Contact: Tom Loveland 517-522-8464 Ext. 134 / Tammy Claussen 517-522-8464 Ext. 129
Summer Tax Bills are mailed by July 1. Property Taxes are payable without penalty from July 1 through the end of township business hours on September 14th. Taxes may be paid at the township office through February 14th with a 1% monthly penalty. An additional 3% will be added to the summer tax bill if paid after February 14th to February 28th.
Starting July 5, 2023 Grass Lake Charter Township Property Tax bills can now be paid online by clicking here. or pay your Delinquent Property Tax bill by clicking here Please note that $3.00 or 3% fees will be added to all transactions over $100
*Payment will be recorded on the date received, not the date postmarked or date written on the check*
*Payments must be received by the due date to be “on time” without penalty. Postmarks and/or date on check are not accepted as on time. *
Winter Tax Bills are mailed by December 1. Property Taxes are payable without penalty from December 1 through the end of township business hours on February 14. Taxes can be paid at the township office with a 4% penalty through February 28th.
*Payment will be recorded on the date received, not the date postmarked or date written on the check*
*Payments must be received by the due date to be “on time” without penalty. Postmarks and/or date on check are not accepted as on time.*
After February 28th, summer and winter taxes must be paid to the Jackson County Treasurer, Grass Lake Charter Township cannot accept delinquent property tax payments and has no authority to waive any part of the tax, penalty, interest, or any other related fee.
Please write your telephone number and your Property I.D. Number on your check for reference. Payment will be recorded on the date received, not the date postmarked or date written on the check. Checks are accepted only as a conditional payment. If not honored by the bank, the tax is unpaid and subject to penalties and interest. There will be a $25 fee for returned checks.
*Payments must be received by the due date to be “on time” without penalty. Postmarks and/or date on check are not accepted as on time*
Make checks payable to Grass Lake Charter Township
Mail to:
Grass Lake Charter Township Treasurer
P.O. Box 216
Grass Lake, MI 49240
Bring your tax bill to the Township Office on Monday thru Thursday – 8:00 am to 4:30pm. Credit card payments are accepted. An additional 3% fee is added to all credit card payments.
Please examine your statement closely to assure accuracy. Please notify our office of any errors as soon as possible. Clerical errors, mutual mistakes of fact and omitted homestead exemptions may be corrected at the December meeting of the Board of Review, provided the township is notified of the error prior to the meeting. After this meeting is held, errors on the current tax bill cannot be corrected until the following year. Failure to receive your tax bill is not cause for, or does not waive interest and/or penalties.
Change of names and/or address should be promptly reported. If you have sold your property and received a statement in error, please forward the statement to the new owner or return it to the Treasurer’s Office with corrections of name and or address. Grass Lake Charter Township will not change an owners name or address without proper documentation, such as a deed or property transfer affidavit. These are submitted to the township by the Register of Deeds.
1 mill = $1.00 for each $1,000.00 of taxable value of your property
| Current Millage Rates – Grass Lake School District | Winter | Summer |
| Jackson County Operating | 5.0660 | |
| Medical Care | .2476 | |
| Jackson District Library | 1.7411 | |
| Grass Lake Charter Township Operating | .6729 | |
| Grass Lake Fire Department Operating | 1.6400 | |
| Jackson Intermediate School District | 4.3539 | 4.3539 |
| Jackson County Jail | 0 | |
Jackson County Lifeways Jackson County Parks Jackson County Animal Control | .4947 .4954 .2476 | |
| Senior Services | .5966 | |
| Grass Lake Schools Operating | 18.0000 | |
| Grass Lake Schools Debt | 7.6500 | |
| Jackson Community College | 1.1327 | |
| State Education Tax | 6.0000 | |
| Homestead | 10.9708 | 24.2026 |
| Non-homestead | 10.9708 | 42.2026 |