IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MONTGOMERY COUNTY,

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO Tax Ease OH V, LLC Plaintiff vs. Karen K. Smart, et al., Defendants Case No.: 2025 CV 04458 Judge: Mary Wiseman Legal Notice Defendant(s), John Doe, Real Name Unknown, the Unknown Spouse, if any, of Elsie C. Beach, whose last known address is 2318 England Ave, Dayton, OH 45406 And John Doe and/or Jane Doe, Real Name Unknown, the Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and Assigns of Elsie C. Beach, whose Identities and Address(es) are Unknown, will take notice that on August 13, 2025, Tax Ease OH V, LLC, filed its Complaint in Case Number 2025 CV 04458, Montgomery County, Ohio, alleging that the defendant(s), John Doe, Real Name Unknown, the Unknown Spouse, if any, of Elsie C. Beach And John Doe and/or Jane Doe, Real Name Unknown, the Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and Assigns of Elsie C. Beach, 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 being Lot Numbered Seventy Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Three (70,653) of the consecutive numbers of lots on the revised plat of the said City of Dayton. Premises commonly known as: 2318 England Ave, Dayton, OH 45406 Parcel No.: R72 15911 0001 The Plaintiff further alleges that it is the holder of tax certificates purchased from the county treasurer, that the certificates are valid and have not been redeemed. The Plaintiff demands that the named defendants be required to set forth their interest in response to the Plaintiff's complaint. 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 October 17, 2025. Tax Ease OH V, LLC /s/ William L. Costello By: William L. Costello (0040631) James L. Sassano (0062253) Maureen Delaney (0083507) Attorneys for Plaintiff Ulrich, Sassano, Deighton, Delaney & Higgins Co., L.P.A. 4834 Richmond Rd, Suite 201 Cleveland, OH 44128 216-360-7200 Phone 216-360-7210_Facsimile montgomerymail@carlisle-law.com 9-5,9-12,9-19/2025