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Asht Laxmi LLC Petitioner Vs. Township Of Orion Respondent · 26-000446-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ASHT LAXMI LLC, Petitioner, vs. Orion Township, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 26-000446 _____________________________________________________________________________/ PROOF OF SERVICE (Property Tax Petition) On the date below I sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the Petition to: Township Assessor Orion Township 2525 Joslyn Rd Lake Orion, MI 48360 Township Supervisor Orion Township 2525 Joslyn Rd Lake Orion, MI 48360 On the date below I sent by first class mail a copy of the Petition to: Equalization Director Oakland County 250 Elizabeth Lake Road, Suite 1000W Pontiac, MI 48341 County Clerk Oakland County 1200 N. Telegraph Rd, Bldg 12E Pontiac, MI 48341 Secretary, Board of Education Lake Orion Community Schools 315 N Lapeer St Lake Orion, MI 48362 State Treasurer Department of Treasury 430 W. Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48922 I declare that the statements above are true to the best of my information, knowledge and belief. /s/ Laura M. Hallahan Dated: June 29, 2026
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1 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS ASHT LAXMI LLC, Petitioner, v CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION, Respondent. MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Docket No. 26-000446______ Parcel No.: O-09-23-402-012, and additional parcels _____________________________________________________________________________/ PROPERTY TAX PETITION (Entire Tribunal, 2026 Tax Year) Petitioner, by and through its attorneys, Hallahan & Associates, P.C., contends: 1. The property that is the subject of this appeal consists of these contiguous real property parcels: REAL PROPERTY - CONTIGUOUS Parcel Number Address Classification Use O-09-23-402-012 202-Commercial Vacant O-09-23-402-023 2755 S Lapeer Rd 201-Commercial Hotel 2. ☒ N/A. If the assessment at issue was protested, the protest was made to Respondent’s: ☐March, ☐ July, ☐ December Board of Review. 3. Respondent, identified above, assesses and collects taxes on the subject property. 4. The subject property is located in the County of Oakland and school district of Lake Orion Community Schools. 5. Petitioner is a taxpayer/party-in-interest with respect to property taxes on the subject property. 6. The Petitioner’s principal office/legal residence address is: 2755 S. Lapeer Rd., Lake Orion, MI 48360-2239.
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2 7. This appeal involves issues related to: ☒ the subject property’s true cash and taxable values ☐ the subject property’s taxable value only there is a dispute as to the value of an addition or loss: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ uniformity of the subject property’s assessment ☐ the subject property’s exemption from ad valorem taxation under MCL ______ 8. The tax year at issue is 2026. 9. The subject property is listed on the attachment, including, by parcel number: a. Respondent’s Board of Review established values, b. Petitioner’s value contentions, and c. Values in dispute. 10. Petitioner relies upon the following to support the relief requested: The 2026 values imposed on Petitioner’s property, and the taxes to be levied and collected thereon, are invalid and unlawful and operate as fraud upon the taxpayer for the reasons that: a. The assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values exceed the amounts permitted by the Michigan Constitution and applicable statutes; b. The assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values are at higher percentages of true cash value than permissible under the Michigan Constitution and applicable statutes; c. The assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values are based upon an erroneous determination of the true cash value of that portion of Petitioner’s property that is taxable under Michigan law and are based upon the application of wrong principles; and d. The assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values, and the mode of assessment adopted by Respondent, discriminate against Petitioner and deny Petitioner its constitutional rights of uniformity, equal protection and due process of law.
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3 Petitioner requests that the Tribunal enter an order reducing the 2026 values from those established by Respondent’s Board of Review to those contended by Petitioner, and order refunds attributable to the reductions, with interest, as provided by the Tax Tribunal Act. HALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. /s/ Laura M. Hallahan Laura M. Hallahan (P42101) Attorney for Petitioner 1750 S. Telegraph Road, Suite 202 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0179 (248) 731-3089 Dated: April 1, 2026 lhallahan@hallahanlaw.com Filing Fee: $625.00
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4 ATTACHMENT TO PETITION (Subject Property) VALUES Respondent’s Board of Review -and- Petitioner’s Contention Parcel Number Respondent Petitioner TCV SEV TV TCV SEV TV O-09-23-402-012 111,440 55,720 49,010 30,000 15,000 15,000 O-09-23-402-023 3,154,380 1,577,190 1,577,190 1,500,000 750,000 750,000 Totals 3,265,820 1,632,910 1,626,200 1,530,000 765,000 765,000 VALUES IN DISPUTE Parcel Number TCV SEV TV O-09-23-402-012 81,440 40,720 34,010 O-09-23-402-023 1,654,380 827,190 827,190 Totals 1,735,820 867,910 861,200