In Re Foreclosure of Liens for Delinquent Taxes

Fain, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant ITT Financial Services (“ITT”) appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to vacate a sale of real property sold at a sheriff’s sale following an in rem foreclosure proceeding.

ITT contends that because it holds a mortgage lien upon the property sold and it did not receive notice of the date and place of sale in accordance with local custom, it was denied due process of law in violation of the Ohio and United States Constitutions. ITT further contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it set a hearing date on ITT’s motion to…