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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA, DECATUR COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Stafford Florence, Sharonda Florence to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Caliber Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns dated January 13, 2022, recorded in Deed Book 491, Page 321, Decatur County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to NewRez LLC D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing by assignment recorded in Deed Book 534, Page 673, Decatur County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($137,875.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Decatur County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in April, 2026, the following described property:
SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 13-1-11 having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to the Security Deed first set out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. Prospective bidders must perform their own due diligence.
NewRez LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2.
The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, 75 Beattie Place, Suite 300, Greenville, SC 29601, (800) 365-7107.
Note, however, that such entity is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.
Upon information and belief, said property is more commonly known as >603 Woodland Ave, Attapulgus, GA 39815. Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description, the legal description shall control.
ATTENTION ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS: On March 1, 2026, the data collection and reporting requirements under the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) new Anti-Money Laundering Rule (the “Rule”), found at 89 FR 70258, will go into effect. The Rule applies to certain residential real estate sale transactions (including nonjudicial foreclosures) where the transfer is to a legal entity or trust, and which includes cash purchases, private financing or financing provided by an institution not subject to a federal Anti-Money Laundering or Suspicious Activity Report requirement. As part of this Rule, purchasers and sellers are required to provide additional information and documentation about themselves, their legal entities, and/or the source of funds used in the reportable transaction. The collection of this information and documentation is required to comply with the Rule’s federal reporting requirements. This notice is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You are encouraged to consult with your own independent legal counsel if you have questions about how the FinCEN Anti-Money Laundering Rule affects your transaction and whether your transaction is reportable.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed, and (3) to confirmation that the successful bidder has timely provided all information required for reporting under the Rule, 89 FR 70258.
NewRez LLC as Attorney in Fact for Stafford Florence, Sharonda Florence
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP
1544 Old Alabama Rd
Roswell, GA 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
EXHIBIT “A”
THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DECATUR, STATE OF GEORGIA, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF ATTAPULGUS IN LOT OF LAND NO. 97, 20TH DISTRICT, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING LOT NO. 2 IN THE WOODLAND SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO A PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET A, SLIDE 57 (FORMERLY PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 92), DEED RECORDS OF DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST SIDE OF WOOD STREET 90 FEET SOUTH OF THE LINE SEPARATING THE PROPERTY OF CURTIS E. DUKE FROM THE PROPERTY OF DONALSON, WHICH POINT IS 115 FEET NORTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WOOD STREET FROM THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF WOOD STREET AND WOODLAND STREET. FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING RUN EAST 126 FEET; THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION 117 FEET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF WOODLAND STREET; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WOODLAND STREET 110 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF WOOD STREET AND WOODLAND STREET; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WOOD STREET 115 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE, BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, NOW ORGANIZED AS ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, INC., DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 7, 2021, IN BOOK: 477 AND PAGE: 344.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE , BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, NOW ORGANIZED AS ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, INC., DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 7, 2021, IN BOOK: 477 AND PAGE: 344.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE AND SHARONDA FLORENCE, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM STAFFORD FLORENCE, DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 27, 2021, IN BOOK: 478 AND PAGE: 367.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE AND SHARONDA FLORENCE AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM STAFFORD FLORENCE, DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 27, 2021, IN BOOK: 478 AND PAGE: 367.
PARCEL ID: AT020006
MR / GW April 7, 2026
Our file no. 26-21550GA-FT18
The Post-Searchlight: Mar. 11, 18, 25 and Apr. 1,2026
26-21550GA/105452
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA, DECATUR COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Stafford Florence, Sharonda Florence to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Caliber Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns dated January 13, 2022, recorded in Deed Book 491, Page 321, Decatur County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to NewRez LLC D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing by assignment recorded in Deed Book 534, Page 673, Decatur County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($137,875.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Decatur County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in April, 2026, the following described property:
SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 13-1-11 having been given).
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to the Security Deed first set out above. Said property will be sold on an “as-is” basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. Prospective bidders must perform their own due diligence.
NewRez LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2.
The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, 75 Beattie Place, Suite 300, Greenville, SC 29601, (800) 365-7107.
Note, however, that such entity is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.
Upon information and belief, said property is more commonly known as >603 Woodland Ave, Attapulgus, GA 39815. Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description, the legal description shall control.
ATTENTION ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS: On March 1, 2026, the data collection and reporting requirements under the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) new Anti-Money Laundering Rule (the “Rule”), found at 89 FR 70258, will go into effect. The Rule applies to certain residential real estate sale transactions (including nonjudicial foreclosures) where the transfer is to a legal entity or trust, and which includes cash purchases, private financing or financing provided by an institution not subject to a federal Anti-Money Laundering or Suspicious Activity Report requirement. As part of this Rule, purchasers and sellers are required to provide additional information and documentation about themselves, their legal entities, and/or the source of funds used in the reportable transaction. The collection of this information and documentation is required to comply with the Rule’s federal reporting requirements. This notice is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You are encouraged to consult with your own independent legal counsel if you have questions about how the FinCEN Anti-Money Laundering Rule affects your transaction and whether your transaction is reportable.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed, and (3) to confirmation that the successful bidder has timely provided all information required for reporting under the Rule, 89 FR 70258.
NewRez LLC as Attorney in Fact for Stafford Florence, Sharonda Florence
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP
1544 Old Alabama Rd
Roswell, GA 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net
EXHIBIT “A”
THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF DECATUR, STATE OF GEORGIA, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE TOWN OF ATTAPULGUS IN LOT OF LAND NO. 97, 20TH DISTRICT, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING LOT NO. 2 IN THE WOODLAND SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO A PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET A, SLIDE 57 (FORMERLY PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 92), DEED RECORDS OF DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST SIDE OF WOOD STREET 90 FEET SOUTH OF THE LINE SEPARATING THE PROPERTY OF CURTIS E. DUKE FROM THE PROPERTY OF DONALSON, WHICH POINT IS 115 FEET NORTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WOOD STREET FROM THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF WOOD STREET AND WOODLAND STREET. FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING RUN EAST 126 FEET; THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION 117 FEET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF WOODLAND STREET; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WOODLAND STREET 110 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF WOOD STREET AND WOODLAND STREET; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WOOD STREET 115 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE, BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, NOW ORGANIZED AS ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, INC., DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 7, 2021, IN BOOK: 477 AND PAGE: 344.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE , BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, NOW ORGANIZED AS ATTAPULGUS BAPTIST CHURCH, INC., DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 7, 2021, IN BOOK: 477 AND PAGE: 344.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE AND SHARONDA FLORENCE, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM STAFFORD FLORENCE, DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 27, 2021, IN BOOK: 478 AND PAGE: 367.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO STAFFORD FLORENCE AND SHARONDA FLORENCE AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED FROM STAFFORD FLORENCE, DATED MAY 6, 2021, RECORDED MAY 27, 2021, IN BOOK: 478 AND PAGE: 367.
PARCEL ID: AT020006
MR / GW April 7, 2026
Our file no. 26-21550GA-FT18
The Post-Searchlight: Mar. 11, 18, 25 and Apr. 1,2026
26-21550GA/105452