Action to foreclose a lien on property in Polk County.

FIRST INSERTION 
NOTICE OF ACTION 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA 
CASE NO.: 2025-CA-003236 
MAGNOLIA PRESERVE 
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, 
Plaintiff, vs. 
AISHA Y. SHEPHARD, et al., 
Defendants. 
TO: AISHA Y. SHEPHARD 
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF AISHA Y. SHEPHARD 
UNKNOWN TENANT(S) 
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 4725 Magnolia Preserve Avenue, Winter Haven, FL 33880 
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a lien on the following property in POLK COUNTY, Florida: 
Lot 67, Magnolia Preserve Phase Two, according to the plat or map thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 155, Pages 41 and 42, Public Records of Polk County, Florida. 
Property Address: 4725 Magnolia Preserve Avenue, Winter Haven, FL 33880 
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to Lisa Acharekar, Esquire, Martell & Ozim, P.A., counsel for the Plaintiff, whose address is 213 S. Dillard Street, Suite 210, Winter Garden, FL 34787, within thirty (30) days from the first publication of this notice, on or before April 20, 2026 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. 
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. 
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court on the 12th day of March, 2026. 
Stacy M. Butterfield 
CLERK OF THE COURT 
(SEAL) By: A. Nieves 
Deputy Clerk 
Lisa Acharekar, Esquire  
Martell & Ozim, P.A.,  
213 S. Dillard Street, Suite 210,  
Winter Garden, FL 34787 
Mar. 27; Apr. 3, 2026	26-00552K