City's Response to Petition - AA Boardwalk Hospitality LLC - 26-000709.pdf
Aa Boardwalk Hospitality, LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Ann Arbor Respondent · 26-000709-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL AA BOARDWALK HOSPITALITY, LLC, Petitioner, v. CITY OF ANN ARBOR, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 26-000709 Laura M. Hallahan (P42101) HALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioner 1750 S. Telegraph Road, Suite 202 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302-0179 (248) 731-3089 lhallahan@hallahanlaw.com John W. Reiser (P45050) OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY Attorney for Respondent 301 E. Huron Street, 3rd Floor Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1908 (734) 794-6170 Jreiser@a2gov.org RESPONDENT CITY OF ANN ARBOR’S RESPONSE TO PETITION Respondent City of Ann Arbor (“Respondent”), through the Ann Arbor City Attorney’s Office, responds in opposition to the Petition of AA BOARDWALK HOSPITALITY, LLC (“Petitioner”) and states as follows: 1. Admit. 2. Admit. 3. Admit. 4. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 5. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 6. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 7. Admit. 8. Admit.
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2 9. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 10. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 11. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs as to subparagraphs (a) through (d). For the reasons stated above, Respondent asks the Tribunal to deny Petitioner’s request and affirm 2026 assessed and taxable values. Dated: July 15, 2026 Respectfully submitted, OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY By: /s/ John W. Reiser John W. Reiser (P45050) Attorney for Respondent 301 E. Huron Street, 3rd Floor Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1908 (734) 794-6170 jreiser@a2gov.org AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Respondent City of Ann Arbor (“Respondent”), through the Ann Arbor City Attorney’s Office, and for its Affirmative Defenses to the Petition of AA BOARDWALK HOSPITALITY, LLC (“Petitioner”) states as follows: 1. Respondent reserves the right to raise affirmative defenses as the same become apparent in the course of this litigation. Dated: July 15, 2026 Respectfully submitted, OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY By: /s/ John W. Reiser John W. Reiser (P45050) Attorney for City of Ann Arbor 301 E. Huron Street, 3rd Floor Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1908 (734) 794-6170 jreiser@a2gov.org
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3 PROOF OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I emailed a true and correct copy of the foregoing Response to Petition and Affirmative Defenses to the above-named petitioner’s attorneys at the address listed above this July 15, 2026. /s/ Dawn Bagozzi Legal Assistant