PUBLIC NOTICE The parties listed below whose last known address is listed below, the place of residence of each being unknown, will take notice that on the date of filing listed below, the undersigned Plaintiff filed its Complaint in the Court of Common Pleas, of Lawrence County, Ohio, alleging that Plaintiff is the holder of certain tax certificates (listed below), purchased from the Lawrence County Treasurer in conformity with statutory authority, and is vested with the first lien previously held by the State of Ohio and its taxing districts for the amount of taxes, assessments, penalties, charges and interest charged against the subject parcel. Plaintiff further alleges that the certificate redemption price of each certificate is due and unpaid, and that it has filed a Notice of Intent to Foreclose with the Lawrence County Treasurer, which the Treasurer has certified indicating the certificate has not been redeemed. Plaintiff further alleges that there are also due and payable taxes, assessments, penalties and charges on the subject parcel that are not covered by the certificate, including all costs related directly or indirectly to the tax certificate (including attorneys fees of the holders’ attorney and fees and costs of the proceedings). Plaintiff further alleges that it is owed the sums shown below on each tax certificate, plus interest at a rate of 17.5% per annum on the first tax certificate, from the certificate’s purchase date to the date a notice of intent was filed, and 18% thereafter and on any other subsequently purchased tax certificate which are a first and prior lien against the real estate described below, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the subject parcel shown below. Plaintiff prays that the defendants named below be required to answer and set up their interest in said premises or be forever barred from asserting the same; that all taxes, assessments, penalties and interest due and unpaid, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees, on the tax certificates be found to be a good and valid first lien on said premises; that the equity of redemption of said premises be foreclosed, said premises sold as provided by law, and for such other relief as is just and equitable. The defendants named below are required to answer on or before the 27th day of March, 2025. By Suzanne M. Godenswager (0086422), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Avenue, Suite 300, Cleveland, OH 44115, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff listed below. 24FC000889 Tax Ease OH V, LLC V. Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Geraldine Smith aka Geraldine M. Smith aka Geraldine Mae Smith, Deceased, et al. Date of Filing: November 18, 2024 Published on: Bernard L. Smith, Individually and as Fiduciary of the Estate of Geraldine M. Smith aka Geraldine Smith aka Geraldine Mae Smith and Beth Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Bernard L. Smith, whose last known address is 306 West 2nd Street, South Point, OH 45680, Mammie L. Smith and Michael Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any, of Mammie L. Smith whose last known address is 20 Township Road 1039, Apt 4, Chesapeake, OH 45619, and Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Geraldine Smith aka Geraldine M. Smith aka Geraldine Mae Smith, Deceased, whose last known address is unknown Base Lien: 22-156 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,567.07 Additional Liens: 23-059 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,257.88 24-057 Certificate Purchase Price: $1,359.86 Permanent Parcel No.: 16-092-0100.000; 16-092-0300.000 Also known as: 306 West 2nd Street, South Point, OH 45680 (A full copy of the legal description can be found in the Lawrence County Recorder’s office) LH-217038 02-13,20,27;2025