Assessing Department

The Assessing Department consists of a MAAO Assessor and a MCAO Assistant Assessor. Some of our duties include:

• Keep records of all sales, Principal Residence Exemptions, and property characteristics, and analyze the local real estate market.
• Appraise new or remodeled buildings within the Township.
• Prepare annual assessments, as prescribed and regulated by State Law.
• Appraise all Business Personal Property within the Township.
• Answer questions concerning and assist you in making Land Divisions for property tax purposes.

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Forms you may find useful:

• Principal Residence Exemption Affidavit(PDF, 333KB)
• Principal Residence Exemption Rescind
• Property Transfer Affidavit(PDF, 224KB)
• PRE Active Duty Military Affidavit(PDF, 280KB)
• Conditional Rescission PRE(PDF, 250KB)
• Land Combination Application(PDF, 535KB)
• Land Re-description Application(PDF, 584KB)
• Land Division Application(PDF, 516KB)
• Disabled Veterans Exemption Application(PDF, 121KB)
• Guidelines for the Michigan Principal Residence Exemption Program(PDF, 84KB)
• Real and/or Personal Tax Exemption
• 2024 Economic Condition Factor (ECF) Map(PDF, 1013KB)

2026 Poverty Exemption Information & Application:

• Poverty Exemption Guidelines - 2026(PDF, 253KB)
• Poverty Exemption Application (Form 5737)(PDF, 834KB)
• Poverty Exemption Affirmation of Ownership ( Form 5739)(PDF, 130KB)
• Poverty Exemption Affidavit (Form 4988)(PDF, 87KB)
• Poverty Exemption Taxpayer Fact Sheet(PDF, 353KB)

Board of Review Information:

For information regarding Oshtemo Township Board of Review and their meetings in March, July, & December, please find the relevant section in our Boards & Committees page.

Here are some documents that are relevant to Board Meetings and appeals (these will be updated for 2026 as soon as they are available):

• Explanation of Proposal A(PDF, 340KB)
• 2025 Agricultural Sales(PDF, 111KB)
• 2025 Commercial Sales(PDF, 78KB)
• 2025 Industrial Sales(PDF, 74KB)
• 2025 Residential Sales(PDF, 410KB)
• 2025 Residential Vacant Land Sales(PDF, 98KB)

Property Assessing Reform:

• What is Property Assessing Reform?
• Taxpayer Access Policy(PDF, 111KB)
• Personal Property Policy & Procedures(PDF, 78KB)
• Property Tax Exemption Policy & Procedures(PDF, 108KB)

Land Value Analysis:

2025 Land Value Analysis(PDF, 348KB)

Economic Condition Factors (ECFs):

2025 ECFs(PDF, 4MB)