NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.:
412026CA000163CAAXMA
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC
Plaintiff(s), vs.
CHRISTOPHER A. BENGE; THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CHRISTOPHER A. BENGE; THE UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION,
Defendant(s).
TO: CHRISTOPHER A. BENGE
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 208 36TH STREET WEST, BRADENTON, FL 34205
CURRENT ADDRESS: UNKNOWN
TO: THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CHRISTOPHER A. BENGE
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 208 36TH STREET WEST, BRADENTON, FL 34205
CURRENT ADDRESS: UNKNOWN
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a civil action has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Manatee County, Florida, to foreclose certain real property described as follows:
LOT 5, BLOCK 16, OF EDGEMERE A RESUBDIVISION, IN SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, MANATEE COUNTY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 93, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AND BEGIN AT THE SW CORNER OF LOT 5, BLOCK 16, OF EDGEMERE SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 56 FEET, THENCE WEST; 49 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT 7, BLOCK, 16; THENCE SOUTH 56 FEET, THENCE EAST 49 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
Property address: 208 36th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205
You are required to file a written response with the Court and serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Padgett Law Group, whose address is 6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203, Tallahassee, FL 32312, at least thirty (30) days from the date of first publication, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
DATED this the 22nd day of April, 2026.
ANGELINA COLONNESO
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
As Clerk of the Court
BY: (SEAL) K. Gaffney
Deputy Clerk
Padgett Law Group
6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203
Tallahassee, FL 32312
attorney@padgettlawgroup.com
TDP File No. 25-015510-1
May 15, 22, 2026 26-00798M
