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Michigan
Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC, Petitioner Vs. City Of Detroit, Respondent
- Petitioner
- Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC
- Respondent
- City Of Detroit
Case overview
- Docket number
- 25-003930-TT
- Status
- Disposed
- CaseType
- ET Property
- Division
- ET
- County
- Wayne
- Judge
- No judge assigned
Docket history
| Line # | Subject | Filer | Line Ref | Enter Date/Post Mark | Fee | Related Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Order Setting Aside P Default | Not recorded | Not recorded | 03/05/2026 | Not recorded | Download |
| 7 | Filing Fee Received | PET | 3 | 02/12/2026 | $400.00 | Download |
| 6 | Answer was received | Not recorded | Not recorded | 02/19/2026 | Not recorded | Download |
| 5 | ET Case Info Sheet | Not recorded | Not recorded | 02/19/2026 | Not recorded | Download |
| 4 | Proof of service of petition was received. | PET | Not recorded | 02/13/2026 | Not recorded | Download |
| 3 | A petition has been filed. | PET | Not recorded | 02/11/2026 | Not recorded | Download |
| 2 | Order Holding Petitioner in Default | Not recorded | Not recorded | 02/10/2026 | Not recorded | Download |
| 1 | Order Severing Parcel No. 22019029.016L from 25-000849 | Not recorded | Not recorded | 02/10/2026 | Not recorded | Download |
Documents
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC, Petitioner, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ENTIRE TRIBUNAL v MTT Docket No. 25-003930 City of Detroit, Respondent. ORDER SETTING ASIDE DEFAULT The Tribunal has reviewed the file in the above-captioned case and finds that Petitioner was held in default on February 10, 2026, and the default has been timely cured. The documents curing the default can be reviewed through the docket search function on the Tribunal’s website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib by inputting the docket number and clicking on the document link next to the line item entry for the documents. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the Default is SET ASIDE. By_________________________________ Patricia L. Halm, Tribunal Chair Entered: March 5, 2026 PROOF OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized representatives. By: Tribunal Clerk
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC, Petitioner, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ENTIRE TRIBUNAL v MTT Docket No. 25-003930 City of Detroit, Respondent. ORDER SETTING ASIDE DEFAULT The Tribunal has reviewed the file in the above-captioned case and finds that Petitioner was held in default on February 10, 2026, and the default has been timely cured. The documents curing the default can be reviewed through the docket search function on the Tribunal’s website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib by inputting the docket number and clicking on the document link next to the line item entry for the documents. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the Default is SET ASIDE. By_________________________________ Patricia L. Halm, Tribunal Chair Entered: March 5, 2026 PROOF OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized representatives. By: Tribunal Clerk
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC, Petitioner, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ENTIRE TRIBUNAL v MTT Docket No. 25-003930 City of Detroit, Respondent. ORDER SETTING ASIDE DEFAULT The Tribunal has reviewed the file in the above-captioned case and finds that Petitioner was held in default on February 10, 2026, and the default has been timely cured. The documents curing the default can be reviewed through the docket search function on the Tribunal’s website at www.michigan.gov/taxtrib by inputting the docket number and clicking on the document link next to the line item entry for the documents. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the Default is SET ASIDE. By_________________________________ Patricia L. Halm, Tribunal Chair Entered: March 5, 2026 PROOF OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing or email addresses on file, as provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized representatives. By: Tribunal Clerk
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W|W/|R|P Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, P.C. Attorneys and Counselors 380 North Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham, Michigan 48009 Tel: (248) 642-0333 Fax: (248) 642-0856 February 12, 2026 Jerome P. Pesick jpesick@wwrplaw.com Via Overnight Mail Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs ATTN: Michigan Tax Tribunal 2407 N. Grand River Avenue, 2" Floor Lansing, Michigan 48906 Re: Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC v. City of Detroit MTT Docket No. 25-003930 Dear Clerk: Enclosed regarding the above-referenced matter, please find a check in the amount of $400.00 for the filing fee of Petitioner’s Severed Petition, which was submitted to the Tribunal on February 11, 2026. I also enclosed a copy of the Order Granting Joint Motion to Sever, issued on February 10, 2026, for your reference. Thank you. ’ Vi Cs Jerome P, 7 Enclosures / Cc: Mary Beth Cobbs, Esq.
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be) Lt: STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties LLC, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner, v MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 City of Detroit, Presiding Judge Respondent. Patricia L. Halm ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO SEVER ORDER SEVERING PARCEL NO 22019029.016L AND ASSIGNING IT TO DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-000849 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER REMOVING CASE FROM AUGUST 3 - 14, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING CASE ON OCTOBER 16 - 30, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING JOINT MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE IN ABEYANCE On January 30, 2026, the parties jointly filed a motion requesting that the Tribunal sever this appeal into two appeals because the parcels at issue are not contiguous and then allow for the consolidation of the severed appeals. The Tribunal has considered the motions and the case file and finds that the parties have shown good cause to sever the parcels under appeal into separate dockets. A petition may not cover more than one assessed parcel of real property unless the parcels are contiguous and within a single assessing unit." As a result, the petition filed on April 30, 2025, is not properly pending.
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 2 of 4 The Tribunal also finds that issuing a sua sponte order extending Docket No. 25-000849 to a future Prehearing General Call is appropriate because of the identified procedural defects and the effect of the potential timing to cure those defects upon the filing deadlines. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the joint Motion to Sever is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's 2025 assessment appeal for Parcel No. 22019029.016L is SEVERED and ASSIGNED to Docket No. 25-003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 000849. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 000849 by filing an amended petition related solely to Parcel No. 22113599 and proof of service of that amended petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer in Docket No. 25- 000849 within 28 days of service of the amended petition as required by TTR 235(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 003930 by filing a petition related solely to Parcel No. 22019029.016L, the required petition filing fee, and proof of service of that petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of entry of this order. The petition shall note the docket number assigned by the Tribunal and, if filed utilizing the Tribunal's e-filing system, must be filed on the assigned docket as a “Severed Petition.” IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer within 28 days of service of the petition in Docket No. 25-003930 as required by TTR 235(1). IT 1S FURTHER ORDERED that this case is REMOVED from the August 3 - 14, 2026 Prehearing General Call. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is PLACED on the October 16 - 30, 2026 Prehearing General Call.
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 3 of 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their valuation disclosures by June 22, 2026. Valuation disclosures will not be admitted into evidence unless disclosed and furnished in accordance with this order (even though admissible) except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their prehearing statements by June 22, 2026. Witnesses, with the exception of rebuttal witnesses, will not be allowed to testify unless disclosed in the Prehearing Statement and the Prehearing Statement is furnished in accordance with this order except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. Failure to file the Prehearing Statement will result in holding a party or parties in default, as provided by TTR 237. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on June 22, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date. Discovery relative to the valuation disclosure prepared for purposes of litigating this case or the valuation expert that prepared that valuation disclosure is not permitted during “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Post-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on October 16, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date. “Post-Valuation Disclosure”
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1 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ONESKY & LAHSER PROPERTIES, LLC , Petitioner, v CITY OF DETROIT, Docket No. 25-003930 Respondent Parcel No. 22019029.016L ____________________________________________________________________________/ ANSWER TO SEVERED ENTIRE TRIBUNAL PROPERTY TAX PETITION and AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Now Comes Respondent, City of Detroit, by and through it undersigned counsel and in Answer to the Severed Petition filed in this matter states the following: THE PARTIES 1. Respondent, City of Detroit, neither admits nor denies as Respondent lacks sufficient knowledge or information to form a belief as to the truth of the allegation and leaves Petitioner to its proofs. 2. Respondent, City of Detroit, admits the allegations in the corresponding paragraph as true. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY 3. Respondent, City of Detroit, neither admits nor denies as Respondent lacks sufficient knowledge or information to form a belief as to the truth of the allegation and leaves Petitioner to its proofs.
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2 4. Respondent, City of Detroit, admits as true the allegations contained in the corresponding paragraph. 5. Respondent, City of Detroit, admits. THE 2025 ASSESSMENT 6. Respondent, City of Detroit admits as true the corresponding allegation. 7. Respondent, City of Detroit admits as true the corresponding allegations. 8. Respondent, City of Detroit admits as true the allegations in the corresponding paragraph. 9. Respondent, City of Detroit, lacks sufficient knowledge or information to form a belief as to the truth of the allegation and therefore denies the allegation. 10. Respondent, City of Detroit admits as true the corresponding allegation. 11. Respondent, City of Detroit admits that this appeal involves issues of valuation . However, Respondent denies that any such allegations have merit. 12. Respondent, City of Detroit admits only that Petitioner’s instant Tax Tribunal Appeal alleges issues involving valuation , taxable value, due process, equal protection, and uniformity. However, Respondent denies that any such allegations have merit. 13. Respondent, City of Detroit neither admits nor denies as Respondent lacks sufficient knowledge or information to form a belief as to the truth of the allegation and leaves Petitioner to its proofs. CONCLUSION and REQUEST FOR RELIEF Wherefore, Respondent respectfully requests that this Honorable Tribunal dismiss the Petition in this matter and award attorney fees and costs to Respondent.
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3 Dated: Thursday, February 19, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs By: Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) Kevin C. Richard ( P 43417) Attorneys for Respondent City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES NOW COMES Respondent, City of Detroit, and asserts the following Affirmative Defenses to the Petitioner’s claims: 1. Petitioner’s lacks standing and/or capacity to bring forth this Petition. 2. Petitioner’s claims may be barred by the applicable statute of limitations. 3. This Tribunal lacks subject matter jurisdiction. 4. Petitioner has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Wherefore, Respondent respectfully requests that this Honorable Tribunal dismiss the Petition in this matter and award attorney fees and costs to Respondent. Dated: February 19, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs By: Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) Kevin C. Richard ( P 43417) Attorneys for Respondent City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 313.237.3075 cobbm@detroitmi.gov
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4 PROOF OF SERVICE On February 19, 2026, I mailed by first class mail a copy of Respondent’s Answer to: Jerome P. Pesnick WILLIAMS, WILLIAMS, RATTNER, & PLUNKETT PC 380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 Birmingham, MI 48009 I declare that the above statement is true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief. Dated: February 19, 2026 /s/Mary Beth Cobbs Mary Beth Cobbs ( P40080) City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING ORLENE HAWKS DIRECTOR Entire Tribunal Case Information Sheet - Respondent MOAHR DOCKET NO. 25-003930 Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information Filer Type: Local Unit of Government City of Detroit (Wayne) Local Unit of Government/First Name M.I. Last Name Home Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) City or Town State Michigan ZIP Code Telephone Number Fax Number E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail) Section 2: Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information First Name Mary Beth M.I. Last Name Cobbs Firm Name (if any) Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 2 Woodward Avenue Suite 500 City or Town Detroit State Michigan ZIP Code 48226 Telephone Number 313-237-3075 Fax Number 313-224-5505 E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail) cobbm@detroitmi.gov Electronic Signature *Typing your name below will serve as your signature Respondent or Authorized Attorney/Representative’s Signature: Mary Beth Cobbs /s/
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STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ONESKY 8 & LAHSER PROPERTIES, LLC, Docket No. 25-003930 Parcel No. 22019029.016L Petitioner, v. CITY OF DETROIT, Respondent. Jerome P. Pesick (P29039) Mary Beth Cobbs (P40080) Jason C. Long (P59244) City of Detroit Law WILLIAMS, WILLIAMS, RATTNER Department & PLUNKETT, PC Attorney for Respondent Attorneys for Petitioner 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 Detroit, MI 48226 Birmingham, MI 48009 313.237.3075 (248) 642-0333 cobbm@detroitmi.gov jpesick@wwrplaw.com Proof of Service of Severed Petition
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Sarah Conner states that she personally served copies of Petitioner’s Severed Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition and this Proof of Service, on the persons listed below, by the means identified, by placing those documents in a duly stamped, addressed envelopes and placing the envelopes in the United States mail on February 13, 2026 Certified Mail First-Class Mail Clerk Clerk Secretary of School Board City of Detroit Wayne County Detroit Community Schools 2 Woodward Ave #200 400 Monroe St., 6" Floor 3011 W. Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI 48226 Detroit, MI 48226 Detroit, MI 48202 Assessor Director of Equalization State Treasurer City of Detroit Wayne County Michigan Dep’t of Treasury 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 804 400 Monroe St., Ste. 600 Austin Building Detroit, MI 48226 Detroit MI 48226 430 W. Allegan Lansing, MI 48922 Mary Beth Cobbs City of Detroit Law Department 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 y Yh (oven =~ Sarah Conner
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1 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL ONESKY 8 & LAHSER PROPERTIES, LLC, Docket No. 25-003930 Parcel No. Petitioner, v. CITY OF DETROIT, Respondent. Jerome P. Pesick (P29039) Jason C. Long (P59244) WILLIAMS, WILLIAMS, RATTNER & PLUNKETT, PC Attorneys for Petitioner 380 N. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 300 Birmingham, MI 48009 (248) 642-0333 jpesick@wwrplaw.com Mary Beth Cobbs (P40080) City of Detroit Law Department Attorney for Respondent 2 Woodward Ave., Ste. 500 Detroit, MI 48226 313.237.3075 cobbm@detroitmi.gov Severed Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition Petitioner Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC, by and through its attorneys, Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, PC, states as follows for its Severed Entire Tribunal Property Tax Petition. The Parties 1. Petitioner Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC, is a Michigan limited liability company with its registered offices located at 400 Hamilton Row, Ste. 300, Birmingham, MI 48009. 2. Respondent City of Detroit is a Michigan municipal corporation with its principal offices located at 2 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan 48226. 22019029.016L
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2 The Subject Property 3. Petitioner owns property identified as Parcel No. 22019029.016L, commonly known as 21651 W 8 Mile Road, Detroit, Michigan 48219 (the “Subject Property”). 4. To the best of Petitioner’s knowledge, the Subject Property was designed for, and is presently used for, retail purposes. 5. The Subject Property is located in Wayne County and is within the Detroit Community Schools Public School District. The 2025 Property Tax Assessment 6. Respondent possesses jurisdiction to assess and collect property taxes for the Subject Property. 7. For the 2025 tax year, Respondent classified the Subject Property as commercial real property. 8. For the 2025 tax year, Respondent established the Subject Property’s assessment for property taxes in the following amounts: True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value $1,516,800 $758,400 $738,407 9. Petitioner contends that a lawful assessment of the Subject Property for the 2025 tax year cannot exceed the following amounts: True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value $940,000 $470,000 $470,000 10. The amounts in dispute therefore are as follows: True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value $576,800 $288,400 $268,407 11. This Petition presents issues involving the Subject Property’s valuation for property tax assessment purposes. Petitioner does not believe that this Petition presents any
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3 issues arising out of “additions” or “losses” as the General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.1 et seq. (the “GPTA”), defines those terms, but reserves its right to assert issues involving losses should information supporting such issues become available. 12. The Subject Property’s 2025 assessment (a) violates the Michigan Constitution, the GPTA, and other Michigan law, (b) is based on erroneous principles and information, (c) is based on the misapplication of valuation principles, and (d) otherwise violates Petitioner’s rights. 13. Petitioner does not assert that the Subject Property’s 2025 assessment is not uniform aside from the lack of uniformity resulting from Respondent overestimating the Subject Property’s values. Conclusion and Request for Relief WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that this honorable Tribunal enter judgment revising the Subject Property’s 2025 assessment to amounts that do not exceed the values set forth in Paragraph 9 and granting Petitioner all other relief to which it is entitled under Michigan law. Respectfully Submitted, WILLIAMS WILLIAMS RATTNER & PLUNKETT, PC By: /s/ Jerome P. Pesick Jerome P. Pesick (P29039) Jason C. Long (P59244) Dated: February 11, 2026 Attorneys for Petitioner
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties LLC, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner, v MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 City of Detroit, Presiding Judge Respondent. Patricia L. Halm ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO SEVER ORDER SEVERING PARCEL NO 22019029.016L AND ASSIGNING IT TO DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-000849 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER REMOVING CASE FROM AUGUST 3 - 14, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING CASE ON OCTOBER 16 - 30, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING JOINT MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE IN ABEYANCE On January 30, 2026, the parties jointly filed a motion requesting that the Tribunal sever this appeal into two appeals because the parcels at issue are not contiguous and then allow for the consolidation of the severed appeals. The Tribunal has considered the motions and the case file and finds that the parties have shown good cause to sever the parcels under appeal into separate dockets. A petition may not cover more than one assessed parcel of real property unless the parcels are contiguous and within a single assessing unit.1 As a result, the petition filed on April 30, 2025, is not properly pending. Further, and as indicated in the parties’ motion, consolidation may be appropriate under MCR 2.505. However, consideration of that motion is premature prior to the filing of pleadings and defenses in the cases’ respective amended petitions and answers. The Motion to Consolidate shall be placed in abeyance. 1 TTR 233(2)(a).
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 2 of 4 The Tribunal also finds that issuing a sua sponte order extending Docket No. 25-000849 to a future Prehearing General Call is appropriate because of the identified procedural defects and the effect of the potential timing to cure those defects upon the filing deadlines. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the joint Motion to Sever is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s 2025 assessment appeal for Parcel No. 22019029.016L is SEVERED and ASSIGNED to Docket No. 25-003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 000849. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 000849 by filing an amended petition related solely to Parcel No. 22113599 and proof of service of that amended petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer in Docket No. 25- 000849 within 28 days of service of the amended petition as required by TTR 235(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 003930 by filing a petition related solely to Parcel No. 22019029.016L, the required petition filing fee, and proof of service of that petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of entry of this order. The petition shall note the docket number assigned by the Tribunal and, if filed utilizing the Tribunal’s e-filing system, must be filed on the assigned docket as a “Severed Petition.”2 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer within 28 days of service of the petition in Docket No. 25-003930 as required by TTR 235(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is REMOVED from the August 3 - 14, 2026 Prehearing General Call. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is PLACED on the October 16 - 30, 2026 Prehearing General Call. 2 Alternatively, the petition may be downloaded from the Tribunal’s website and mailed to the Tribunal via United States Postal Service at: Michigan Tax Tribunal, PO BOX 30232, Lansing, MI 48909. The petition may also be delivered to the Tribunal via overnight carrier (UPS, FedEx, or DHL) at: Michigan Tax Tribunal, 2nd Floor MTT, 2407 N. Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933.
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 3 of 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their valuation disclosures by June 22, 2026. Valuation disclosures will not be admitted into evidence unless disclosed and furnished in accordance with this order (even though admissible) except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their prehearing statements by June 22, 2026. Witnesses, with the exception of rebuttal witnesses, will not be allowed to testify unless disclosed in the Prehearing Statement and the Prehearing Statement is furnished in accordance with this order except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. Failure to file the Prehearing Statement will result in holding a party or parties in default, as provided by TTR 237. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on June 22, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date. Discovery relative to the valuation disclosure prepared for purposes of litigating this case or the valuation expert that prepared that valuation disclosure is not permitted during “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Post-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on October 16, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties LLC, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner, v MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 City of Detroit, Presiding Judge Respondent. Patricia L. Halm ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO SEVER ORDER SEVERING PARCEL NO 22019029.016L AND ASSIGNING IT TO DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-000849 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER REMOVING CASE FROM AUGUST 3 - 14, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING CASE ON OCTOBER 16 - 30, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING JOINT MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE IN ABEYANCE On January 30, 2026, the parties jointly filed a motion requesting that the Tribunal sever this appeal into two appeals because the parcels at issue are not contiguous and then allow for the consolidation of the severed appeals. The Tribunal has considered the motions and the case file and finds that the parties have shown good cause to sever the parcels under appeal into separate dockets. A petition may not cover more than one assessed parcel of real property unless the parcels are contiguous and within a single assessing unit.1 As a result, the petition filed on April 30, 2025, is not properly pending. Further, and as indicated in the parties’ motion, consolidation may be appropriate under MCR 2.505. However, consideration of that motion is premature prior to the filing of pleadings and defenses in the cases’ respective amended petitions and answers. The Motion to Consolidate shall be placed in abeyance. 1 TTR 233(2)(a).
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 2 of 4 The Tribunal also finds that issuing a sua sponte order extending Docket No. 25-000849 to a future Prehearing General Call is appropriate because of the identified procedural defects and the effect of the potential timing to cure those defects upon the filing deadlines. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the joint Motion to Sever is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner’s 2025 assessment appeal for Parcel No. 22019029.016L is SEVERED and ASSIGNED to Docket No. 25-003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 000849. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 000849 by filing an amended petition related solely to Parcel No. 22113599 and proof of service of that amended petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer in Docket No. 25- 000849 within 28 days of service of the amended petition as required by TTR 235(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 003930 by filing a petition related solely to Parcel No. 22019029.016L, the required petition filing fee, and proof of service of that petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of entry of this order. The petition shall note the docket number assigned by the Tribunal and, if filed utilizing the Tribunal’s e-filing system, must be filed on the assigned docket as a “Severed Petition.”2 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer within 28 days of service of the petition in Docket No. 25-003930 as required by TTR 235(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is REMOVED from the August 3 - 14, 2026 Prehearing General Call. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is PLACED on the October 16 - 30, 2026 Prehearing General Call. 2 Alternatively, the petition may be downloaded from the Tribunal’s website and mailed to the Tribunal via United States Postal Service at: Michigan Tax Tribunal, PO BOX 30232, Lansing, MI 48909. The petition may also be delivered to the Tribunal via overnight carrier (UPS, FedEx, or DHL) at: Michigan Tax Tribunal, 2nd Floor MTT, 2407 N. Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933.
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 3 of 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their valuation disclosures by June 22, 2026. Valuation disclosures will not be admitted into evidence unless disclosed and furnished in accordance with this order (even though admissible) except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their prehearing statements by June 22, 2026. Witnesses, with the exception of rebuttal witnesses, will not be allowed to testify unless disclosed in the Prehearing Statement and the Prehearing Statement is furnished in accordance with this order except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. Failure to file the Prehearing Statement will result in holding a party or parties in default, as provided by TTR 237. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on June 22, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date. Discovery relative to the valuation disclosure prepared for purposes of litigating this case or the valuation expert that prepared that valuation disclosure is not permitted during “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Post-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on October 16, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date.
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