IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MONTGOMERY COUNTY,

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO TAX EASE OH V LLC Plaintiff vs. Michael Ford, et al., Defendants Case No.: 2026 CV 02562 Judge: Steven K. Dankof Legal Notice Defendant(s), Cassaundra Dee Ford And John Doe, Real Name Unknown, the Unknown Spouse, if any, of Cassaundra Dee Ford, whose last known Addresses are 5407 Hoover Ave, Apt 339, Dayton, OH 45417 And 1116 Lexington Ave, Dayton, OH 45402, Carlos N Ford And Jane Doe, Real Name Unknown, The Unknown Spouse, if any, of Carlos N. Ford, whose last known address is PO Box 26043, Dayton, OH 45426, will take notice that on April 30, 2026, TAX EASE OH V LLC, filed its Complaint in Case Number 2026 CV 02562, Montgomery County, Ohio, alleging that the defendant(s), Cassaundra Dee Ford, John Doe, Real Name Unknown, the Unknown Spouse, if any, of Cassaundra Dee Ford, Carlos N Ford And Jane Doe, Real Name Unknown, The Unknown Spouse, if any, of Carlos N. Ford, have or claim to have an interest in the real estate described below: Situated in the City of Dayton, County of Montgomery and State of Ohio and bounded and described as follows: Being Lot Number 35476 of the consecutive numbers of lots of the revised plat of the said City of Dayton, Ohio. Premises commonly known as: 1116-1118 Lexington Ave, Dayton, OH 45402 Parcel No.: R72 08004 0008 The Plaintiff further alleges that by reason of default in the payment of the promissory note, according to its tenor, the conditions of a concurrent mortgage deed given to secure the payment of said note and conveying the premises described, have been broken and the same has become absolute. The Plaintiff demands that the defendants named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshaling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of plaintiff's claim in the proper order of its priority and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named above are required to answer the complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this legal notice on June 8, 2026. Answer Date: July 6, 2026 TAX EASE OH V LLC /s/ James L. Sassano By: James L. Sassano (0062253) William Costello (0040631) Maureen Delaney (0083507) Attorneys for Plaintiff Sassano, Deighton, Delaney, Higgins & Mommsen Co., L.P.A. 4834 Richmond Rd, Suite 201 Cleveland, OH 44128 216-360-7200 Phone 216-360-7210_Facsimile montgomerymail@carlisle-law.com 5-25, 6-1, 6-8/2026