Answer 211 West Fort Detroit LLC 26-000929.pdf
211 West Fort Detroit LLC Petitioner V City Of Detroit Respondent · 26-000929-TT
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1 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 211 WEST FORT DETROIT, LLC Petitioner, v CITY OF DETROIT, Docket No. 26-000929 Respondent Parcel No. 02000169-70 ____________________________________________________________________________/ ANSWER TO PETITION and AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Now Comes Respondent, City of Detroit, by and through it undersigned counsel and in Answer to the Amended Petition filed in this matter states the following: 1. Respondent, City of Detroit, neither admits nor denies and leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 2. Respondent admits as true. 3. Respondent admits as true. 4. Respondent admits as true. 5. Respondent admits as true. 6. Respondent admits 7. Respondent admits. 8. Respondent denies as untrue. 9. Respondent admits 10. Respondent denies as untrue.
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2 CONCLUSION and REQUEST FOR RELIEF Wherefore, Respondent respectfully requests that this Honorable Tribunal dismiss the Petition in this matter and award attorney fees and costs to Respondent. Dated: July 7, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs By: Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) Kevin C. Richard ( P 43417) Attorneys for Respondent City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES NOW COMES Respondent, City of Detroit, and asserts the following Affirmative Defenses to the Petitioner’s claims: 1. Petitioner’s lacks standing and/or capacity to bring forth this Petition. 2. Petitioner’s claims may be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. 3. This Tribunal lacks subject matter jurisdiction. 4. Petitioner has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Wherefore, Respondent respectfully requests that this Honorable Tribunal dismiss the Petition in this matter and award attorney fees and costs to Respondent. Dated: July 7, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs By: Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) Kevin C. Richard ( P 43417) Attorneys for Respondent City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 313.237.3075 cobbm@detroitmi.gov
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3 PROOF OF SERVICE On July 7, 2026, I mailed by first class mail a copy of Respondent’s Answer and Affirmative Defenses to: Carl Rashid, Jr. 520 Renaud Road Grosse Pointe Woods, M 48236 I declare that the above statement is true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief. Dated: July 7,2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226