Legal Opinion

Golf Concepts v. City of Rochester Hills

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided July 29, 1996No. Docket 180479, 180705PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCorrigan, J.

In this property tax dispute, respondent City of Rochester Hills appeals of right the order of the Michigan Tax Tribunal exempting from taxation city-owned property leased by petitioner Golf Concepts. We reverse.

Respondent Rochester Hills owns nearly two hundred acres that petitioner leased in 1986 for thirty-nine years. Petitioner is a private, for-profit corporation that operates the Pine Trace Golf Course on the land. For tax purposes, the property is divided into three parcels: (1) land comprising 110.75 acres — parcel 15; (2) land comprising 76.95 acres — parcel 17; and (3) buildings and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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3Cited by15 opinions

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