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I would not be a Realtor if I did not share with all of you. This is the upcoming requirement for all people who have moved from a home and need to continue homestead tax exemption on the original home. Please forward this to anyone in Michigan for whom this situation applies. The form needs to be completed by May 1, 2008!

“Public Act 96 enables a person who has established a new principal residence to retain a Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) on property previously exempt as the owner’s principal residence that is not occupied and for sale by submitting a Conditional Rescission of Principal Residence Exemption Form #4640. The conditional rescission allows an owner to receive a PRE on his or her new property and on previously exempted property simultaneously if certain criteria are met:

· the property is not occupied
· the property is for sale
· the property is not leased
· the property is not used for any business or commercial purpose

*The opportunity to apply and qualify for a conditional rescission begins for the 2008 tax year and is not retroactive to previous tax years.

To qualify for the conditional rescission in 2008, Form #4640 must be submitted to the assessor of the local unit of government where the property is located on or before May 1, 2008. The Board of Review has no authority with regard to a conditional rescission and cannot institute a conditional rescission on behalf of an owner if a deadline is missed or for previous tax years. An owner must annually submit Form #4640 on or before December 31 to verify to the assessor that the property for which the PRE is retained is not occupied, is for sale, is not leased, and is not used for any business or commercial purpose.”

We would not be called Tree Town if we didn’t celebrate Earth Day. Even Google is helping celebrate today. What are you going to do?

• Ride a bike to work
• Take the bus instead of your car
• Plant a tree or pull invasive weeds from a park or your own backyard
• Reuse bags at the grocery store…today and as often as possible

The Leslie Science Center is celebrating Earth Day on Sunday, April 27 from Noon to 4 pm. The Leslie Science Center is located at 1831 Traver Road in North East Ann Arbor and there is no cost to attend due to the help of sponsors. Here is the map if needed:
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Having just returned from a meeting with the Dalai Lama… oh gosh its only been 48 hours … yikes….

Question! You end up with an additional GPS from the big box store. You’re pretty sure you didn’t steal it, at least not intentionally, but there it was in your back seat when you got home. So you paid for one, got two … do you:

1. Return it because you somewhat believe in that burning in hell stuff?

2. Give it to some lost person which should counter-act #1, right?

3. Assume it was a two-fer sale and all is well.

4. Assume it was an act of God, possibly even a miracle.

What would you do?

Fools Fest ‘08 was thrilling with the sunshine and music! It was on Main Street and a huge hit for everyone involved. The kids were crazy with smiles and even the adult in one photo was reaching up to hug a 10 foot puppet. How often do you see a 10 foot puppet?

This was a carnival, spring festival and all around great time for all! I miss it already and will mark my calendar for Fool’s Fest ‘09 when they have it.

To view the rest of the photos check them out here: http://treetowntalk.com/images/Foolsfest08/target14.html

The YouTube video is also available:

http://youtube.com/user/a2karen