Perry v. Vernon Township

Petitioners, real property owners in Vernon Township, Shiawassee County, are contesting the assessment methodology adopted by respondent, Vernon Township. Petitioners brought their petition before the Tax Tribunal as a class action. For this reason the Tax Tribunal granted in part respondent’s motion to dismiss, concluding that the Tax Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear a class action. However, the Tax Tribunal also denied in part respondent’s motion to dismiss and allowed all those petitioners who had timely protested the 1983 and 1985 assessments thirty days to file individual petitions.…