Answer.pdf
Birmingham Place Associates, LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Birmingham Respondent · 26-000917-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Birmingham Place Associates, LLC, Petitioner, vs. City of Birmingham, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 26-000917 Parcel No. 08-19-36-208-017 _____________________________________________________________________________/ ANSWER TO PETITION Respondent City of Birmingham, through its attorneys, Beier Howlett, P.C., responds to the allegations made in the Petition as follows: 1. Admitted. 2. Admitted. 3. Admitted. 4. Admitted. 5. Admitted. 6. Admitted. 7. Admitted. 8. It is admitted that Petitioner seeks the values stated in this paragraph. Respondent denies that the requested values are appropriate or accurate. 9. Respondent admits that the amounts recited reflect Petitioner’s position as to the values in dispute, but denies Petitioner’s value contentions and therefore denies those are appropriate or accurate.
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10. Neither admit nor deny as Respondent is without sufficient information and therefore, Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 11. Respondent denies all of the allegations in this paragraph 12. Respondent neither admits nor denies these allegations. WHEREFORE, Respondent City of Birmingham requests that the Tribunal dismiss the Petition, affirm Respondent’s assessed and taxable values, subject to county and state equalization, and award Respondent its costs and attorney fees. Respectfully submitted, BEIER HOWLETT, P.C. /s/ Michael C. Gibbons Michael C. Gibbons (P51304) Attorneys for Respondent 3001 W. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. 600 Troy, MI 48084 Date: August 24, 2026 248-282-1069/ mgibbons@bhlaw.us.com
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Birmingham Place Associates, LLC, Petitioner, vs. City of Birmingham, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 26-000917 Parcel No. 08-19-36-208-017 _____________________________________________________________________________/ PROOF OF SERVICE On the date below I sent by first class mail a copy of this Answer to: Jerome P. Pesick Jason C. Long Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, PC 380 N. Old Woodward Ave, Ste. 300 Birmingham, MI 48009 I declare that the statements above are true and to the best of my information, knowledge and belief. /s/ Erin Miller Erin Miller Dated: August 24, 2026