Charlevoix County Equalization Commonly Requested Forms & Applications

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These forms are commonly required for completion under certain circumstances as briefly described in each section. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of a given form or if you require additional information in order to complete one, please contact the Equalization Department between the hours of 9 am - 5 pm for assistance.
Phone:(231) 547-7230.

Property Transfer Affidavit
Homestead Exemption Affidavit
Request to Rescind/Withdraw Homestead Exemption
Affidavit Attesting Transfer of Qualified Ag Property Will Remain Qualified Ag

Property Transfer Affidavit	Top
This form must be filed whenever real estate or some types of personal property are transferred (even if you are not recording a deed). It is used by the assessor to ensure the property is assessed properly and receives the correct taxable value. It must be filed by the new owner with the assessor for the city or township where the property is located within 45 days of the transfer. If it is not filed timely, a penalty of $5 per day (maximum $200) applies. The information you provide on this form is not confidential.
Documents/Forms: Property Transfer Affidavit Form Property Transfer Affidavit Instructions
Homestead Exemption Affidavit	Top
An Overview of the State Homestead Exemption If you own and occupy your homestead, it may be exempt from a portion of your local school operating taxes. To claim an exemption, complete this affidavit and file it with your township or city by May 1. Your local assessor will adjust your taxes on your next property tax bill. Important Details The Homestead Exemption Affidavit is filed by an owner for a Homestead Exemption rescinding all previous exemptions filed by that owner. This form must be filed with the assessor for the city or township where the property is located. Owning: Means you hold the legal title to the homestead or that your are currently buying it on a notarized or recorded land contract. Renters should not file this form. Occupying: Means this is your principal residence or "homestead"; the place you intend to return to whenever you go away. It is the address that appears on your Driver's License or Voter Registration Card. You may have only one homestead at a time. Vacation homes and income property which you do not occupy as your principal residence, may not be claimed.
Documents/Forms: Homestead Exemption Affidavit Form Homestead Exemption Affidavit Form Instructions
Request to Rescind/Withdraw Homestead Exemption	Top
Overview of this Form's Purpose This form enables people who are selling or converting their home to another use to rescind their homestead exemption. It also enables people to change the percentage that they occupy as their principal residence or to remove an exemption they had been receiving erroneously. This form must be filed with the assessor of the city or township in which the property is located.
Documents/Forms: Form Requesting a Rescinding of the Homestead Exemption Instructions to Complete Withdrawl/Rescinding of the Homestead Exemption
Affidavit Attesting Transfer of Qualified Ag Property Will Remain Qualified Ag	Top
Brief Overview of the Affidavit's Purpose This form must be filed to claim that a transfer of property is not a statutory transfer of ownership because the property will continue to be qualifed agricultural property. This form must be filed with the assessor of the local tax collecting unit in which the qualified agricultural property is located and with the Charlevoix County Register of Deeds (where the qualified agricultural property is located.)
Documents/Forms: Affidavit Attesting Qualifed Ag Property Shall Remain Qualifed Ag (Form)

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