{"id":3633,"date":"2023-06-16T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2023-06-16T20:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T20:08:24","slug":"wlhs-v-city-of-milwaukee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3633","title":{"rendered":"WLHS v. City of Milwaukee"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/wlhs-v-city-of-milwaukee\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Case Name: <\/strong>WLHS v. City of Milwaukee<\/span><\/p>\n

Type of Case: <\/strong>Individual liberties<\/span><\/p>\n

Court:\u00a0<\/strong>Milwaukee County Circuit Court<\/span><\/p>\n

Filed On: <\/strong>June 22, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Status:<\/strong>\u00a0WILL wins summary judgment on February 2, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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WISCONSIN LUTHERAN WINS SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST CITY OF MILWAUKEE FOR UNLAWFUL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT<\/h2>\n
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June 15, 2023<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0WILL continues to prevail in standing up for choice schools, religious freedom, and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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WISCONSIN LUTHERAN SUES CITY OF MILWAUKEE FOR UNLAWFUL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT<\/h2>\n
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June 22, 2022<\/strong>\u00a0|\u00a0WILL attorneys filed a lawsuit against the City of Milwaukee on behalf of Wisconsin Lutheran High School after the City unlawfully assessed the school for $105,000 in property taxes. The City is trying to tax Wisconsin Lutheran for a campus building that is owned by the school and used for student housing and other educational purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Lawsuit:<\/strong> Attorneys with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a\u00a0<\/span>lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against the City of Milwaukee on behalf of Wisconsin Lutheran High School after the City unlawfully assessed the school for $105,000 in property taxes. The City is trying to tax Wisconsin Lutheran for a campus building that is owned by the school and used for student housing and other educational purposes<\/span><\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong> Wisconsin Lutheran High School owns a building called Honey Creek Hall that it uses for student housing and other educational purposes. It is used exclusively by Wisconsin Lutheran and is not available to the general public.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin Lutheran is an educational institution and a nonprofit organization substantially and primarily devoted to educational purposes and it uses Honey Creek Hall to support its educational mission. But the City of Milwaukee assessed the property for $105,946.14 in property taxes even though state law exempts from property tax buildings used exclusively by a church or religious association for educational purposes.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin Lutheran filed a property tax exemption with the City of Milwaukee in February 2021 and received a denial in October. Wisconsin Lutheran then paid the property tax bill and filed a refund claim. That refund claim was denied.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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CASE DOCUMENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n