MTA 26 Response_Orchard Lake_FINAL.pdf
Orchard Lake Ventures LLC, Petitioner Vs. Township Of West Bloomfield, Respondent · 25-002087-TT
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1 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Orchard Lake Ventures, LLC, Petitioner, v Township of West Bloomfield, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 25-002087 Parcel No. X-18-27-476-008 _____________________________________________________________________________/ JAY A. SCHWARTZ PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION SERVICES, LLC Representatives for Petitioner 37887 West Twelve Mile Road, Suite B Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (248) 672-1922 LAURA M. HALLAHAN (P42101) SETH A. O’LOUGHLIN (P80257) KELSEA M. MELCHER (P85821) HALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Respondent 1750 S. Telegraph Road, Suite 202 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 (248) 731-3089 _____________________________________________________________________________/ RESPONDENT’S RESPONSE TO PETITIONER’S MOTION TO AMEND PETITION TO CONTEST 2026 ASSESSED AND TAXABLE VALUES Respondent, Township of West Bloomfield, by and through its attorneys, Hallahan & Associates, P.C., responds to the allegations made in Petitioner’s Motion to Amend as follows: 1. Respondent neither admits nor denies the allegations in Paragraph 1 as Petitioner’s Petition speaks for itself. 2. Respondent neither admits nor denies the allegations in Paragraph 2 as Petitioner’s Motion speaks for itself. 3. Respondent denies Petitioner has cited valid authority in support of the relief it seeks.
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2 4. Respondent acknowledges the issues raised by Petitioner in Paragraph 4 but denies that Petitioner’s claims have merit or that Petitioner is entitled to relief. 5. The values for the property identified above as established by Respondent’s Board of Review are: Tax Year True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value 2026 $1,277,420 $638,710 $425,154 6. Respondent contends that the values for the property identified above are: Tax Year True Cash Value State Equalized Value Taxable Value 2026 $1,277,420 $638,710 $425,154 7. The values in dispute for the property identified above are: Tax Year True Cash Value State Equalized Value Taxable Value 2026 $0 $0 $0 8. Respondent denies the allegations in Paragraph 8, and all subsections, for the reason that the same are untrue. In further answer, the assessed, state equalized and/or taxable values do not exceed permitted amounts, do not exceed the percentage of true cash value permitted by law, were correctly determined and are based upon correct application of proper principles, and the values and Respondent’s mode of assessment are non-discriminatory and constitutional. 9. Respondent acknowledges the relief requested by Petitioner in the final paragraph of the Motion but denies that Petitioner is entitled to the requested relief due to the statements in the above Paragraphs. Respondent incorporates by reference herein the affirmative defenses set forth in its Answer to Petition. WHEREFORE, Respondent, Township of West Bloomfield, requests the Tribunal enter an Order denying Petitioner’s Motion to Amend and dismissing the appeal.
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3 HALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. /s/ Laura M. Hallahan______________ LAURA M. HALLAHAN (P42101) SETH A. O’LOUGHLIN (P80257) KELSEA M. MELCHER (P85821) Attorneys for Respondent 1750 S. Telegraph Road, Suite 202 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 Dated: June 18, 2026 (248) 731-3089 PROOF OF MAILING On the date below I sent by electronic mail a copy of the foregoing Respondent’s Response to Petitioner’s Motion to Amend to: Jay A. Schwartz Property Reduction Services, LLC jschwartz@propertytaxreductionservices.org I declare that the statement above is true to the best of my information, knowledge and belief. /s/Kelsea M. Melcher___________ Dated: June 18, 2026 Kelsea M. Melcher