Legal Opinion
Institute in Basic Life Principles, Inc. v. Watersmeet Township
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 29, 1996No. Docket 174822PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorrigan, P.J.
Petitioner Institute in Basic Life Principles, Inc., appeals of right an order of the Tax Tribunal denying it an exemption from ad valorem property taxes as a house of public worship. We reverse.
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UNDERLYING facts
Petitioner is a not-for-profit corporation that owns sixteen contiguous properties, totaling 1,800 acres, in respondent Watersmeet Township, Gogebic County. Four parcels are developed. Petitioner protested its Michigan property tax assessment for the years 1987 through 1990, arguing that it was exempt from taxes as a nonprofit, charitable, religious, and educational organization.
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