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DANIEL. T. CODY DAVIT) K. CODY 1_Aw OPFICI` :s 1>P DANIEL T. Com llnll I)1:1,I4l I (Il 111)NUII If1111.111N(. .11::(1.1 AI(Sf11Wa SAINT PAM, M 'NMS( >TA 55 101 May 6,1981 Memmer, Caswell, Parks & Beck Attorneys at Law 1590 White Bear Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106 Attention: Clayton Parks Re: John Keis Dear Mr. Parks: AREA CODE 01't TIi1.EI'l IONE ]tt -7451 I have been retained by John Keis to represent him in all matters arising out of a problem he is having with a certain special assessment made by the Village of Little Canada. Mr. Chlebeck has asked me to contact you relative to this problem. The property which is the subject matter of this dispute is located at 3094 Payne Avenue, Little Canada. On July 25, 1980, my client was issued a Warranty Deed by the then owner of the property, Charles Knudsen. This Warranty Deed was 'filed in Ramsey County on August 1, 1980. On August 28, 1980, the Village of Little Canada sent notice of the pending assessment to the then occu- piers of the property, Carrol H. Tagg and Mary Knudsen. Apparently Carrol H. Tagg and Mary Knudsen were contract vendees from Charles Knudsen. On August 28, 1980, Carrol Tagg and Mary Knudsen were no longer occupying the pre- mises and had in fact moved to Missouri. On September 8, 1980, the Village Council passed the resolution re- garding the assessment. The first notice Mr. Keis had of the assessment was in January of 1981 when he re- ceived his tax statement. Since the assessment had not been paid, Mr. Keis was charged $847.24 in interest. Prior to the date of the sale between`Mr. Keis and Mr. Knudsen, the sum of $5,000.00 was escrowed with the Minnesota Title Company for payment of the pending as- sessment. An agreement was made by Mr. Keis and Mr. Knudsen in which the first party who received notice of the assessment had ten days within which to notify the other party so that the assessment would be paid. The first notice either party received was Mr. Keis' tax statement.