COURT OF COMMON PLEAS BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO NOTIC

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 January 08, 2026, Michael McNamara, Treasurer of Butler County, Ohio filed a Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Ohio at the City of Hamilton, case number CV2026-01-0044, for the foreclosure of liens for delinquent taxes, assessments, charges, 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 and tax certificate or master list of delinquent tracts; a statement of the amount of the taxes, 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 and the names and addresses of each lienholder 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}: Q6521-037-000-058 Property Address: 828 Sixteenth Avenue, Middletown, OH 45044 Legal Description: The complete legal description can be obtained at O.R.68 l8, Page 620 and O.R. 6818, Page 618 and O.R.6818, Page 617 and O.R. 1741, Page 351 as recorded in the office of the Butler County, Ohio Recorder Last known owner(s) is/are: Deneen Lee Pruden, 828 Sixteenth Avenue Middletown, OH 45044 Lienholder(s): the City of Middletown, Ohio One Donham Plaza Middletown, OH 45042 State of Ohio, Department of Medicaid Medicaid Estate Recovery Unit 30 E. Broad Street, 14th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-3130 State Of Ohio, Department Of Medicaid Attn: Donald W. Harper, 7247 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45230 Other Person(s)with Interest: John Doe, Unknown Spouse Of Deneen Lee Pruden 828 Sixteenth Avenue, Middletown, OH, 45044 Unknown Heirs, Legatees And Devisees Of Deneen Lee Pruden 828 Sixteenth Avenue, Middletown, OH 45044 Total amount of taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest: $13,091.15 Any person owning or claiming any right, title, or interest in, or lien upon any parcel of real property above listed may file an answer in such action setting forth the nature and amount of interest owned or claimed and, my defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer shall be filed with Clerk of the Court, 315 High St., 5th Floor, Hamilton, Ohio 45011, and a copy of the answer shall be served on the prosecuting attorney, on or before March 05, 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 parcel 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 lienholder of, or other person with an interest in, a parcel listed in the complaint may redeem the parcel 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, hen 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 1-21,1-28,2-4/2026