Property will be sold at auction due to foreclosure.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, 
FLORIDA 
CASE NO.: 2025 CA 004439 NC 
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC, 
Plaintiff, v. 
CARRIE B. SMITH, et al, 
Defendant(s). 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Final Judgment in Foreclosure entered on April 16, 2026 and entered in Case No. 2025 CA 004439 NC in the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit in and for Sarasota County, Florida, wherein DEAN EBERT AND CARRIE SMITH, are the Defendants. The Clerk of the Court, KAREN E. RUSHING, will sell to the highest bidder for cash at https://www.sarasota.realforeclose.com on May 21, 2026 at 9:00am, the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: 
BEGIN AT A POINT WHICH IS 2812.81 FEET WEST AND 2595.78 FEET SOUTH FROM THE NE CORNER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 39 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST; THENCE S. 52 DEGREES 08` 38 EAST, 220 FEET THENCE S. 37 DEGREES 51` 22 WEST, 150 FEET MORE OR LESS, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH A CANAL; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY MEANDERING SAID CANAL, 220 FEET MORE OR LESS, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH A LINE BEARING S. 37 DEGREES 51` 22 WEST, FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N. 37 DEGREES 51` 22 EAST, ALONG SAID LINE, 160 FEET MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. LYING AND BEING IN SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA	 
and commonly known as: 673 S MOON DR, VENICE, FL 34292 (the Property). 
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 WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. 
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 Sarasota County Jury Office, P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, Florida 34230-3079, (941)861-7400, 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. 
GHIDOTTI | BERGER LLP 
Attorneys for Plaintiff 
10800 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 201 
Miami, FL 33161 
Telephone: (305) 501-2808 
Facsimile: (954) 780-5578 
By: /s/ Rebecca E. Smith 
Jason Duggar, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 83813 
Christophal Hellewell, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 114230 
Anya E. Macias, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 0458600 
Tara Rosenfeld, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 59454 
Johanni Fernandez-Marmol, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 1055042 
Jimmy Edwards, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 81855 
Rebecca E. Smith, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 1069865 
Spencer Gollahon, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 647799 
Paris Roach, Esq. 
FL Bar No.: 1028751 
fcpleadings@ghidottiberger.com 
May 1, 8, 2026 	       26-00948S