IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
IN AND FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 25000390GCAXMX
CITIZENS BANK NA
F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MARIBEL RUIZ, et al.,
Defendant.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure filed February 18, 2026 entered in Civil Case No. 25000390GCAXMX of the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Judicial Circuit in and for Highlands County, Sebring, Florida, the Clerk of Court, Clerk of Court of Highlands County, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash Highlands County Courthouse, 430 South Commerce Avenue, Jury Assembly Room, Sebring, FL 33870 in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 20th day of May, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. on the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:
PARCEL 1, KARL, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION SHOWN ON PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN OFFICAL RECORDS BOOK 91, PAGE 84 AND RE-RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 193, PAGE 624, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL LYING IN AND COMPRISING A PART OF LOT 2, BLOCK E, LAKESIDE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 43, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in the 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.
Dated this 19th day of February, 2026.
JEROME KASZUBOWSKI, CLERK
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
As Clerk of the Court
By: /s/ Chrystal K. Williams
Deputy Clerk
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, (863)534-4690, within two (2) working days of your receipt of this Notice of Foreclosure Sale; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call TDD (863)534-7777 or Florida Relay Service 711.
25-12565FL
May 1, 8, 2026