Frenchtown Petition.pdf
Chick Fil A Inc Petitioner Vs. Township Of Frenchtown Respondent · 26-002141-TT
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1 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL CHICK-FIL-A, INC. Docket No. 26- Petitioner, Parcel No. 07-076-003-50 v. FRENCHTOWN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Respondent. Jerome P. Pesick (P29039) Jason C. Long (P59244) WILLIAMS WILLIAMS RATTNER & PLUNKETT, PC 380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 Birmingham, MI 48009 (248) 642-0333 Attorneys for Petitioner Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition Petitioner Chick-Fil-A, Inc., by and through its attorneys, Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC, states as follows for its Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition. The Parties 1. Petitioner Chick-Fil-A, Inc., is a foreign corporation with its principal offices located at 5200 Bluffington Rd., Atlanta, Georgia 30349. 2. Respondent Frenchtown Charter Township is a Michigan charter township with its principal offices located at 2744 Vivian Rd., Monroe, Michigan 48162.
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2 The Subject Property 3. Petitioner is the party in interest in property identified as Parcel No. 07- 076-003-50, commonly known as 2071 N. Telegraph Rd., Monroe, Michigan 48162 (the “Subject Property”). 4. The Subject Property was designed for and is used for commercial restaurant purposes. 5. The Subject Property is located in Monroe County and within the Monroe public school district. The Subject Property’s 2026 Assessment 6. Respondent possesses jurisdiction to assess and collect property taxes for the Subject Property. 7. For the 2026 tax year, Respondent classified the Subject Property as commercial real property. 8. For the 2026 tax year, Respondent established the Subject Property’s assessment for property taxes in the following amounts: True cash value Assessed value Taxable value $2,424,200 $1,212,100 $1,090,636 9. Petitioner contends that a lawful assessment for the Subject Property for the 2026 tax year cannot exceed the following amounts: True cash value Assessed value Taxable value $1,750,000 $875,000 $875,000 10. The amounts in dispute therefore equal the following amounts: True cash value Assessed value Taxable value $674,200 $337,100 $215,636
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3 11. This Petition presents issues involving the Subject Property’s valuation for assessment purposes. Petitioner does not believe that this Petition presents any issues arising out of “additions” or “losses” as the General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.1 et seq. (the “GPTA”), defines those terms but reserves its right to assert issues involving losses should information supporting such issues become available. 12. The Subject Property’s 2026 assessments (a) violate the Michigan Constitution, the GPTA, and other Michigan law, (b) are based on erroneous principles and information, (c) are based on the misapplication of the GPTA and valuation principles, and (d) otherwise violate Petitioner’s rights. 13. Petitioner does not assert that the Subject Property’s 2026 assessment is not uniform aside from the lack of uniformity resulting from Respondent overestimating the Subject Property’s value. Conclusion and Request for Relief Wherefore, Petitioner respectfully requests that this honorable Tribunal enter judgment revising the Subject Property’s 2026 assessment to be consistent with the values set forth in Paragraph 9 and granting Petitioner all other relief to which it is entitled under Michigan law. Respectfully Submitted, Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC By: /s/ Jason C. Long Jerome P. Pesick (P29039) Jason C. Long (P59244) Dated: June 1, 2026 Attorneys for Petitioner