Property will be sold at foreclosure auction on March 16, 2026.

FIRST INSERTION 
NOTICE OF SALE  PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45,  FLORIDA STATUTES 
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA 
CASE NO.: 2024CA004377 
LAKES AT LAUREL  HIGHLANDS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., 
Plaintiff, vs. 
WALDEMAR ORTIZ COTTO, et al., 
Defendant(s). 
Notice is given that pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated 2/2/2026, in Case No.: 2024CA004377 of the Circuit Court in and for Polk County, Florida, wherein LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., is the Plaintiff and WALDEMAR ORTIZ COTTO, et al., is/are the Defendant(s). Stacy M. Butterfield, the Clerk of Court for Polk County, Florida will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at 10:00 a.m., at https://www.polk.realforeclose.com, in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes, on 3/16/2026, the following described property set forth in the Final Judgment of Foreclosure: 
Lot 68, LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS PHASE 1B, according to the plat as recorded in Plat Book 160, Pages 38 through 43, of the Public Records of Polk County, Florida. 
Any person claiming an interest in th 
e surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. 
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of the Court Administrator,255 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830, (863) 534-4686, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. 
DATED: February 11, 2026 
By: /s/Chad Sweeting 
Chad Sweeting, Esquire 
Florida Bar No.: 93642 
ARIAS BOSINGER, PLLC 
280 W. Canton Avenue, Suite 330 
Winter Park, Florida 32789 
(407) 636-2549 
February 20, 27, 2026	26-00274K