Henrietta Township Assessor

The Assessor’s Office is responsible for the inventory and valuation of all taxable property within Henrietta Township. The township Assessor is Lisa Hendges and is in the office 9:00am-4:00pm on Tuesdays. Henrietta Township Offices are located at 11732 Bunkerhill Rd., Pleasant Lake, MI 49272. You may reach Lisa by calling 517-769-6925 or 517-740-1036 or by emailing assessor@henriettatownshipmi.gov   Calls/emails will be answered within 7 business days. To arrange a meeting with the assessor please email or call. In the event you are having difficulty reaching Lisa please contact the Township Supervisor, Andrew Grimes at supervisor@henriettatownshipmi.gov or by calling 517-769-6925.

Assessment Information Requests

Owners may visit Henrietta Township and request property record cards, valuation statements and sketches of your property Monday-Thursday 9:00am-5pm. Or you may visit the Henrietta Township website or BS&A at the following link: https://bsaonline.com/?uid=1333

Freedom of Information Requests (FOIA) should be requested from the Township Clerk’s Office.

Assessment Appeals

Notice of Assessments are mailed mid-end of February each year. This is an opportunity for owners to review assessed/taxable values, Principal Residence/Qualified Agricultural Exemption Percentages, Property Classification and estimated increase in taxes. In the event you do not agree with the information it is suggested you have a discussion with the assessor. If you cannot reach an agreement it is suggested to make an appointment with the March Board of Review. Meeting dates and times are listed on the bottom of your assessment notice. March is the only time to appeal your residential assessment.

July & December Board of Review meet to address Qualified Errors & Poverty Exemptions. They have no authorization to hear valuation appeals.

Michigan Tax Tribunal     

If a property owner is not satisfied with the March Board of Review decision, you may appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal at https://www.michigan.gov/taxtrib

Legal Description Discrepancies

Issues with Legal Descriptions should be emailed to the assessor. Please include all documents you are referencing, clearly identify the error and what you believe to be the correct legal.

Property Reviews

The State of Michigan recommends that assessing departments review 20% of the parcel count annually. The assessing department may visit your property, identify themselves to review the house, outbuildings, porches, decks, etc. In the event no one is home a card will be left at the front door. You may call the assessor’s office to discuss our visit.