AKRON, Ohio -- Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise on Monday filed a foreclosure complaint in Summit County Court of Common Pleas against Chapel Hill Mall in Akron.

Jack LaMonica, Scalise’s chief of staff, said the complaint was filed after the mall’s owner and his lawyer did not respond last week to an email and certified mail regarding the property’s overdue real estate taxes, water and sewer bills.

The mall’s owner, Michael Kohan of New York-based Kohan Retail Investment Group, told cleveland.com by phone Monday that he was on the other line and would call back shortly, but did not immediately return the call.

According to the foreclosure complaint, Chapel Hill Mall Realty Holdings LLC, which is managed by Kohan, owes $753,732.82 for unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, penalties and interest.

On Monday, Ohio Edison also filed a complaint against the mall for overdue bills in the amount of $195,714.26, court records show.

Chapel Hill Mall avoided being forced to close on Jan. 3, after the property owner made a partial payment to the City of Akron on an overdue water and sewer bill. On Friday, Ohio Edison delivered notices to tenants indicating that electric service could shut off on Jan. 20 if the mall’s bill is not paid.

Kohan hasn’t made a payment to the Fiscal Office since January 2019, making the mall the “number-one delinquent parcel within Summit County,” LaMonica said previously.

In addition to Chapel Hill Mall Realty Holdings LLC, the Fiscal Office has named other defendants who have claimed interest in or placed a lien on the property, including Southbridge Mall Realty Holding LLC, J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, SOA Akron Main LLC, Seritage SRC Finance LLC and Nelson Land Care, Inc.

If the property owner does not pay the amounts due - which include $779 for the preliminary judicial report and the costs of the foreclosure proceedings - before the filing of a confirmation of sale, conveyance or forfeiture, then the property will be foreclosed, according to the complaint.

LaMonica previously said the Fiscal Office plans to use the Summit County Land Bank to initiate the foreclosure, similar to the proceedings to foreclose on the Rolling Acres Mall in 2013. The Land Bank is a nonprofit, with Scalise serving as chair, that reclaims and rehabilitates properties.

An Akron spokeswoman previously said the city hopes the mall property on Brittain Road is revitalized.

“The Chapel Hill neighborhood holds immense potential, and we will continue to support its success in an evolving commercial and retail landscape,” city said in a statement. “Given the flexibility of the zoning, and the overall attractiveness of the location, this large 72-acre site presents great opportunity for any combination of commercial, residential, retail or light industrial use.”

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