6496
E-mail: assessing@dewitttownship.org
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Hours:
8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday |
Responsibilities of the
Assessing Department
The Assessing Department
is a multi-purpose department, which is responsible
for establishing fair and equitable property tax assessments for
DeWitt Charter Township taxpayers. As mandated
by the Michigan Constitution, all property must be assessed at 50%
of fair-market value. This requires the Assessing Department to
legally describe and identify all Real and Personal
Property. The Assessing Department annually establishes the Assessed
and Taxable Value of all taxable property located within the Township.
It is the responsibility of the Assessing Department to maintain
the integrity and accuracy of the assessment and tax rolls.
Other duties include
administering Principal
Residence Exemptions (Homesteads), Principal
Residence Exemption Rescissions, Conditional
Rescission of Principal Residence Exemption, the review of all
deeds and Property
Transfer Affidavits to reflect current property ownership, processing
land division applications or any legal description changes to the
assessment or tax rolls, and maintaining aerial and parcel maps
that reflect correct legal descriptions and boundary lines. The
Assessing Department is also responsible for any Special Assessment
Rolls. This function provides for the equitable disbursement of
the cost of infrastructure improvements to all who benefit from
such improvements.
It is also a primary goal
of the Assessing Department to provide to our residents, realtors,
appraisers, and insurance agents accurate property record information.
Property sketches of building structures, as well as digital photographs,
are also now available. Property information can be obtained in
the office, on the phone, or online.
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Department Personnel
Laura L. Tafelsky, CMAE
III - Township Assessor
Joe Lorenc, III, CMAE II – Assistant Assessor
Sue Stiles – Clerk / Typist
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