NOTE: At this time we ONLY Appeal Property Taxes in Michigan
CONTINGENT FEE AGREEMENT
TO David C. Rubin, Esq.
www.weappealpropertytaxes.com
The Rubin Law Firm, PLLC
31000 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 220
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334
drubin@weappealpropertytaxes.com
248-382-0090
Fax 248-382-0090
Re: Legal Representation/ Property Tax Appeal
This letter will confirm that we have retained www.weappealpropertytaxes.com and or the Rubin Law Firm, PLLC to evaluate the assessment of our property(s).
- Scope of Services. The services to be provided are to obtain a tax liability reduction for the property, including negotiations with the taxing authority and, if necessary, appealing to the Michigan Tax Tribunal, and, at your discretion, the applicable appellate courts. You reserve the right to determine that it is not cost efficient to pursue negotiations, a protest and/or appeal on any of the Properties and to withdraw or dismiss the appeal after consulting with us, the Client. You also reserve the right to settle the appeal in what we determine is in our best interest, this is your sole judgment.
- Fee for Services. Your fee will be 50% of any tax savings in the first year year after the reassessment, savings after the first year will be 100% to us, the client (whether taxes have been paid or not), which may include interest and penalties, realized due to a taxable value reduction. If the tax rate for a given year is not known at the time payment of the fee is due, the tax rate for the prior year shall be used to calculate the fee owed. You understand that our savings will be year after year as long as we own our Property, and that you will not share in any of these savings. We get all the cash money after the first year.
The fee calculation will be:
(Initial taxable value) minus (revised taxable value) = taxable value reduction.
(Taxable value reduction) x (total mills levied for tax year(s) at issue) = tax savings.
(Tax savings) x 50% = fees for services.
- Payment of Fee. Upon receipt of the refund check, refund calculation and/or notice of revised assessment values, we will provide you with a copy and we agree to pay the amount due within 7 days of an invoice. We authorizes you to endorse any refund check on our behalf for deposit into your client trust account, to hold the proceeds, and disburse such proceeds in accordance with this letter.
- Cost and Expenses and How to Engage. Once we decide we want you to review our appeal, we will have digitally accepted this document by completing the information below, or printed it and faxed it to your office (we prefer the electronic way, it is 2010!). After your free review of our property tax situation you will advise us if you think you can save us cash money on our taxes. If you think you can save us money and an appeal is in our best interest we will pay filing fee, if any, and a $50 expense deposit through the website using our credit card once we receive the confirmation email that you are going to be appealing our taxes and the amount of our deposit (minimum of $50 and maximum of $250 depending on the type of appeal and amount). These fees are non-refundable (we know you are spending every dime of it), however, you guarantee that if you don’t save us at least the amount of the filing fee and expense deposit, you will reimburse us the cost. There is absolutely no risk to us.
- Terms of Engagement. This agreement is considered open-ended, it will continue for each subsequent tax year by amendment of the appeal to include a subsequent tax year or by filing of a new petition, sometimes we may go more then one year to get the reduction. Should either party choose to discontinue the engagement, for all or any of the Properties, a letter will have to be sent saying so. In the event we desire to discontinue the engagement related to one or more of the Properties while the appeal is in process, the actual reasonable costs, expenses, and fees for services performed to the date of discontinuation with respect to such properties shall be paid by us to you within 30 days of the date of the invoice.
- Third Party Fees. Every effort will be made to resolve an appeal without incurring expenses for third party services such as appraisals and expert’s services. However in the event such services are required, it will be up to us if we want to proceed. We will contract directly with the third party and all fees incurred will be outside the scope of this engagement letter all at our discretion and our choice. The Michigan Tax Tribunal Rules of Practice and Procedure mandate that a “valuation disclosure” be filed in each appeal. Accordingly, we agree to contract with an appropriately licensed appraiser when required to do so and we agree that it will be in our best interest to get a reduction in our property taxes.
- Conflicts. Client waives any conflict of interest under the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, or any applicable law, as a result of our representation of Client in which we previously represented the municipality involved.
- Primary Attorney. David C. Rubin shall be the primary attorney. We understand that he may utilize the services of his partners, associates and assistants at his discretion.
Once you get the digital acceptance from us or this letter signed and faxed to us, you will begin the review to determine if you think you can save us cash money on our taxes. If you determine that you can save us cash money, you will send us an email acknowledging that you will be taking the appeal, there will also be the amount of the expense deposit and deposit for filing fees, if any, which you guarantee will not get back less than the amount of the fee, so there is no risk to us. We understand the process won’t start until the deposit on the fees are made. Sorry to be so mean about that, but its how we help control and make the process efficient and effective. I think that says it all.
I Have Signed Digitally by Filling Out The Form Below