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Shree Hari Of Auburn Hills Inc Petitioner Vs. City Of Auburn Hills Respondent · 26-000515-TT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

IN THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL

SHREE HARI OF AUBURN HILLS INC, 

MTT Docket No. _______ 

Petitioner, 

v. 

Parcel No. 02-14-23-101-010 

CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, 

Respondent. 

____________________________________________/ 

MILLER, CANFIELD, PADDOCK AND STONE, P.L.C. 

Gregory A. Nowak (P39240) 

Attorney for Petitioner 

150 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 2500 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

313-963-6420 / Email: nowak@millercanfield.com

____________________________________________/ 

ENTIRE TRIBUNAL PROPERTY TAX PETITION

NOW COMES PETITIONER, SHREE HARI OF AUBURN HILLS INC, by its attorneys, Miller, 

Canfield, Paddock and Stone, PLC, and for its Petition, represents unto the Honorable Tax Tribunal as 

follows: 

JURISDICTIONAL ALLEGATIONS AND FACTUAL AVERMENTS 

1.

Petitioner, Shree Hari of Auburn Hills Inc (hereinafter “Petitioner” or “SHAHI”) is a Michigan 

corporation with its registered office located at 1730 S CENTERVILLE RD, STURGIS, MI 49091. 

2.

Petitioner is a party in interest and/or an entity responsible for the payment of the ad 

valorem property taxes assessed on the Subject Property and/or an entity with an ownership interest in the 

Subject Property. 

3.

Respondent, City of Auburn Hills, is a municipality, existing under the laws of the State of 

Michigan, and is responsible for the real and/or personal property tax assessments levied against the 

Subject Property.

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4.

The real property at issue herein is identified as 1461 N. Opdyke Road, Auburn Hills, MI 

48326, Parcel No. 02-14-23-101-010 (herein referred to as the “Subject Property”). 

5.

The Subject Property is classified as 201 Commercial located in City of Auburn Hills, 

County of Oakland and within the Pontiac City School District. 

6.

The tax year at issue is 2026. 

7.

This appeal is being submitted on or before the May 31st commercial property appeal 

deadline. 

COUNT I – THE ASSESSED VALUE AND 

EQUALIZED ASSESSMENTS ARE MORE THAN 50% OF THE TRUE CASH VALUE 

8.

Petitioner restates and incorporates herein paragraphs 1-7, above. 

9.

This property tax appeal involves issues relating to valuation, assessment, taxable value 

and uniformity of assessment. 

10.

For tax year 2026, Respondent determined true cash value (TCV), assessed value/state 

equalized value (AV) and taxable value (TV) for the Subject Property as follows: 

PARCEL 

TCV 

AV 

TV

02-14-23-101-010 

$4,519,860 

$2,259,930 

$1,965,080 

11.

The 2026 assessment imposed on the Subject Property and the taxes to be levied and 

collected thereon are invalid because: 

a.

The assessed value and equalized assessment imposed on the Subject Property are 

more than 50% of its true cash value in violation of the applicable statutory and 

constitutional limitations; 

b.

The taxable value is in excess of the applicable statutory and constitutional limitations;

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and 

c.

The Subject Property is assessed in a discriminatory manner in that the assessment is 

at a higher level of the cash value than the average level of assessment for 

commercial properties within the assessment district. 

12.

Petitioner contends that the TCV, the AV/SEV and the TV for the Subject Property are as 

follows: 

PARCEL 

TCV 

AV 

TV

02-14-23-101-010 

$3,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,500,000 

13.

The values in dispute for the Subject Property for 2026 are: 

PARCEL 

TCV 

AV 

TV

02-14-23-101-010 

$1,519,860 

$759,930 

$465,080 

WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that this Honorable Tax Tribunal enter an Order: (1) 

Reducing the 2026 assessed value on the Subject Property from $2,259,930 to $1,500,000; (2) Reducing 

the 2026 taxable value on the Subject Property from $1,965,080 to $1,500,000; (3) Directing Respondent to 

pay to Petitioner the refund attributable to such a reduction in the Subject Property’s assessed value and 

taxable value, plus interest and costs as provided by the Tax Tribunal Act; and (4) Granting Petitioner such 

other and further relief as is appropriate under the circumstances. 

(Signature on following page)

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Dated: April 7, 2026 

Respectfully submitted,

MILLER, CANFIELD, PADDOCK AND STONE, P.L.C. 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

By: / s / Gregory A. Nowak 

Gregory A. Nowak (P39240) 

150 West Jefferson Ave., Suite 2500 

Detroit, Michigan 48226 

(313) 963-6420 / Email: nowak@millercanfield.com

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