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Royalton Township Assessor

Board of Review Meeting Dates

  • Organizational Meeting – March 7, 2023 at 8:45 am
  • Board of Review – Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and Friday March 17, 2023 from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm
  • July Board of Review –

The Assessment Function

The Assessor’s office is responsible for discovering, listing and assigning assessed values to every property in the Township.

We are required by law to annually review all property assessments. To accomplish these tasks assessors utilize a mass appraisal system. Our office monitors all sales and analyzes the local real estate market relative to economic conditions, supply and demand factors, and other influences that affect value.

Michigan Law requires assessors to maintain a property record card for each and every parcel. The card is required to include such information as to ownership, sale information, land values, building values, property characteristics etc. We use the characteristics of your property in connection with our analysis of the real estate market to estimate market value. Although property assessments should be at approximately 50% or market value it should be noted that assessors and Boards of Review are forbidden by law to use the unfair practice of “chasing sales”. This means they cannot automatically raise or lower the assessed value of a recently sold property to exactly 50% of the selling price. Using the mass appraisal process and a state-mandated sales study time frame the assessor’s job is to value your property fairly and similarly to other properties in the Township.

This office also administers the Principal Residence Exemption program as well as Qualified Agricultural exemptions and other related property exemptions.

Property Record Cards

Property Record Cards are available for public viewing during the regular business hours of Monday through Friday 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Property Record Cards may also be requested via e-mail to shalicen@gmail.com.

A copy of the policy and procedure for the public inspection and copying of public records in lieu of customary business hours is available upon request.

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Royalton Township Assessor
Shalice Northrop
shalicen@gmail.com

Royalton Township

269-429-2501

Home Office/Fax
269-646-8020

Business Hours
Mondays – 9 AM to 1 PM

Board of Review

Member
Ed Kretchman, Jr.

Member
Don Kretchman

Member
Walt Ittermann

Board of Review Forms

  • Petition to Board of Review

Helpful Links

  • Berrien County
  • General Property Tax Act (Act 206 of 1893)
  • GIS Mapping – Berrien County
  • Michigan Department of Treasury
  • Michigan State Tax Commission
  • Property Assessment Search
  • Property Tax Estimator
  • Public Access Search
  • State of Michigan

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980 Miners Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085

PH: 269-429-2501 
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