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LEGAL NOTICE

JOHN M. ZOMOIDA, JR.

Attorney At Law

ROTH, BLAIR, ROBERTS, STRASFELD & LODGE

600 City Centre One

100 Federal Plaza East

Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1893

Telephone: 330-744-5211

IN THE COURT OF

COMMON PLEAS,

MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO

120 Market Street

Youngstown, Ohio 44503-1751

Case No. 05CV 1706

AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC

PLAINTIFF,

VS.

ELLA BROWN, ET AL

DEFENDANTS.

Ella Brown, the Unknown Spouse of Ella Brown, if any, and the Unknown Tenant, if any, whose exact address cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, shall take notice that on the 12th day of May, 2005, Plaintiff, American Tax Funding, LLC, filed a Complaint in Foreclosure in Case Number 05CV 1706 in the Court of Common Pleas of Mahoning County, Ohio, to foreclose the liens held by it for delinquent real estate taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, charges, and costs with respect to the real property more fully described as:

Situated in the Township of Austintown, County of Mahoning and State of Ohio, and known as being Lot No. Nine Hundred Eight (908) of a Subdivision of Austintown Township, plat of which is recorded in Volume 19, Page 58, Mahoning County Records of Deeds.

PERMANENT PARCEL NO.: 48-025-0-598.00-0

PROPERTY LOCATION: 131 Carnegie Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44515.

The prayer of the Complaint is for an order directing that the above-described property be sold at public auction, that the proceeds therefrom be used to satisfy Plaintiff's liens, and for such other relief as the Court may deem just, equitable and necessary. Plaintiff further prays that the above-named Defendants be required to answer the Complaint within Twenty-eight (28) days from the last date of publication of this notice, which will be published for three (3) successive weeks, said answer day being the 6th day of September, 2005. If said Defendants fail to timely respond, the Court may enter a default judgment against them for the relief requested in the Complaint.

ROTH, BLAIR, ROBERTS, STRASFELD & LODGE

BY:  JOHN N. ZOMOIDA, JR.,

  Plaintiff's Attorney.

Jul 5,12,19, 2005   05-01228