Michigan
Township Assessor
302 W. 8th St
Suite 2,
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
Phone: (219) 874-5611 ext 7781
Fax: (219) 873-3022
Office Hours Monday
- Friday
8:00 to 4:00
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Personnel:
- Scott E. Bell, Assessor, Certified
Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser,
Certified Tax Representive
- Paulina D. Pitra,
Chief Deputy, Certified Level II Indiana
Assessor/Appraiser,Certified Tax
Representive
- Phillip C. Long, Real Estate Deputy,
Certified Level II Indiana
Assessor/Appraiser
- Peggy Corbett, Clerk, Certified
Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser
- Terri Hooper, Clerk, Certified
Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser
- Kim T. Glidden, Clerk Certified
Level II Indiana Assessor/Appraiser
Michigan
Township
Michigan Township is the largest township
in LaPorte County with 18,000 parcels. The
office is responsible for updating assessment
information on real and personal property.
The annual assessment date is March 1st.
Real Property
New
construction is added to the county tax roll
each year via building permits that are
issued by the different cities and towns in
the township. A general reassessment is
completed every 4 years as mandated by the
State of Indiana. The guidelines used to
assess real property can be viewed on the
Department of Local Government Finance
website at:
http://www.in.gov/dlgf/2516.htm#Assessment.
Personal
Property
Taxpayers are required to file personal
property forms with the Township Assessor's
office by May 15th each year. Personal
property forms are mailed out each March and
can also be picked up at the office or
downloaded from the Department of
Local Government Finance website at:
http://www.in.gov/dlgf/7576.htm.
Appealing
an assessment
To appeal an assessment the taxpayer must
file a form 130 with the County Assessor's
office within 45 days of receiving a Form 11
(notice of assessment change) or by May
10th. Forms may be picked up at the Township
Assessor's office, the County Assessor's
office or downloaded from the
Department of Local Government Finance
website at:
http://www.in.gov/dlgf/8516.htm#Appeals.
After filing the form 130, the Township
Assessor will attempt to conduct a
preliminary conference with the taxpayer to
resolve as many issues as possible about the
assessment. Should the issues not be
resolved with the Township Assessor a
hearing will be set with County's Property
Tax Assessment Board of Appeals.
State Tax Board http://www.state.in.us/taxcomm/
City of Michigan Cityhttp://www.emichigancity.com
LaPorte County Government http://www.laportecounty.org
We invite you to come visit with us and learn how your assessments are calculated.
