NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case Number: 53-2026CA-000211-A000-BA
FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION OF WINTER HAVEN, a Florida corporation,
Plaintiff, vs.
MARK A. COUCH, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARK A. COUCH, RALPH RIERA, ANA G. RIERA, ORCHID SPRINGS VILLAGE NO. 200, INC., a Florida not for profit corporation, CHARLES H. EVANS III, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, d/b/a CH EVANS, and UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION,
Defendants.
TO: MARK A. COUCH and UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARK A. COUCH, claiming under any of the above-named or described defendant or party or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the real property hereinafter described.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following real property in Polk County, Florida:
Seville Unit No. 409 of ORCHID SPRINGS VILLAGE NO. 200, a Condominium according to The Declaration of Condominium recorded in O.R. Book 1406, Page 163, re-recorded in O.R. Book 1547, Page 559 and filed in Condominium Plat Book 1, Page 25 through 29, inclusive of the Public Records of Polk County, Florida, and any amendments thereto, together with its undivided share in the common elements.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Krista Mahalak, plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Drawer 7608, Winter Haven, Florida 33883, within 30 days after the first publication of this Notice of Action, and file the original with the Clerk of the Court either before service on plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter;
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.
Default Date 5/29/2026
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court on this 22 day of April, 2026.
Stacy M. Butterfield
Clerk of the Court
(COURT SEAL) By: Ruthy Pacheco
Deputy Clerk
Krista Mahalak, Attorney
Peterson & Myers, P.A.
Florida Bar Number 078231
P.O. Drawer 7608
Winter Haven, FL 33883-7608
863-294-3360
Attorney for Plaintiff
May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026 26-00853K
