ENT AGRE} JTUAL LIMITED. SES
THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL LIMITED RELEASES (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 18th day of October 2018, by and between the
City of Detroit (“City”), a Michigan Municipal Corporation, and Michael Kelly, Grosse Pointe,
Michigan (°Kelly"), and all entities and properties associated with City of Detroit Mortgage
Code #00313 (Kelly and corporate entities shall be referred to collectively the “Kelly Entities”).
WITNESSETH:
‘THAT WHEREAS, the City has alleged in the pending lawsuits listed in attached Exhibit
A (collectively the “Litigation”) that the Kelly Entities owe the City unpaid property taxes on the
addresses either subject to the litigation set forth in Exhibit A or otherwise listed in attached
Exhibit B (collectively the “Tax Liabilities”), and that the City believes that Kelly and the Kelly
Entities have these and other known and unknown financial obligations (the “Debis”) to the City.
‘The Litigation, Tax Liabilities, and Debts shall be collectively referred to as the “Obligations”
and shall include any and all, known and unknown, whether filed or not, claims, counter claims,
causes of action, actions, arbitrations, lawsuits, injuries, damages, judgments, verdicts, rights,
‘causes of action, demands, obligations, actual legal fees and expenses, losses, costs, expenses,
attachments, gamnishments, liens, case evaluation sanctions, sanctions of any other kind, and
‘compensation of any nature whatsoever, that are related to (a) the non-payment of property taxes
‘on the addresses subject to the litigation set forth in Exhibit A, or otherwise listed in the attached
Exhibit B; or (b) tickets issued by the City of Detroit's Department of Administrative Hearings
(DAH) prior to the date of this settlement agreement that are subject to the DAH cases set forth
in Exhibit A.
WHEREAS, the City wishes for the Kelly Entities to transfer title to certain properties,
listed on Exhibit C to either the Eastem Market Corporation or to the Detroit Brownfield
Redevelopment Authority (collectively the “Properties");
WHEREAS, the Kelly Entities desire to settle the Obli
Properties in accordance with the City's wishes;
ions by transferring the
WHEREAS, the City is willing to settle the Obligations under the terms and conditions
set forth below;
WHEREAS, the parties have investigated all of the facts and circumstances surrounding
the Obligations;
WHEREAS, the parties recognize that they could be engaged in prolonged litigation and
that substantial costs and expenses, including attomneys' fees, could be incurred were they not to
enter into this Agreement; and
Page 1 of 11WHEREAS, the parties desire to fully and finally adjust, compromise, settle and release
‘any ang all rights and claims that they may have against cach other related to the Obligations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and agreements herein contained,
and for other good ond valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1, Settlement. The parties agree to the following settlement terms:
A. The parties shall execute this Agreement.
B. The Kelly Entities agree to issue quit-claim deeds for the Properties to the entities
listed on Exhibit C.
C. The Properties listed on Exhibit C shall be transferred by quit-claim deed to the
entities listed on Exhibit C, Once the title transfer has been completed, the parties
shall release each other as provided in Section 2 of this Agreement which shall
become effective upon the transfer described in this sub-paragraph.
D. Upon the transfer described in sub-paragraph C, the parties shall authorize their
respective attorneys to sign and file stipulations attached as Exhibit D which will
dismiss the Litigation with prejudice and without costs to either party.
E. The Kelly Entities warrant that, to the best of their knowledge, they have no
interest in any properties, other than those listed on Exhibit C, within the
geographic area bounded by the following streets: Chalmers to the east;
Kercheval to the north; Conner to the west; and East Jefferson to the south. In the
event the Kelly Entities are discovered to maintain any interest in properties in the
aforementioned area, those properties will be immediately transferred via quit-
claim deed to the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, or to another
entity to be named by the City in its sole discretion, even if those properties are
not listed in Exhibit C to this Agreement, The City of Detroit shall arrange
payment of $14,000.00, per lot, in exchange for any properties within the
geographic area outlined in this paragraph E that are not listed in Exhibit C. The
City may also, in its sole discretion, permit the Kelly Entities to arrange a land
swap with the Detroit Land Bank Authority in liew of said $14,000.00 ger tot
payment.
F. The Kelly Entities shall not be responsible for the costs of recording any
document contemplated under this Agreement.
G. The Kelly Entities shall not be responsible for any transfer taxes associated with
the recording of any document contemplated under this Agreement.
H. The parties agree to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
Page 2of 112. Releases.
‘A. Conditioned upon the occurrence of the transfer described in paragraph 1(C),
above, and except for the enforcement of this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, the City RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES the Kelly Entities and
their respective owners, shareholders, members, officers, employees, agents, legal
representatives, successors and assigns, and Nick LaFevre (the Kelly Entities and all of the
foregoing being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Kelly Releases”) of and from, and
does hereby WAIVE, any and all rights, contracts, claims, damages, actions, causes of action,
and suits, whether or not now known, suspected, or claimed, which the City ever had, now has or
claims, or might hereafter have or claim against the Kelly Releasces, and each of them, based
upon, arising out of, from the beginning of the world through the date hereof, the unpaid
assessed property taxes, interest, fees, costs, penalties and taxable costs for the properties listed
on attached Exhibit B that are the subject of litigation in the cases listed on the attached Exhibit
A and all other Obligations (the “Released Matters”).
‘The City further REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS that it has not heretofore assigned or
transferred to any person or entity any of the matters released under this Agreement, The City
covenants not to sue or file any charges, or voluntarily participate in any suit or charge, against
the Kelly Releasces, or any of them, for any of the Released Matters.
B, _ Conditioned upon the occurrence of the event described in paragraph 1(C), above,
and except for the enforcement of this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, the Kelly Entities RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE the City, and its
respective, agents, legal representatives, successors and assigns (the City and all of the foregoing
being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “City Releasees”), of and from, and do hereby
WAIVE, any and all rights, contracts, torts, claims, damages, losses, expenses, actions, causes of
action, and suits, whether or not now known, suspected, or claimed, which the Kelly Entities
ever had, now have or claim, or might hereafter have or claim against the City Refeasces, and
cach of them, based upon, arising out of, or relating to directly or indirectly, any matter or thing
‘occurring, in whole or in part, from the beginning of the world through the date hereof,
including, without limitation and without limitation as to time, any and all rights, claims, or
causes of action based upon, arising out of, or in any way related the Released Matters.
‘The Kelly Entities further REPRESENT AND WARRANT, except as may otherwise
appear as a matter of public record, that they have not heretofore assigned, deeded or transferred
to any person or entity the Properties or any of the matters released under this Agreement, The
Kelly Entities covenant not to sue or file any charges, or voluntarily participate in any suit or
charge, against the City Releasees, or any of them, for any of the Released Matters. The Kelly
Entities further expressly disclaim any representation or warranty of any kind or nature that
relates to the physical condition of the Properties or the marketability of the title to the
Properties.
Page 3of 113. No Admission. It is expressly understood and agreed that the parties hereto do not admit
any liability to each other or to any person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership in
connection with the claims asserted in the underlying dispute, but rather expressly deny such
liability. Further, this Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release is executed as part of a
compromise of disputed claims for the purpose of avoiding litigation and shall not be construed
as an admission of liability on the part of any party.
4, Miscellaneous. All understandings and agreements heretofore made between the parties
are superseded by and merged into this Agreement, which alone fully and completely expresses
the agreement between the parties, and the same is entered into with no party relying upon any
statement or representation made by any party not embodied in this Agreement. This Agreement
may not be assigned by any party, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior
written consent of the other parties, ‘The recitals set forth at the beginning of this Agreement are,
and shall be construed to be, an integral part of this Agreement. The headings of Sections
‘contained in this Agreement are merely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the
interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Whenever the context so requires, the
singular shall include the plural and vice versa. All words and phrases shall be construcd as
masculine, feminine or neuter gender, according to the context. Any modification of this
‘Agreement may be made only by an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of the party to
bbe bound by such modification. This Agreement shall be controlled, construed and in all
respects governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Michigan, as if made and
performed entirely within the State of Michigan without regard to any conflicts of laws
principles. In the event of litigation or arbitration, the parties hereby consent to suit in Wayne
‘County, Michigan. Whenever possible, each provision hereof shall be construed so as to be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law. If any provision of
this Agreement or the application thereof to any party or circumstances shall be prohibited by or
invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or any other provision of this Agreement or
the application of such provision to other parties or circumstances. This Agreement is deemed to
have been jointly drafted by the parties, and any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be construed
for or against any party as an attribution of drafting by any party. In the event that any party files
any claim or proceeding to enforce any breach of this Agreement (with the exception of a breach
of Paragraph 5 below relating to Confidentiality), then the non-prevailing party in any such claim
of proceeding shall pay to the prevailing party all of the prevailing party's costs of pursuing or
defending such claim, including without limitation their attomeys’ and expert witness fees in
‘connection therewith.
5. Confidentiality. The terms of this Agreement shall be treated as strictly confidential by
the undersigned. No party or counsel will disclose or permit to be disclosed to any other person,
firm or entity the terms of this Agreement, or the amount or nature of consideration paid by a
party, without the prior written consent of that party, except in order to enforce the terms hereof,
under order of a court or other compulsory legal process, in response to a governmental or
regulatory agency or organization in the course of an investigation or inquiry, or as otherwise
required by law. A party or counsel will give immediate written notice to all parties upon receipt
of any subpoena, order, or request for documents or testimony, which if complied with would
Page 4 of 11disclose terms and conditions or consideration paid. ‘The violation of this paragraph shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain
in full force and effect.
6. THIS AGREEMENT REFLECTS THE AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF HONEST
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND
AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS AND THAT ITS TERMS ARE FAIR AND LEGALLY
ENFORCEABLE, THAT THEY HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE
WITH EACH OTHER WITH REGARD TO ALL OF ITS TERMS, THAT THEY HAVE
ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY, THAT THEY
CONSULTED WITH COUNSEL CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT THEY
HAVE THE FULL RIGHT, POWER, AUTHORITY, AND CAPACITY TO ENTER INTO
AND EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT.
7. PROHIBITION OF FUTURE CLAIMS RELATED TO THE OBLIGATIONS. To
the extent not otherwise addressed above, this Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release may be
pleaded as a full and complete defense to any subsequent action or other proceeding, including
ration or administrative proceeding, arising out of any and all of the matters released
and discharged by this agreement, including, but not limited fo, any causes of action
the underlying dispute. Each party covenants and agrees not to initiate any action or
‘court or administrative agency, on account of any action or cause of action which is released
pursuant to this Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, other than an action to enforce this
Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release in the event of a breach or default. The offending
party shall be liable for and pay all actual and reasonable attomeys fees and costs incurred in the
defense of any such action or suit filed in violation of the terms of this Settlement Agreement
and Mutual Release, other than a suit to enforce the terms of the Settlement Agreement and
Mutual Release.
8. COUNTERPARTS. This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Limited Releases and the
documents to be executed pursuant to its provisions may be executed in one or more
‘counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, and all of which taken together shall
constitute one in the same instrument. This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Limited may be
executed and delivered by either email or facsimile and the parties agree that such execution and
delivery will have the same force and effect as delivery of an original document with original
signatures, and that each party may use such email or facsimile signatures as evidence of the
execution and delivery of this Settlement Agreement and Mutual Limited by all parties to the
same extent that an original signature could be used.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this SETTLEMENT
Page Sof ItAGREEMENT AND MUTUAL LIMITED RELEASES as of the date and year first above
written,
“city”
“The City of Detroit, a Michigan Municipal
Corporation
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Its: Special Assistant Corporation Counsel
Dated: October 18, 2018
“Kelly Entities”
Z Zeta la aoe
Michaél Kelly’
Dated: October /9 3618
Page Gof 11EXHIBIT A: Pending Litigation Against Kelly Entities
4. No. 17012443CH, Cily of Detroit v. Belmont Propertios of Michigan, LLC (3° Cir. CL.)
2. No. 17120805, City of Detroit v. Belmont Properties of Detrof, Michigan (36% Dist. CL.)
3. No. 17012449CH, City of Detroit v. Chase Detroit LLC (3 Cir. Ct.)
4. No. 17120988, Gly of Detroit v. Frenchy Sirois LLC (36% Dist. Ct)
5. No. 17121003, Cily of Detroit v. Alma Almont LLG (36 Dist. Ct.)
6. No, 17121004, City of Detroit v. American Equity Partnership LLC (36% Dist. Ct.)
7. No. 17120877, Cily of Detroit v. Devonshire His LC (36" Dist. Ct)
8. No, 17120828, Gliy of Detroit v. Cherokee Land LC (36 Dist. CL.)
9. No, 17120819, Cily of Detroit v. Jackson Land Holdings, LLC (36 Dist. CL)
40. 17-121028, City of Detroit v. Florida Southern, LC, etal (36" DC)
41. 17-121006, City of Detroit v. Detroit Property Exchange Corp, et al (36"DC)
42. 17-120731, City of Detroit v. Angel Group, LLC (86" DC)
43. 17-013178 - CH, City of Detroit v Woodlawm Properties, LLC (3° Cir. CL)
44. No. 17121405, Gily of Detroit v. Detroit Youth Gardens (36* Dist. Cl.)
45, No. 18-002300-CH Ciiy of Detroit v. Real TC LLC; Detroit Leasing, LLC; & Michael Kelly,
{ndividually (38 Cir. CL)
416, No. 18-002323-CH City of Detroit v. Chase Loan Services, Inc., (3% Cir. CL)
47, No. 18-000003-CH City of Detroit v. Alma Almont LLC; Detroit Property Exchenge, Co.; Latino
Housing, LLC; Party City, LLG; Devonshire Hills, LLC: Dobel Prize, LLC; Frenchy Sirois, LLC;
Gorard Brothers, LLG; and Montileu, LLC, (3% Cir. CL.)
48. No. 17-012873-CH, City of Detroit v. Detrolt Leasing Company, (3% Cir. Ct)
49. Depariment of Administrative Heating Cases: 18-024163; 16-004-682; 18-005-BS7; 10-001-006;
118-002-576; 18-002-676; 18-002-577; 18-019-444; 1B-019-420; 18-019-475; 18-019-474; 18.019-
473; 18-018-472; 18-019-471; 18-018-461; 18-014-892; 17-031-465,
Page 7 of 11EXHIBIT B: Properties Subject to Lawsuit
13903 MONTROSE
12114 MANOR
15864 E STATE FAIR
16026 ROSSINI DRIVE
10001 LAUDER
12122 SORRENTO
12601 STEEL
14636 FREELAND
. 14870 FREELAND
10, 14910 FREELAND
11, 16215 LAUDER
12, 18054 STEEL
13, 18601 ARDMORE
14, 19137 GAINSBOROUGH
15. 3614 CHATSWORTH
16, 3615 BALFOUR
17. 4875 CHATSWORTH
18. 5035 BALFOUR
19, 5097 BALFOUR
20. 5267 BALFOUR
21, 9272 CHEYENNE9596 SORRENTO
22. 4851 MCDOUGALL
23, 2950 MERRICK
24, 6034 30TH ST
25, 2552 SPRINGWELLS
26, 3545 BARHAM.
27. 17501 COOLEY
28. 9312 MACK.
29. 13047 E WARREN
30. 18900 CONANT
31,9143 MACK
32, 13533 GRANDVILLE
33. 5470 RIOPELLE.
34, 5825 ST AUBIN
35, 17163 CARDONI
36. 442 FIELD
37,430 HARPER
38. 18629 SCHOOLCRAFT
39, 1654 OAKMAN BLVD.
40. 19328 OAKFIELD
41, 12436 HAMBURG
42, 17215 LUMPKIN
43, 8063 MALVERN
PRI AvayNs
Page Bof 1144,3531 BARHAM
45, 15837 MURRAY HILL.
46. 16177 MONTE VISTA
47. 8825 HUBBELL
48, 2633 E FOREST
49. 2134 HALLECK
50. 21680 JASON
51. 8401 FAUST
52. 18640 DEAN
53. 7527 E SEVEN MILE.
54, 8341 DUBAY
55. 8389 ALMONT.
56, 8374 ALMONT
57. 8514 MONTLIEU
58, 13257 FRENCH RD.
‘59, 8322 ALMONT
60. 19700 STAHELIN
61. 19682 LUMPKIN
62. 7319 MANSFIELD
63. 8601 STRATHMOOR
64, 15418 CRUSE
65. 17621 KENTFIELD
66.2137 HALE
67. 6064 14TH ST
68. 19136 ANNOTT.
69. 800 W WILLIS
70. 22419 EATON
71. 14336 BIRWOOD
72.9531 GOODWIN
73. 19324 DANBURY
74, 15 ADELINE ST
75.3000 GRAY
Page 9 of 11EXHIBIT C: Properties to be Transferred
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Properties to be transferred to Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
1647 GRAY
1508 GRAY
1546 GRAY
1612GRAY
1230 LENOX
1388 LENOX
1358 DREXEL
1407 DREXEL
1393 COPLIN
10, 1369 COPLIN
IL. 1294 LAKEVIEW
12, 1378 LAKEVIEW
13. 1390 LAKEVIEW
14, 1402 LAKEVIEW
15, 1425 LAKEVIEW
16. 1391 LAKEVIEW
17, 1337 LAKEVIEW
18. 1365 EASTLAWN
19, 1299 EASTLAWN
20. 1267 EASTLAWN
21. 1182 GRAY
22. 1230GRAY
23. 1263 DICKERSON
24, 1142 LENOX
25. 1178 LENOX
26. 1074 DREXEL
27. 1224 DREXEL.
28, 1217 DREXEL,
29, 1211 DREXEL
30, 1153 DREXEL
31, 1046 LAKEVIEW
32. 1120 LAKEVIEW
33. 1211 LAKEVIEW
34. 1059 LAKEVIEW
35. 1239 EASTLAWN
36.1227 EASTLAWN
37. 1203 EASTLAWN
38, 1089 EASTLAWN
PRI AVALY
Page 10 of 11B. Properties to be transferred to Eastern Market Corporation
3813
3731
3429
4823
4655
4185
5233
435
. 2675
10.2272
11.2137
12, 2237
13. 4239
14.3811
15.4744
16. 4732
17.3622
18.2133
19.2677
20, 5573,
24. 2260
22.1974
23.1975
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