2026 Petition - 1009 Cass.pdf

Cass Parking Garage LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Detroit Respondent · 26-001218-TT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS SYSTEM 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

CASS PARKING GARAGE LLC, 

Petitioner, 

vs. 

CITY OF DETROIT, 

Respondent. 

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MTT Docket #

Parcel No. 02000201-2 

 

 

 

PETITION 

 

 

CASS PARKING GARAGE LLC (“Petitioner”), through its attorneys, Law 

Office of Aaron M. Fales, P.C., says: 

 

1. 

Petitioner's principal office address is 607 Shelby, Detroit, MI 48226. 

Petitioner is a party in interest with respect to property taxes on real property tax 

parcel nos. 02000201-2 ("Petitioner's Property"), at 1009 Cass, Detroit, MI, 48226. 

 

2. 

Respondent, City of Detroit assesses and collects property taxes on 

Petitioner's Property. 

 

3. 

 In 2026, Respondent determined the taxable value of Petitioner's 

Parcel # 02000201-2 to be $946,800 and assessed Petitioner's Property at 

$946,800 resulting in a state equalized value of the same amount based on the 

tenative equalization factor.

4. 

Petitioner's Property is classified as Commercial Real Property. 

Petitioner's Property is commercial property. Petitioner believes that Petitioner's 

Property was designed to be used as a commercial purposes. 

 

5. 

This matter involves issues relating to: (a) valuation, (b) assessment, 

(c) taxable value, and (d) uniformity. 

 

6. 

At this time, Petitioner believes, as it relates to taxable value, that 

there is a dispute relative to the value of a loss. 

 

7. 

The 2026 assessment, including state equalized value and taxable 

value, imposed on Petitioner's Property, and the taxes to be levied and 

collected thereon, are invalid and unlawful and operate as a fraud upon the 

taxpayer for the reasons that: 

 

 

(a) 

The assessment, including state equalized value and/or 

taxable value, exceeds the amount permitted by the Michigan Constitution and 

applicable statutes; 

 

 

(b) 

The assessment, including state equalized value and/or 

taxable value, are at higher percentages of true cash value than permissible 

under the Michigan Constitution and applicable statutes; 

 

 

(c) 

The assessment, including taxable value and/or state 

equalized value, 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 assessment, including state equalized value and/or 

taxable value, and the mode of assessment adopted by Respondent, 

discriminate against Petitioner and deny Petitioner its constitutional rights to 

uniformity, equal protection and due process of law. 

 

WHEREFORE, Petitioner requests that the Tax Tribunal enter an 

Order reducing the 2026 taxable value of Petitioner's Parcel # 02000201-2 

from $946,800 to $500,000 and reducing the 2026 assessed and state equalized 

values of Petitioner's Property from $946,800 to $500,000 and requiring 

Respondent to pay Petitioner the refunds attributable to such reductions, plus 

interest and costs. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 21, 2026 

Respectfully submitted, 

 

LAW OFFICE OF AARON M. FALES, P.C. 

Attorney for Petitioner 

 

 

By: _________________________ 

 

Aaron M. Fales (P72864) 

 330 Hamilton Row, Ste 350 

 Birmingham, MI 48009 

 (248) 767-9840

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