Respondent Answer and Affirmative Defenses.pdf
Troy Dual Hospitality LLC Petitioner Vs. City Of Troy Respondent · 26-000712-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL TROY DUAL HOSPITALITY, LLC, Petitioner, MTT Docket: 26-000712 V. Parcel ID 88-20-28-203-035 CITY OF TROY, Respondent. / LAURA M. HALLAHAN (P42101) LORI GRIGG BLUHM (P46908) HALLAHAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. TROY CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Attorneys for Petitioner Attorney for Respondent 1750 S. Telegraph Road 500 W. Big Beaver Road Suite 202 Troy, MI 48084 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-0179 (248) 524-3320 (248) 731-3089 BluhmLG@TroyMIl.gov LHallahan@Hallahanlaw.com RESPONDENT'S ANSWER TO PETITION NOW COMES, Respondent, CITY OF TROY, by and through its attorney, Lori Grigg Bluhm, and for its Answer to Petitioner's Petition, states as follows: 1. As to Paragraph 1, Respondent admits. 2. As to Paragraph 2, Respondent admits that Petitioner did not file with the City of Troy Board of Review. 3. As to Paragraph 3, Respondent admits.
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6. As to Paragraph 6, Respondent admits that Petitioner is challenging the subject property's true cash and taxable values, but denies that there is support for the challenge. .. As to paragraph 7, Respondent admits. 8. As to Paragraph 8, Respondent admits. 9. As to Paragraph 9, Respondent denies that the Petitioner's alleged values for the subject property are accurate and/or have any support for its contention. 10. As to Paragraph 10, Respondent does not contest Petitioner's calculations, but denies that Petitioner's alleged values for the subject property are accurate and/or have any support for its contention. 11. As to Paragraph 11, Respondent denies that the taxes imposed are invalid or unlawful, and denies that any reduction to the assessment for the Subject Property is appropriate, since the allegations are untrue. WHEREFORE, Respondent, CITY OF TROY, requests the Tribunal dismiss the Petition, affirm or increase Respondent's assessed and taxable values, subject to county and state equalization, and award Respondent its costs and attorney fees. Dated: July 14, 2026 RSENS TROY LORI GRIGG BLUHM LL Attorney for Respondent 500 W. Big Beaver Road Troy, MI 48084 (248) 524-3320 BluhmLG@TroyMIl.gov
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AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES For its further Answer to Petitioner's Petition, Respondent relies on the following Affirmative Defenses: 1. Petitioner fails to allege specific and sufficient facts to set forth a cause of action against Respondent and to support its claim for relief. 2. Petitioner fails to allege specific and sufficient facts to establish fraud, error of law, discrimination, application of wrong principles or illegality on the part of the Respondent or its agents. 3. Petitioner fails to allege specific and sufficient facts to establish the true cash value, assessed value, and taxable value of its property. 4. Petitioner fails to allege specific and sufficient facts to support its allegations that the property's taxable value is improper, or failed to conform with the mode and method applied in the case of all properties in the City of Troy for 2026. 5. Any decrease in the value of Petitioner's property was a result of its own intentional acts and/or negligence and cannot be allowed to reduce Petitioner's otherwise equitable tax burden. 6. Respondent has properly and lawfully assessed Petitioner's property and established its taxable value in accordance with statutory and constitutional requirements. 7. Respondent reserves the right to argue additional Affirmative Defenses during the pendency of this action.
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Dated: July 14, 2026 CITY OF TROY RH 2h LORI GRIGG BLUHM (P46908) Attorneys for Respondent 500 W. Big Beaver Road Troy, MI 48084 (248) 524-3320 bluhmlg@troymi.gov Certificate of Service | hereby certify that on July 14, 2026, | filed this Answer and Affirmative Defenses with the Michigan Tax Tribunal and sent a copy to Petitioner's Attorney Laura Hallahan via email at: LHallahan@HallahanLaw.com; and also sent the documents via first class mail to the Michigan Department of Treasury, State Treasurer, 430 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 49822; Secretary of School Board, Troy Public Schools, 4400 Livernois Road, Troy, MI 48098; Director of Equalization; Oakland Pointe Office Building, 250 Elizabeth Lake Road Suite 1000, Pontiac, MI 48341; and Clerk, Oakland County, 1200 N. Telegraph, Building 12 East, Pontiac, MI 48341. Dated: July 14, 2026 CITY OF TROY ClaraRei Legal Administrative Coordinator 500 W. Big Beaver Road Troy, MI 48084