Property at 2300 Austin Drive will be sold due to mortgage default.

A-334NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, DOUGHERTY COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Lashonda D. Neal and Jessie T. Neal to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Homeowners Mortgage Enterprises, Inc., its successors and assigns dated 5/3/2013 and recorded in Deed Book 4018 Page 157 Dougherty County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $77,569.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Dougherty County, Georgia (or such other area as designated by Order of the Superior Court of said county), within the legal hours of sale on May 5, 2026 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday, in which case being the first Wednesday of said month), the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot No. 420 of the First Land District of Dougherty County, Georgia, and being a part of Tract 10 of the Southern Nut and Fruit Company Subdivision "B", according to a plat of the same recorded in Deed Book 18, Page 371, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the northeast corner of said Tract 10 and run thence westerly along the north line of said Tract 10 a distance of 186.7 feet to a point; run thence southerly along a line parallel to the east line of said Tract 10 a distance of 233.3 feet to a point; run thence easterly on a line parallel with the north line of said Tract 10 a distance of 186.7 feet to the east line of said tract; run thence northerly along the east line of said Tract 10 a distance of 233.3 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice of intent to collect attorney's fees having been given). Said property is commonly known as 2300 Austin Drive, Albany, GA 31721 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Lashonda Neal or tenant or tenants. Wells Fargo Bank, NA is the entity or individual designated, who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage. Wells Fargo Bank, NA Loss Mitigation 3476 Stateview Boulevard Fort Mill, SC 29715 1-800-678-7986 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan. Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above. The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as agent and Attorney in Fact for Lashonda D. Neal and Jessie T. Neal Aldridge Pite, LLP, Six Piedmont Center, 3525 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400. 1000-1447A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1000-1447A April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2026