Neighborhood dispute hits state appeals court: Detroit-area couple told to remove fence | The RepublicTAYLOR, Mich. – Michigan’s second-highest court has a message for a Detroit-area couple: Take down the fence. The state appeals court this week said a neighborhood group in Taylor had the right to challenge Phillip and Bonnie Michels. The Woods of Pardee Homeowners Association bars fences but the couple still erected one.