Asher Student Foundation v. City of East Lansing

Plaintiff appeals from a decision of the Michigan Tax Tribunal entered on August 26, 1977, which held that plaintiff’s property was not exempt from ad valorem real property taxes assessed for the years 1974 through 1977.

Asher Student Foundation is a Michigan nonprofit corporation. It owns Asher House, a building located in the City of East Lansing which houses approximately 90 Michigan State University students of the Christian Science faith. The building contains living quarters for men and women, dining, kitchen and laundry facilities, lounges, administrative offices, libraries containing…