James G. Bender, Jr., Individually and as Successor Administrator of the Estate of James G. Bender, Sr. v. City of Rochester, New York

JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The question presented on this appeal concerns the constitutionality of procedures followed by the City of Rochester, New York, (the “City”) to notify owners of real property that the City has instituted tax foreclosure proceedings against their property. Specifically, we must decide whether the City satisfied the requirements of due process by mailing notice of a tax foreclosure proceeding addressed to the person listed on the land records as the owner of real property, but who in fact was deceased, or whether the City was required to identify and give notice to…