City's Response to Petition - Emerson Apartments LLC - 26-000710.pdf
Emerson Apartments LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Ann Arbor Respondent · 26-000710-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL EMERSON APARTMENTS LLC, Petitioner, v. CITY OF ANN ARBOR, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 26-000710 Laura M. Hallahan (P42101) HALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioner 1750 S. Telegraph Road, Suite 202 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302-0179 (248) 731-3089 lhallahan@hallahanlaw.com John W. Reiser (P45050) OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY Attorney for Respondent 301 E. Huron Street, 3rd Floor Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1908 (734) 794-6170 Jreiser@a2gov.org RESPONDENT CITY OF ANN ARBOR’S RESPONSE TO PETITION Respondent City of Ann Arbor (“Respondent”), through the Ann Arbor City Attorney’s Office, responds in opposition to the Petition of Emerson Apartments LLC (“Petitioner”) and states as follows: 1. Admit. 2. Admit. 3. Admit. 4. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 5. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 6. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 7. Admit. 8. Admit.
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2 9. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 10. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 11. Respondent leaves Petitioner to its proofs as to subparagraphs (a) through (d). For the reasons stated above, Respondent asks the Tribunal to deny Petitioner’s request and affirm 2026 assessed and taxable values. Dated: August 12, 2026 Respectfully submitted, OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY By: /s/ John W. Reiser John W. Reiser (P45050) Attorney for Respondent 301 E. Huron Street, 3rd Floor Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1908 (734) 794-6170 jreiser@a2gov.org
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3 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Respondent City of Ann Arbor (“Respondent”), through the Ann Arbor City Attorney’s Office, and for its Affirmative Defenses to the Petition of Emerson Apartments LLC (“Petitioner”) states as follows: 1. Respondent reserves the right to raise affirmative defenses as the same become apparent in the course of this litigation. Dated: August 12, 2026 Respectfully submitted, OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY By: /s/ John W. Reiser John W. Reiser (P45050) Attorney for City of Ann Arbor 301 E. Huron Street, 3rd Floor Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1908 (734) 794-6170 jreiser@a2gov.org PROOF OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I emailed a true and correct copy of the foregoing Response to Petition and Affirmative Defenses to the above-named petitioner’s attorneys at the address listed above this August 12, 2026. /s/ Dawn Bagozzi Legal Assistant