TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR DEPARTMENT

                                                                                                        
             Elk Rapids Township Assessor                                                              Office Hours:  Tuesday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
             Karleen Sempert, Assessor                                                                     Please email Karleen Sempert -   Ksempert@elkrapids.com
             P.O. Box 365 - 315 Bridge Street                                                          to make an appointment
             Elk Rapids, MI  49629
             Phone:  (231) 264-9333     Fax:  (231) 264-6676
​             Email:  Ksempert@elkrapids.com 

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY & STATE OF MICHIGAN FORMS & INFO

​Elk Rapids Township Property Information:  https://www.bsaonline.com

Welcome to the Elk Rapids Township Assessor’s Office!
  
We, here in the Elk Rapids Township Assessing Department, are entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the Township’s assessment rolls for all
assessable property, both real and personal, located within our borders.

Assessment and taxable value determinations are made in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 211 of the Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL),
otherwise known as the "​General Property Tax Act" (often referred to as the GPTA). If you have any questions about the GPTA, come and visit us or give us a call.
We will do our best to help you understand this ever-changing law.

The township assessor is responsible for the listing and inventory of the individual properties in his/her township. The township assessor shall estimate the
true cash value and assessed value of every parcel of taxable property. The assessments are placed in the assessment roll and completed by the
First Monday in March for the property to be taxed.

Annually, approximately 14 days before the first meeting of the local board of review, the assessor shall give each owner listed in the assessment roll a notice
by first class mail of the increase in assessed value or tentative taxable value for the year. This notice will specify the time and place of the meeting of the local 
Board of Review in March. The board of review will render its decision and the owner may appeal that decision to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.  
Other responsibilities of the assessor include, administrating the Principal Residence Exemption Program.

Did You Know?

• The assessed value is 50% of True Cash Value…True Cash Value means the usual selling price.
• The assessor is not permitted by State Law to set your new assessment at one half of your purchase price
• Annual changes of assessment are based on sales in the neighborhood. Your neighborhood rarely consists of just the homes on your street.
• The taxable value is the value your taxes are levied upon. The taxable value is annually capped at 5% or the Consumer Price Index which ever is lower.
• The taxable value is ‘uncapped’ for a parcel the year after the parcel is purchased. (For example, a parcel purchased in 2014 will have the taxable  value                'uncapped' for the 2015 tax year.) 
• When some physical addition (house, garage, deck, porch, etc.) is added on the parcel, only the value of that addition is ‘uncapped’ and added to the           taxable value the following year.
• It is your responsibility as a taxpayer to review your property record card periodically to be sure you agree with all the information that is currently of record.                                               
  •                  PROPERTY INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT  www,bsaonline.com​ UNDER THE MUNICIPALITIES TAB 

Poverty Tax Exemption: Guidelines and Application for Taxes

Procedural Changes for the 2024 Assessment Year

Please feel free to address your questions, concerns and comments directly to the Elk Rapids Township Assessor.