26-002618-TT Answer Sheet.pdf
Gates Prime Commercial Group LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Coldwater Respondent · 26-002618-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Gates Prime Commercial Group, LLC , MTT Docket No. 26-002618-TT Petitioner, V City of Coldwater , Respondent, / City of Coldwater Samantha Albright, MAAO Assessor 1 Grand St Coldwater, MI 49036 (517)279-6932 salbright@coldwater.org / ANSWER TO PETITION 1. Respondent assumes that this information regarding the Petitioner’s office address is correct. 2. Admit 3. Admit 4. Admit 5. Admit 6. Admit that the Petitioner’s calculations for SEV and TV appear to be correct. 7. Admit 8. Denied for the reason that this allegation and its subparts are not true as follows: a. Respondent’s assessment of the property complies with statues and constitutional limitations on assessments; b. Respondent’s assessment is not more than 50% of the true cash value and complies the statues and constitutional limitations on assessment;
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MTT Docket No. 26-002618-TT 2 c. Respondent’s assessment is proper based on the standard practices for determining assessments in Michigan; 9. Respondent acknowledges that this allegation contains Petitioner’s contention; however, Respondent denies that these values are accurate. 10. Deny, Respondent’s assessment of Petitioner’s property does not discriminate against Petitioner because it is not at a higher level of true cash value than the average level of assessment within the assessment district and the assessment was determined using the same standard practice for all properties in the assessment district. WHEREFORE, Respondent request that the Petition be denied, that the assessment be sustained, and case dismissed. Respectfully submitted, City of Coldwater Dated: September 15,2026 By: Samantha Albright, MAAO City of Coldwater Assessor