County Treasurer Files Tax Foreclosures

Columbiana County Treasurer filed two new delinquent property tax foreclosure cases in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court on May 21, according to court listings published by the Salem News. The filings name Jay D. Pitcher of East Fourth Street in Salem and Z. Doris Newton of Lower Elkton Road in Leetonia. The court listing says the treasurer is seeking foreclosure over unpaid property taxes tied to one Salem-area property and one Leetonia-area property. The cases were listed under new common pleas filings in Lisbon. ### Which properties are named in the new foreclosure filings? The May 21 court report says the case against Jay D. Pitcher seeks delinquent property tax foreclosure for a West State Street property in Salem. The listing identifies Pitcher with an East Fourth Street address in Salem. The same report says the case against Z. (salemnews.net) Doris Newton seeks delinquent property tax foreclosure for a Lower Elkton Road property in Leetonia. The listing identifies Newton with a Lower Elkton Road address in Leetonia. ### What does the filing say the county is trying to do? The Common Pleas listing uses the phrase “delinquent property tax foreclosure sought” for both cases. (salemnews.net) That means the county treasurer has asked the court to proceed with foreclosure tied to unpaid real estate taxes, according to the language in the published docket summary. Lisbon is named in the listings because the county treasurer’s office is based there and Columbiana County Common Pleas Court sits in Lisbon. The Salem News entry does not list tax amounts, parcel numbers or hearing dates for the two new cases. ### Is this an isolated filing or part of a broader pattern? (salemnews.net) Salem News court reports show the Columbiana County Treasurer has filed similar delinquent tax foreclosure actions in other recent common pleas cases. An April 24 court report listed a case against JB & D Holdings Ltd. tied to a Lisbon property, and an April 10 report listed a case against Daniel A. Smith tied to a Salem property. (salemnews.net) A May 8 court report also listed a separate mortgage foreclosure action brought by U.S. Bank National Association, showing that foreclosure matters continue to appear regularly on the common pleas docket, though tax foreclosures and mortgage foreclosures are different types of cases. ### What details are still not public in the court listing? (salemnews.net) The May 21 publication does not include the amount of taxes allegedly owed by Pitcher or Newton. The listing also does not identify other lienholders, service dates, or whether either defendant has filed a response. Court-report summaries in the Salem News are brief docket entries rather than full complaints. (salemnews.net) The published item gives the parties, mailing locations and the property location for each foreclosure sought, but not the underlying complaint documents. ### What happens next in a tax foreclosure case? (salemnews.net) The next step is likely to occur in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court, where the full case files would show service, responses from property owners, and any later foreclosure orders or sheriff’s sale activity. The May 21 Salem News listing identifies Jay D. Pitcher and Z. Doris Newton as the named defendants in those newly filed cases. (salemnews.net)