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Plymouth Park Tax Services proudly proclaims that it has “provided over $4 billion to governments through the purchase of real estate tax liens.”

About $33 million of that went to Cuyahoga County, where outgoing Treasurer Jim Rokakis has worked with the New Jersey company since 1999. The idea is that it’s preferable to get something rather than nothing out of people who don’t pay their property taxes. For the county, it’s essentially selling the debt to a collection agency.

And Plymouth Park knows how to play tough: One year after it buys a tax lien from the county, it can take the house by foreclosure if the owner still hasn’t paid up.

This article appears in Dec 8-14, 2010.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

3 replies on “Plymouth Park Tax Services Takes Homes Over Late Taxes, Then Fails to Pay Taxes Itself”

  1. Scene left out a lot of this story
    Submitted by Lily Miller on December 14, 2010 – 6:20pm.

    So I will take care of business myself.

    First of all, Jim Rokakis is full of shit.

    Property tax collection is his business and collection should be enforced equally. No way in hell should a company that is in the business of foreclosing on property for delinquent taxes be delinquent on any of their properties that they stole from people for not paying taxes. Rokakis was well aware of the fact that this crooked company did not pay their own property taxes- FOR YEARS- and if Rokakis was not aware for some absurd reason… HE SHOULD OF BEEN AWARE. It is Rokakis’ job to collect delinquent taxes and not look the other way for certain folks.

    Plymouth Park stole Freddie Doe’s property and transferred the deed on November 17, 2009.

    Plymouth Park did NOT pay one cent in taxes for over one year on this property that they foreclosed on for delinquent property taxes.

    It was not until a few weeks prior to actually evicting Freddie Doe that they decided to pay their own taxes. Plymouth Park Tax Services stole Freddie’s house over deliquent property taxes and did not pay their own taxes for nearly one year. Plymouth Park owed more money in deliquent property taxes than the actual victim owed prior to having his home stolen.

    See below:

    Prior year tax – 2009 1,234.92 1,234.92 0.00
    Delq Interest – 2010 14.26 14.26 0.00
    Prior year penalty – 2009 191.43 191.43 0.00
    DELQ BALANCE 1,440.61 1,440.61 0.00
    1st half tax 622.35 0.00 622.35
    1ST HALF BALANCE 622.35 0.00 622.35
    2nd half tax 622.35 0.00 622.35
    2ND HALF BALANCE 622.35 0.00 622.35
    C170100C-NEORSD Prior year penalty – 2009 259.19 259.19 0.00
    Delq Interest – 2010 19.31 19.31 0.00
    Prior year tax – 2009 1,672.20 1,672.20 0.00
    DELQ BALANCE 1,950.70 1,950.70 0.00
    TOTAL BALANCE 4,636.01 3,391.31 1,244.70

    AND PLYMOUTH PARK TAX SERVICES WAS BEHIND ON ALMOST ALL OF THEIR PROPERTIES THAT THEY OBTAINED VIA delinquent tax foreclosures until I started spreading the word on a National level. They only paid after I busted them for not paying their own taxes.

    see my post dated October 2, 2010 below:
    Submitted by Lily Miller on October 2, 2010 – 12:42pm.

    This information should outrage every single person.

    The following is a list of the property owned by Plymouth Park Tax Services – obtained when the company foreclosed on former owners for not paying their property taxes- and the amount of delinquent property taxes that Plymouth Park Tax Services owes to Cuyahoga County:

    According to the Cuyahoga County Auditor’s website:

    1. 1613 Elberon Ave, East Cleveland, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $2,053.47

    2. 4150 E 138 St, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $1,592.59

    3. 13909 Orinoco Ave, East Cleveland, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $1,568.73

    4. 890 E 130 St, Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $2,917.99

    5. 13215 Alvin Ave, Garfield Hts, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $2,331.27

    6. 1516 Luxor Rd, East Cleveland, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $1,297.17

    7. 12414 Farringdon AVE, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $2,411.11

    8. 1061 E 167 ST, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $2,090.81

    9. 3234 W 88 St, Cleveland, OH 44102 delinquent taxes $1,608.16

    10. 1622 E 84 St, Cleveland, OH 44103 delinquent taxes $2,667.86

    11. 11806 Fairport Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $1,451.10

    12. 14113 Tokay AVE, Maple Hts, OH 44137 delinquent taxes $2,773.79

    13. 11902 Fairport Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $1,446.14

    14. 14113 Tokay AVE, Maple Hts, OH 44137 delinquent taxes $ 2,773.79

    15. 11902 Fairport Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $1,446.14

    16. 3529 East BLVD, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $3,253.54

    17. 12904 Dove AVE, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $6,479.00

    18. 13619 Christine AVE, Garfield Hts, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $5,581.56

    19. 9607 Parmelee Ave, Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $1,216.22

    20. 10805 Earle Ave, Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $2,451.29

    21 805 E 131 ST , Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $1,612.16

    22. 3877 E 142 St, Cleveland, OH 44128 delinquent taxes $3,827.72

    23. 3780 Mayfield RD, Cleveland Hts, OH 44121 delinquent taxes $10,164.97

    24. 4046 Northfield Rd, Highland Hills Village, OH 44122 delinquent taxes $3,678.81

    25. 24275 Donover Rd, Warrensville Hts, OH 44128 delinquent taxes $3,217.43

    26. 15127 Granger RD, Maple Hts, OH 44137 delinquent taxes $6,291.79

    27. 19919 Mountville Dr, Maple Hts, OH 44137 delinquent taxes $3,003.55

    28. 3625 Washington BLVD, Cleveland Hts, OH 44118 delinquent taxes $5,174.37

    29. 942 Pembrook Rd, Cleveland Hts, OH 44121 delinquent taxes $12,557.41

    30. 1282 E 186 St, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $1,844.77

    31. 4002 Trent AVE, Cleveland, OH 44109 delinquent taxes $2,015.08

    32. 10321 Parkgate AVE, Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $2,855.04

    33. 11316 Durant AVE, Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $7,981.65

    34 27701 Mills AVE, Euclid, OH 44132 delinquent taxes $2,232.32

    35. 12325 Park Knoll Dr, Garfield Hts, OH 44125 delinquent taxes $1,818.64

    36 13408 S Parkway DR, Garfield Hts, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $2,394.20

    37. 4673 E 85 St, Garfield Hts, OH 44125 delinquent taxes $3,476.40

    38. 13421 Emerson Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107 delinquent taxes $4,547.51

    39 4072 E 139 ST, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $873.58

    40 4344 E 141 ST, Cleveland, OH 44128 delinquent taxes $5,186.68

    41. 4115 E 146 ST, Cleveland, OH 44128 delinquent taxes $1,362.21

    42. 16205 Judson Dr, Cleveland, OH 44128 delinquent taxes $953.36

    43. 19807 Longbrook RD, Warrensville Hts, OH 44123 delinquent taxes $2,376.01

    44. 16105 Mendota AVE, Maple Hts, OH 44137 delinquent taxes $11,011.57

    45. 16305 Friend Ave, Maple Hts, OH 44137 delinquent taxes $3,019.45

    46. 19819 Kings HWY, Warrensville Hts, OH 44122 delinquent taxes $8,283.79

    47. 3608 Palmerston RD, Shaker Hts, OH 44122 delinquent taxes $28,184.22

    48. 5110 Philip St, Maple Hts, OH 44137 delinquent taxes $2,671.00

    49. 19107 Gladstone Rd, Warrensville Hts, OH 44122 delinquent taxes $2,523.68

    50. 3651 Latimore Rd, Shaker Hts, OH 44122 delinquent taxes $8,767.02

    51. 1983 Warrensville Center RD, South Euclid, OH delinquent taxes $13,136.66

    52. 2236 Edgerton Rd, University Hts, OH 44118 delinquent taxes $5,888.70

    53 3388 Cedarbrook Rd, Cleveland Hts, OH 44118 delinquent taxes $3,845.20

    54. 1164 Melbourne RD, East Cleveland, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $4,690.15

    55. 907 Caledonia AVE, Cleveland Hts, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $7,444.12

    56. 1680 Beverly Hills DR, Euclid, OH 44117 delinquent taxes $3,367.92

    57. 25570 Tungsten RD, Euclid, OH 44132 delinquent taxes $3,231.96

    58. 3967 E 121 St, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $3,357.74

    59. 12528 Forest AVE, Cleveland, OH 44120 delinquent taxes $5,887.51

    60. 3920 E 99 St, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $1,318.11

    61. 9601 Heath AVE, Cleveland, OH 44104 delinquent taxes $1,203.47

    62. 7812 Force AVE, Cleveland, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $1,930.77

    63. 3279 E 130 ST, Cleveland, OH 44120 delinquent taxes $2,536.84

    64. 1237 E 114 ST, Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $2,351.40

    65. 1827 Haldane RD, Cleveland, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $4,986.37

    66. 16910 Grovewood Ave, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $2,043.33

    67. 13417 Rugby RD, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $2,365.97

    68. 15720 Mandalay Ave, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $1,855.10

    70. 1998 Torbenson DR, Cleveland, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $3,877.43

    71. 763 E 152 ST, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $12,565.98

    72. 794 E 154 St, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $812.14

    73. 341 E 156 St, Cleveland, OH 44110 delinquent taxes $8,262.92

    74. 807 E 131 St, Cleveland, OH 44108 delinquent taxes $1,283.44

    75. 1373 EAST BLVD CLEVELAND, OH 44106 delinquent taxes $3,993.51

    76. 2850 E 127 ST, Cleveland, OH 44120 delinquent taxes $2,200.59

    77. 4001 E 151 ST, Cleveland, OH 44120 delinquent taxes $4,794.80

    78. 16201 Myrtle AVE, Cleveland, OH 44128 delinquent taxes $4,100.27

    79. 3546 Raymont BLVD, University Hts, OH 44118 delinquent taxes $16,666.01

    80. 861 Quarry DR, Cleveland Hts, OH 44121 delinquent taxes $18,367.91

    81. 22701 Shore Center AVE, Euclid, OH 44123 delinquent taxes $33,336.34

    82. 3962 E 41 ST, Newburgh Hts, OH 44105 delinquent taxes $7,703.00

    83. 1521 Clarence AVE, Lakewood, OH 44107 delinquent taxes $15,719.32

    84. 4328 E 143 ST, Cleveland, OH 44128 delinquent taxes $2,975.68

    85. 3769 E 140 ST, Cleveland, OH 44120 delinquent taxes $6,851.10

    86. 3279 E 128 ST, Cleveland, OH 44120 delinquent taxes $3,700.37

    87. 7915 Sowinski AVE, Cleveland, OH 44103 delinqent taxes $13,719.84

    88. 1642 Lockwood CLEVELAND, OH 44112 delinquent taxes $2,799.55

    89. 857 E 75 ST, Cleveland, OH 44103 delinquent taxes $735.91

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  2. Rokakis is slime. Families continue to be made homeless by Plymouth Park. Families with little kids. Meanwhile, Rokakis’ friends get off with some wite out.

  3. Land Bank is money laundering for the mess left by Plymouth Park and tax liens sales authorized by County Treasurer which stopped in 2008, because Plymouth Park was not paying their taxes. Rokakis regrouped his scheme and used the “land bank” to pick up these delinquent liens, where the liens and title to these properties can be sanitized with some wite out. Frangos who leads up “Land Bank” was at Boards of Revision before the promotion…here’s a description of how land bank lots work for developers.
    At REALNEO:
    Kickbacks for Developers….
    Submitted by ANGELnWard14 on December 15, 2010 – 1:38am.

    Kickbacks are all legalized with the right connections:

    1) Remember, even though they bought them for $1.00…they were able to give an EQUITABLE VALUE to these properties that empowered them to use them as a leverage in the big scheme of capital investments towards leveraging dollar for dollar grants…Thus if they said the property was valued at $50,000 as a buildable vacant lot…then they got credit for that value and that much in funding towards their building project along with HOPE grant subsidies…it’s an extraordinary web of money laundering for high end development! Below is a 1996 HUD outline of some of the original funding outlines!

    a) Brownfield Development Funding (See the properties of Battery Park as an example).

    b) 15 year tax abatements

    c) Tax Credits for new development that is supposed to be low-moderate income housing…

    d) HUD Funding for administration costs:

    1) Empowerment Zone funds (East side of Cleveland)

    2) Enterprise Zone Funds

    3) Supplemental Empowerment Zone Funds

    4) Home Ownership Zone funding collaboratives

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