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GOP Controlled Michigan Tax Commission Says Tax Man Can Enter Your Home Without Consent (Homeowners Threatened With Increased Taxes If Access Denied)
 GOP Controlled Michigan Tax Commission Says Tax Man Can Enter Your Home Without Consent [message #129777] |
Mon, 14 October 2013 10:37 |
CyberkNight
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Municipalities across Michigan have begun demanding access to the inside of private homes for inspection to see if any improvements had been made. Local tax assessors are claiming the Michigan Tax Commission, a government entity under the control of the Michigan Department of Treasury, has given them the authority to do so. In 2010, the tax commission sent all municipal tax assessors a memo stating, "local units are encouraged to annually inspect a minimum of 20 percent of the parcels each year."
Homeowners need to be warned that denying the local assessor access to the inside of your home could could be costly and could result in higher taxes.
This is exactly what happened to one Michigan man denied his local tax assessor access to the inside of his home. John McLaughlin in Davison Township refused to let them in. So Davison Township assumed he made improvements and assessed his home at a higher value which then increased his property taxes.
Michigan Capitol Confidential states that of the 1,200 inspections last year in Davison Township, 308 residents denied entry to their homes; 459 had changes in their assessments.
McLaughlin also told Michigan Capitol Confidential he had nothing to hide but he sees it as a violation of civil rights, "I'm a former military member and signed up to protect the Constitution and I know that is a violation of my Fourth Amendment right."
Full article: http://mfi-miami.com/2013/10/gop-controlled-michigan-tax-com mission-says-tax-man-can-enter-your-home-without-consent/
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