Foreclosure sale scheduled for April 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE  
13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA  
CIVIL DIVISION: C 
CASE NO.: 25-CA-011919 
SECTION # RF 
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY D/B/A AMERICU MORTGAGE, 
Plaintiff, vs. 
HELEN E. SMITH A/K/A HELEN SMITH;  TRAX CREDIT UNION;  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HELEN E. SMITH A/K/A HELEN SMITH; UNKNOWN TENANT 
Defendants. 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment entered in the above styled cause now pending in said court and as required by Florida Statute 45.031(2),  VICTOR CRIST as the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash electronically at www.hillsborough.realforeclose.com, the Clerks website for on-line auctions at, 10:00 AM on the 21 day of  April, 2026, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: 
LOT 14, LAKEWOOD ESTATES UNIT NO. 1, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 34, PAGE 43, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA. 
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1001 LEISURE AVE, TAMPA, FL 33613 
IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING A RIGHT TO FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN THE DATE THAT THE CLERK REPORTS THE FUNDS AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS. AFTER THE FUNDS ARE REPORTED AS UNCLAIMED, ONLY THE OWNER OF RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS. 
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Dated this 26 day of March 2026. 
By: /s/ Lindsay Maisonet              
Lindsay Maisonet, Esq. 
Bar Number: 93156 
Submitted by: 
De Cubas & Lewis, P.A. 
PO Box 5026 
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310 
Telephone:	(954) 453-0365 
Facsimile:	(954) 771-6052 
Toll Free:	1-800-441-2438 
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