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LEGAL NOTICE

JOHN M. ZOMOIDA, JR.

ROTH, BLAIR, ROBERTS,

STRASFELD & LODGE

Attorneys At Law

600 City Centre One

100 Federal Plaza East

Youngstown, OH 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 2017

AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC

PLAINTIFF,

VS.

ROBERT DUVAL, ET AL.,

DEFENDANTS.

Robert Duval and Ann Duval, whose exact address cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, shall take notice that on the 7th day of June, 2005, Plaintiff, American Tax Funding, LLC filed its Complaint in Foreclosure Case No. 05CV 2017 in the Court of Common Pleas, 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 located at:

Situated in the City of Youngstown, County of Mahoning and State of Ohio:

And known as being Youngstown City Lot Nos. 9641 and 9642 according to the latest enumeration of lots in said City in Hattie M. Smith's Plat No. 2 a subdivision of a part of Original Youngstown Township Great Lot No. 6 as shown by the recorded plat of said subdivision in Volume 6 of Maps, Page 92 of Mahoning County Records.

Said Youngstown City Lot Nos. 9641 and 9642 together form a parcel of land having a frontage of 50 feet on the Southerly side of Mineral Springs Avenue and extending back between parallel lines 125 feet on the Easterly line, 125 feet on the Westerly line and having a rear line of 50 feet as appears by said Plat.

PROPERTY LOCATION: 717 Mineral Springs, Youngstown, Ohio 44511

PERMANENT PARCEL NOS. 53-059-0-141.00-0 and 53-059-0-142.00-0

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 and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same, that Plaintiff's liens be found to be good and valid first liens on said premises, and that equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed.

Said Defendants are required to answer Plaintiff's Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after last date of publication of this notice, which notice shall be made once per week for three consecutive weeks, said answer day being the 15th 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.

Attorney for American Tax Funding, LLC.

Aug 4,11,18, 2005  05-01358