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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT COMPLAINT TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN seal No. 22 TL 001010 Vincent DeSanty, also known as Vincent Antonio DeSanty, deceased, formerly of North Adams, Berkshire County, and said Commonwealth; Commonwealth of Massachusetts (MassHealth, Estate Recovery Program); or their heirs, devisees, legal representatives, successors, and assigns: A Complaint has been filed by the Plaintiff City of North Adams. The Complaint asks the Court to enter a judgment ending any ownership rights or interests in the land described below. The Complaint is about a parcel of land located in the City of North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, described in the Complaint as follows: Land in said North Adams, with the buildings thereon, at 78 Richview Ave., shown as Parcel 21 on Assessors' Map 148, described in Berkshire No.Dist.Deeds, B. 462, P. 546 and Berkshire Probate 07P0359. Present Owners: Ernest A. Desanty and Vincent A. Desanty. To respond to the Complaint, you or your attorney must take these steps by the Deadline to Answer, which is the first day of September in the year two thousand and twenty-five. First, prepare a written Answer. You may write your own Answer or use the form or the online guided interview program on the Court website. Second, file your Answer with the Land Court Recorder's Office, or in the Assistant Recorder's Office at the Registry of Deeds where the land is located, or using the Court's online eFiling system. Third, serve a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff by mail or e-mail. If you do not answer the Complaint by the above Deadline to Answer, this Court will find you in default. You may lose the chance to answer or dispute the facts listed in the Complaint or pay the taxes owed. You may lose all ownership rights or interest in the land described above. If a judgment of foreclosure is entered, you will lose ownership of your property. If the property is worth more than the amount owed to cover the tax debt and foreclosure costs, you may be entitled to receive any remaining funds (excess equity) from the Plaintiff. It is ordered that this citation be published right away, once in Berkshire Eagle a newspaper published in City of North Adams. Witness, GORDON H. PIPER, Esquire, Chief Justice of said Court, this eighth day of July in the year two thousand and twenty-five. Attest with Seal of said Court. Deborah J. Patterson Recorder Plaintiff's Attorney: James E. Coppola, Jr. Esq.,40 South Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 Tel: (781)639- 0140. AD# 95404 07/26/2025