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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 26CA000106AX
THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS,
Plaintiff,
V.
UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF KENETH B. HALE, DECEASED; LINDA C. HALE; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2,
Defendant.
NOTICE OF ACTION
To the following Defendant(s):
UNKNOWN HEIRS, CREDITORS, DEVISEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR
AGAINST THE ESTATE
OF KENETH B. HALE, DECEASED
(RESIDENCE UNKNOWN)
UNKNOWN TENANT #1
33 HEMLOCK CIRCLE WAY, OCALA, FL 34472
UNKNOWN TENANT #2
33 HEMLOCK CIRCLE WAY, OCALA, FL 34472
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property:
LOT 2, BLOCK 384, UNIT NO. 20 OF SILVER SPRINGS SHORES, AS PER PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “J,” PAGES 161 THROUGH 168 INCLUSIVE, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.
a/k/a 33 HEMLOCK CIRCLE WAY,
OCALA, FL 34472
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, upon Kelley Kronenberg, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 10360 West State Road 84, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33324 on or before, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in The Voice of South Marion and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No. 2.065.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Kristina Valdez - (352) 401-6796, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving your notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 1ST day of MAY, 2026.
GREGORY C. HARRELL
As Clerk of the Court
By: H. Bibb
As Deputy Clerk
May 14, 21, 2026 35-2tc
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