Property will be sold at foreclosure auction on May 20, 2026.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 25CA001535AX
EF MORTGAGE, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
SMART TRUST INVESTMENT LLC, et al,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Final Judgment in Foreclosure entered on February 19, 2026 and entered in Case No. 25CA001535AX in the Circuit Court of the 5th Judicial Circuit in and for Marion County, Florida, wherein LEONARDO ANTONIO MENDOZA, SMART TRUST INVESTMENT LLC, are the Defendants. The Clerk of the Court, GREGORY C. HARRELL, will sell to the highest bidder for cash at www.marion.realforeclose.com on May 20, 2026 at 11:00am, the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT 10, BLOCK 911, MARION OAKS UNIT TEN, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 0, PAGES 194
THROUGH 213, INCLUSIVE, OF TEH PUBLIC RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.
and commonly known as: 12807 SOUTHWEST 73RD AVENUE, OCALA, FL 34476 (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.
IMPORTANT
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 ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Marion County Judicial Center, 110 NW First Avenue, Ocala, Florida 34475, Telephone (352)401-6710, 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.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served via e-mail upon all parties registered to receive notification via the service list for this action maintained by the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal Governed or via U.S. Mail to those parties on the service list on this 6th day of March 2026.
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
fcpleadings@ghidottiberger.com
March 19, 26, 2026 27-2tc
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