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LEGAL NOTICE

ROTH, BLAIR, ROBERTS,

STRASFELD & LODGE

Attorneys At Law

100 Federal Plaza East, Suite 600

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 3605

AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC

PLAINTIFF,

VS.

ESTATE OF MARY HALL, ET AL.,

DEFENDANTS.

Estate of Mary Hall, Fred Richard, Unknown Spouse of Fred Richard, Freddie Hall, Anita Hall, Derrick Hall, Joshua Hall, Unknown Tenant or Land Contract Vendee, and Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, or Assigns of Mary Hall, whose exact address cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence shall take notice that on the 29th day of September, 2005, Plaintiff, American Tax Funding, LLC filed its Complaint in Foreclosure Case No. 05CV 3605 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, to wit:

Known as being Youngstown City Lot Number 31363 according to the latest enumeration of lots in said City in Cochran Park Subdivision No. 1, a subdivision of a part of original Youngstown Township Out Lots Nos. 1156 and 1190 as shown by the recorded plat of said Subdivision in Volume 17 of Plats, Page 71, Mahoning County Records.

PROPERTY LOCATION: 304 East Lucius Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44507

PERMANENT PARCEL NO. 53-117-0-407.00-0

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 the last date of publication of this notice, which notice shall be made once per week for three consecutive weeks, said answer day being the 4th day of April, 2006. 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.

Feb 21,28; Mar 7, 2006  06-00294