Copeland v. Auburn Hills - 2026 MTT Petition (DRAFT) - 2026.05.21.pdf
Copeland Access + Inc Petitioner Vs. City Of Auburn Hills Respondent · 26-002166-TT
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v STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR DIRECTOR LANSING _____________________________, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner(s) MTT Docket No. _____________________________, Respondent(s) ENTIRE TRIBUNAL PROPERTY TAX PETITION 1. Property Parcel No: _____________________________________________ (If more than one parcel is at issue, attach a completed Multiple Parcel Petition Form addressing all other parcels at issue.) 2. The property identified above is ___real ___personal. 3. If more than one parcel of real property is under appeal, are the properties contiguous? ___Yes ___No. (If no, separate Petitions are required for each non contiguous parcel.) 4. Are all of the parcels of personal property located on a parcel of real property under appeal? ___Yes ___No. (If no, separate Petitions are required for each parcel of personal property not located on a parcel of real property under appeal.) 5. If parcels of personal property are under appeal, when were the personal property statements filed by parcel number (attach additional page if necessary): 6. The property identified above is classified as _________________________ 7. If the assessment or assessments at issue were protested, the protest was made to Respondent’s ___ March ___ July ___December Board of Review. MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Copeland Access + Inc. TBD City of Auburn Hills 02-99-00-011-105 X X X The personal property return for the above referenced parcel was mailed on February 20th, 2026. 351 - Industrial Personal Property
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MTT Docket No. _________________ Page 2 of 4 8. If a protest was required and no protest was made, list the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to invoke the Tribunal’s authority over the assessment or assessments at issue (attach additional page if necessary): 9. If the appeal was not submitted by the deadline for the filing of an appeal for the classification or classifications of the properties at issue (i.e., May 31 or July 31 of the tax year involved), list the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to invoke the Tribunal’s authority over the assessment or assessments at issue (attach additional page if necessary): 10. The property or properties at issue are located in _______________County. The property or properties’ address is: 11. The assessment or assessments at issue were established by the (applicable local governmental unit): ________________________________________ 12. Petitioner’s legal residence or principal office address is: 13. This appeal involves issues relating to the (check all that are applicable): ________the property or properties’ true cash and taxable values ________the property or properties’ taxable value only If the property or properties’ taxable value is at issue, is there a dispute as to the value of an addition or loss? ___ Yes ___No ________uniformity of the property or properties’ assessment ________the property or the properties’ exemption from ad valorem taxation under MCL ______ 14. The tax year(s) at issue are: _______________________________________ TBD The assessment was issued after the close of the City of Auburn Hills Board of Review. Not Applicable Oakland 2441 N. Opdyke Road, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326 City of Auburn Hills Copeland Access + Inc. 1675 Campbell Road Sidney, OH 45365 X X 211.9o 2026
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MTT Docket No. _________________ Page 3 of 4 15. If more than the current tax year is being appealed, list the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to invoke the Tribunal’s authority over the prior tax year or years (attach additional page if necessary): 16. The values for the property identified above as established by Respondent’s Board of Review are: Tax Year True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value 17. Petitioner contends that the values for the property identified above are: Tax Year True Cash Value State Equalized Value Taxable Value 18. The values in dispute for the property identified above are: Tax Year True Cash Value State Equalized Value Taxable Value 19. Petitioner requests the following relief (attach additional page if necessary): 20. List the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to support the relief requested (attach additional page if necessary): TBD Not applicable 2026 110,400 55,200 55,200 2026 0 0 0 2026 110,400 55,200 55,200 Petitioner timely filed Form 5076 - Small Business Property Tax Exemption Claim with the City of Auburn Hills. However, the above referenced assessment was issued by the City. Taxpayer respectfully requests the exemption be approved and the assessment be corrected to reflect the qualification for the exemption Petitioner timely filed Form 5076 - Small Business Property Tax Exemption Claim with the City of Auburn Hills.
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______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ MTT Docket No. _________________ Page 4 of 4 Signature of Petitioner’s Authorized Representative or, if none, Petitioner: Printed Name of Petitioner’s Authorized Representative or, if none, Petitioner: Email Address: _________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: Telephone Number: _____________________________________________________ Date: _________________________________________________________________ TBD Eric Sanchez eric.sanchez@ryan.com 221 N. Kansas Street, Suite 2101 El Paso, TX 79901 915.542.0026 6/1/26