The Assessing Department is responsible for the inventory of all property within Lincoln Charter Township, including the Village of Stevensville, and the valuation of all its taxable property. We maintain records of current ownership, assessed and taxable values, property characteristics, and market data. Record Cards copies are available upon request for a small fee. This office follows the requirements of the General Property Tax Act of the State of Michigan.
To ensure proper billing of taxes and required notices we encourage you to notify us of any name changes, mailing address changes or business changes.
StaTe Tax Commission ANNOUNCES INFLATION RATE MULTIPLIER FOR 2012
The inflation rate multiplier to be applied to the 2011 Taxable value of all property in the State of Michigan, is 2.7%. See STC Bulletin 14 of 2011 or visit the Bureau of Labor and Statistics to find out more about the CPI and how it affects your taxes.
How to Make a Name Change to your Tax Bill
As your Township government, it is our job to assure that each property owner is correctly identified on the tax rolls. The owner of the property is the name that would appear on the most recently recorded deed at the Berrien County Register of Deeds office. Owner names are not changed unless we have a legal document that shows a change of ownership has occurred such as a Warranty Deed, Quit Claim deed, Land contract or other pertinent legal document. In some cases, you may just need to add a taxpayer name to the document. When sufficient proof is provided to the office, we will make that addition to insure that the mailings are timely received by the owner/taxpayer.
Assessing officer certification requirements
In order to maintain their certification, assessors are required to complete 10 hours of continuing education every year as well as attendance at a mandatory class on assessing updates offered by State Tax Commission staff. Assessors must also pass a Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) test every five years.
Property and Land search for
Lincoln Charter Township and/or the Village of Stevensville
Property owners may view their property record at no charge, but must create an account first. If a resident owns multiple properties, a different account may have to be created for each parcel. For all other inquiries, there is a nominal fee of $2 per parcel charged by the software site for each parcel you want detailed information on, so you will be asked to create an account.
Use the link below to search for information on properties located in Lincoln Charter Township and/or the Village of Stevensville-
Lincoln Charter Township Property Information Search
Use the link if you would like to view your current or past years property tax bills-
Berrien County Property Tax Bills
Property Record Card (includes copy of building sketch) $5.00
Realtor Data Sheet (includes copy of plat map) $5.00
Real Estate Summary Sheet (includes copy of buildng sketch) $3.00
Sketch copy $1.00
All other copies:
8 ½ x 11 SIngle copy 25¢; both sides, 50¢
8 ½ x 14 Single copy 30¢; both sides, 60¢
11 x 17 Single copy 40¢; both sides, 80¢
