COURT OF COMMON PLEAS BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO NOTICE OF SUIT FOR FORECLOSURE OF LIEN FOR DELINQUENT TAXES BY ACTION IN REM BY THE TREASURER OF BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO Public notice is hereby given that on December 11, 2025, Michael McNamara. Treasurer of Butler County, Ohio filed a Complaint in the Court of Common Pieas of Butler County, Ohio at the City of Hamilton, case number CV2025-12-3054, for the foreclosure of liens for delinquent taxes, assessments. penalties, and interest against certain real property situated in such county, as described in that complaint. The object of the action is to obtain from the court a judgment foreclosing the tax liens against such real estate and ordering the sale of such real estate for the satisfaction of the tax liens on it. Such action is brought against the real property only and no personal judgment shall be entered in it However, if pursuant to the action the property is sold for an amount that is less than the amount of the delinquent taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest against it, the court, in a separate order, may enter a deficiency judgment against the owner of record of a parcel for the amount of the difference: if that owner of record is a corporation, the court may enter the deficiency judgment against the stockholder holding a majority of the corporation's stock. The permanent parcel number of each parcel included in such action: the full street address of the parcel. if available; a description of the parcel as set forth in the associated delinquent land tax certificate or master list of delinquent a statement of the amount of the assessments. charges, penalties, and interest due and unpaid on the parcel?? the name and address of the last known owner of the parcel as they appear on the general tax list: and the names and addresses of each 1ienholder and other person with an interest in the parcel identified in a statutorily required title search relating to the parcel; all as more fully set forth in the complaint, are as follows: Auditor's Permanent Parcel Number(s): Q6511-005-000-016 and Q6511-005-000-016T Property Address: 34 South Main Street, Middletown, Ohio 45044 Legal Description: The complete legal description can be obtained at O.R. 9969, Page 1804 as recorded in the office of the Butler County, Ohio Recorder Last known owner(s) is/are: Empowering Nations LLC, 3339 Princeton Road #1050 Hamilton, OH 45011 Lien Holder(s): N/A Other Person(s) with Interest: Historic Rose Furniture LLC c/o Laura L. Mills, S.A., 101 Central Plaza South, Suite 1200 Canton, OH 44702 Historic Rose Furniture LLC, P.O. Box 259, Louisville, OH 44641 Total amount of taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest: $5,172.53 Any person owning or claiming any right, title, or interest in, or lien upon, any parcel of rea1 property above listed may file an answer in such action setting forth the nature and amount of interest owned or claimed and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer shall be filed with Clerk of the Court, 315 High 5th Floor, Hamilton, Ohio 45011, and a copy of the answer shall be served on the prosecuting attorney, on or before January 29, 2026 (twenty-eight days after the date of final publication of this notice). If no answer is filed with respect to a parcel listed in the complaint, on or before the last day for filing an answer, a judgment of foreclosure will be taken by default as to that parcel. Any pared as to which a foreclosure is taken by default shall be sold for the satisfaction of the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties. and interest, and the costs incurred in the foreclosure proceeding, which are due and unpaid. At any time prior to the filing of an entry of confirmation of sale. any owner or Iienholder of: or other person with an interest in, a parcel listed in the complaint may redeem the pared by tendering to the treasurer the amount of the taxes. assessments. charges, penalties, and interest due and unpaid on the parcel, together with all costs incurred in the proceeding instituted against the parcel under section 5721.18 of the Revised Code. Upon the filing of any entry of confirmation of sale, there shall be no further equity of redemption. After the filing of any such entry, any person claiming any right, title, or interest in, or lien upon. any parcel shall be forever barred and foreclosed of any such right title or interest in, lien upon, and any equity of redemption in. such parcel. PATRICK R. OELRICH, 0093724 ASSISTANT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO 315 High Street, 11th Floor Hamilton, Ohio 45011 (513) 887-3481 12-17, 12-24, 12-31/2025


