Answer D & K Investment 26-001316.pdf
D & K Investment Group LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Detroit Respondent · 26-001316-TT
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1 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL D & K INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC Petitioner, v CITY OF DETROIT, Docket No. 26-001316 -MTT Respondent. Parcel No. 15005419.001 ________________________________________________________________________________/ ANSWER TO PROPERTY TAX PETITION Respondent, City of Detroit, by and through it undersigned counsel and for its Answer to this Petition states the following: 1. Respondent, City of Detroit, admits as true. 2. No response is required for this allegation. 3. Respondent admits as true. 4. Respondent admits as true. 5. Respondent admits as true. 6. Respondent admits that this appeal involves issues of true cash and taxable values imposed upon the Subject Property, but states that these allegations lack merit. 7. Respondent admits as true. 8. Respondent admits as true. 9. Respondent lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations contained in this paragraph, and therefore denies these allegations.
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2 10. Respondent admits that these values, based only upon Petitioner’s contention of the values for the subject property, are the amounts in dispute. 11. Respondent, City of Detroit, denies each and every allegation as untrue in the corresponding paragraph, including the allegations in sub-paragraphs (a) through (d). Wherefore, Respondent respectfully requests that this Honorable Tribunal dismiss the Petition in this matter and award attorney fees and costs to Respondent. Dated: October 13, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs By: Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) Kevin C. Richard ( P 43417) Attorneys for Respondent City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 237-3075 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. NOW COMES Respondent, City of Detroit, and asserts the following Affirmative Defenses to the Petitioner’s claims: 1. Petitioner lacks standing and/or capacity to bring forth this Petition. 2. Petitioner’s claims may be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. 3. This Tribunal lacks subject matter jurisdiction. 4. Petitioner has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Wherefore, Respondent respectfully requests that this Honorable Tribunal dismiss the Petition in this matter and award attorney fees and costs to Respondent.
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3 Dated: October 13, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs By: Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) Kevin C. Richard ( P43417) Attorneys for Respondent City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 313.237.3075 cobbm@detroitmi.gov
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4 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL D & K INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC Petitioner, v CITY OF DETROIT, Docket No. 26-001316 MTT Respondent. _______________________________________________________________________ PROOF OF SERVICE On October 13, 2026, I mailed by first class mail a copy of Respondent’s Answer and Affirmative Defenses to: LAURA M. HALLAHAN 1750 S. TELEGRAPH, SUITE 202 BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302-0179 I declare that the above statement is true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief. Dated: October 13, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226