2025.07.12 Answer to Petition.pdf
Jerome A Drudi, Petitioner Vs. City Of Flint, Respondent · 25-001997-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL JEROME A. DRUDI, MTT Docket No. 25-001997 Petitioner, v. CITY OF FLINT, a municipal corporation, Respondent. _____________________________________________________________________/ Ricky A. Carlson (P-32980) Attorney for Petitioner 5955 W. Main St., Ste. 621 Kalamazoo, MI 49009 (810) 424-0900 Joseph N. Kuptz (P-68623) Chief Deputy City Attorney Attorney for Respondent City of Flint Law Department 1101 S. Saginaw St., 3rd Floor Flint, MI 48502 (810) 237-2085 jkuptz@cityofflint.com _____________________________________________________________________/ ENTIRE TRIBUNAL PROPERTY TAX ANSWER Respondent, City of Flint, answers Petitioner’s Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition and states that the Tax Tribunal lacks jurisdiction over this Petition as it was not filed by May 31, 2024 as required by MCL 205.735a(6). In response to the individual paragraphs of Petitioner’s ET Petition: 1. In response to paragraph 1, Admitted. 2. In response to paragraph 2, Admitted. 3. Not applicable. 4. Not applicable. 5. Not applicable.
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6. In response to paragraph 6, Admitted. 7. In response to paragraph 7, Admitted that no protest was made. 8. In response to paragraph 8, Admitted that no protest was made. 9. In response to paragraph 9, Denied, as the instant appeal was not submitted by the statutory deadline of May 31, 2024, pursuant to MCL 205.735a(6). 10. In response to paragraph 10, Admitted. 11. In response to paragraph 11, Admitted. 12. In response to paragraph 12, Denied. Respondent lists an address for Petitioner of 6490 Cannyehill, Grand Blanc, MI 48439. 13. In response to paragraph 13, Admitted that Petitioner has attempted to raise issue of true cash value and taxable value. 14. In response to paragraph 14, Admitted that Petitioner has attempted to protest the true cash value and taxable value for Tax Year 2024. However, pursuant to MCL 205.735a(6), this was not done by the statutory deadline of May 31, 2024. 15. Not applicable. 16. In response to paragraph 16, Admitted that these are the state equalized value and taxable value for the Subject Property for Tax Year 2024 17. In response to paragraph 17, Denied, for the reason that the values as established by Respondent’s Board of Review for Tax Year 2024 are correct. 18. In response to paragraph 18, Respondent admits that these are the values that are in dispute.
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19. In response to paragraph 19, Denied. Respondent contends that the True Cash Value, State Equalized Value and Taxable Value for the subject property are as determined by the applicable Board of Review. 20. In response to paragraph 20, Denied. Respondent contends that the True Cash Value, State Equalized Value and Taxable Value for the subject property are as determined by the applicable Board of Review. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES 1. The instant appeal was not submitted by the statutory deadline of May 31, 2024, pursuant to MCL 205.735a(6). Therefore, the Tax Tribunal lacks jurisdiction over this petition and the matter should be dismissed. On July 12, 2025, Counsel for Respondent requested that Petitioner voluntarily withdraw this petition. 2. Respondent reserves the right to amend or supplement its affirmative defenses in this matter. Respectfully submitted, Dated: July 12, 2025 /s/ Joseph N. Kuptz_________ Joseph N. Kuptz (P-68623) Chief Deputy City Attorney Attorney for Respondent 1101 S. Saginaw Street, 3rd Fl. Flint, MI 48502 (810) 237-2085