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Centerpoint Associates LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Pontiac Respondent · 26-000675-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Centerpoint Associates LLC, Petitioner, vs. City of Pontiac, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 26-000675 _____________________________________________________________________________/ PROOF OF SERVICE (Property Tax Petition) On the date below I sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the Petition to: City Assessor City of Pontiac 47450 Woodward Ave. Pontiac, MI 48342 City Clerk City of Pontiac 47450 Woodward Ave. Pontiac, MI 48342 On the date below I sent by first class mail a copy of the Petition to: Equalization Director Oakland County 250 Elizabeth Lake Road, Suite 1000W Pontiac, MI 48341 County Clerk Oakland County 1200 N. Telegraph Rd, Bldg 12E Pontiac, MI 48341 Secretary, Board of Education Pontiac School District 47200 Woodward Avenue Pontiac, MI 48342 State Treasurer Department of Treasury 430 W. Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48922 I declare that the statements above are true to the best of my information, knowledge and belief. /s/ Laura M. Hallahan Dated: July 14, 2026
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS Centerpoint Associates LLC, Petitioner, v City of Pontiac, Respondent. MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Docket No. 26-000675______ Parcel No. 64-19-03-426-016 _____________________________________________________________________________/ PROPERTY TAX PETITION (Entire Tribunal, 2026 Tax Year) Petitioner, by and through its attorneys, Hallahan & Associates, P.C., contends: 1. ☒ The property that is the subject of this appeal is one real property parcel: Parcel Number 64-19-03-426-016 Address 3110 Centerpoint Pkwy Classification 302 Industrial Use Vacant County Oakland Sch Dist Pontiac 2. ☒ N/A. If the assessment at issue was protested, the protest was made to Respondent’s: ☐March, ☐ July, ☐ December Board of Review. 3. Respondent, identified above, assesses and collects taxes on the subject property. 4. Petitioner is a taxpayer/party-in-interest with respect to property taxes on the subject property. 5. The Petitioner’s principal office/legal residence address is: 150 W. 2nd Street, Suite 200, Royal Oak, MI 48067-3801. 6. This appeal involves issues related to: ☒ the subject property’s true cash and taxable values ☐ the subject property’s taxable value only there is a dispute as to the value of an addition or loss: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ uniformity of the subject property’s assessment ☐ the subject property’s exemption from ad valorem taxation under MCL ______ 7. The tax year at issue is 2026.
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Petition 2 8. The values1 established by Respondent’s Board of Review for the subject property are: Parcel Number TCV SEV TV 64-19-03-426-016 492,360 246,180 50,930 9. Petitioner contends that the values1 for the subject property are: Parcel Number TCV SEV TV 64-19-03-426-016 500 250 250 10. The values1 in dispute are. Parcel Number TCV SEV TV 64-19-03-426-016 491,860 245,930 50,680 11. Petitioner relies upon the following to support the relief requested: The 2026 values imposed on Petitioner’s property, and the taxes to be levied and collected thereon, are invalid and unlawful and operate as fraud upon the taxpayer for the reasons that: (a) The assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values exceed the amounts permitted by the Michigan Constitution and applicable statutes; (b) The assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values are at higher percentages of true cash value than permissible under the Michigan Constitution and applicable statutes; (c) The assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values 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 assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values, and the mode of assessment adopted by Respondent, discriminate against Petitioner and deny Petitioner its constitutional rights of uniformity, equal protection and due process of law. Petitioner requests that the Tribunal enter an order reducing the 2026 values from those established by Respondent’s Board of Review to those contended by Petitioner, and order refunds attributable to the reductions, with interest, as provided by the Tax Tribunal Act. 1TCV=true cash value, SEV=state equalized value, TV=taxable value.
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Petition 3 HALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. /s/ Laura M. Hallahan Laura M. Hallahan (P42101) Attorney for Petitioner 1750 S. Telegraph Road, Suite 202 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0179 (248) 731-3089 Dated: April 20, 2026 lhallahan@hallahanlaw.com Filing Fee: $400