Property in Smyrna to be sold due to mortgage default.

gpn11 MDJ-1862 MDJ-1862 GPN-11 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER  STATE OF GEORGIA  COUNTY OF COBB  Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness evidenced by a certain Note (as hereinafter described), secured by a Security Deed from KALEIGH LYNN NOEL GARRETT AND STEVEN JULIUS KATZIFF (hereinafter referred to as "Grantor") to CAROL L. RICE AND GARY W. RICE, dated MARCH 14, 2024, filed for record in Deed Book 16194, Pages 2906-2914, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Cobb County, Georgia (hereinafter called the "Security Deed"), the undersigned, CAROL L. RICE AND GARY W. RICE, pursuant to said Security Deed and that certain Promissory Note dated March 14, 2024, in the original principal amount of $270,000.00 (hereinafter referred to as the "Note"), has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable. Therefore, pursuant to and by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Security Deed, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash before the Courthouse door on the courthouse steps at Cobb County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in May, 2026, the  following described property:  All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 484 of the 17th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia, being Lot 2, Block C, Smyrna Heights Addition Subdivision, as per plat of same recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 15, records of Cobb County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows:  BEGINNING at a point located 82 feet Easterly from the intersection of the easterly side of McCauley Road and the southerly side of Pinedale Drive, said point of beginning also being the line dividing Lots 1 and 2, said Block, Plat, and Subdivision, a distance of 164 feet to an iron pin and corner; running thence Easterly along the line dividing Lots 18 and 2, said Block, Plat, and Subdivision, a distance of 80 feet to an iron pin and corner; running thence Northerly along the line dividing Lots 2 and 3, said Block, Plat, and Subdivision, a distance of 164 feet to an iron pin and corner situated on the southerly side of Pinedale Drive a distance of 82 feet to an iron pin and the point of BEGINNING.  SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD.  TOGETHER WITH all of the buildings, building materials, fixtures, and improvements on, in and, to the property and all easements, rights, rents, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights, profits, and water rights.  The indebtedness secured by the Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of default under the terms of said Note and Security Deed. The indebtedness remaining in default, the sale will be made for the purpose of applying the proceeds thereof to the payment of the indebtedness secured by the Security Deed, accrued interest and expenses of the sale, and all other payments provided for under the Security Deed, including permitted attorneys' fees as provided in the Note and Security Deed, notice of intention to collect attorneys' fees and expenses of the foreclosure having been given as provided by law and as provided by the terms of the Security Deed; and the remainder, if any, shall be applied as provided by law.  To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, KALEIGH LYNN NOEL  GARRETT AND STEVEN JULIUS KATZIFF are in possession of said property. Said property will be sold subject to any prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way, valid zoning ordinances, matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property or by an inspection of the property, and any liens or encumbrances superior to the Security Deed first set out above; and subject to all outstanding taxes, assessments, and utility bills which may constitute a lien against said property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable.  CAROL L. RICE AND GARY W. RICE hereby notify Grantor that CAROL L. RICE AND GARY W. RICE remain the holder of the security interest set forth in the Security Deed.  Grantor may communicate with the holder by contacting Carol L. Rice, 3915 Lake Drive, Smyrna, Georgia, 30082, or by telephone at 770-363-5613. Mrs. Rice has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the Security Deed with Grantor.  CAROL L. RICE AND GARY W. RICE, as Agent and Attorney- in-Fact for Kaleigh Lynn Noel Garrett and Steven Julius Katziff  By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Tucker  Jeffrey L. Tucker  Attorney for Carol L. Rice and Gary W. Rice   Cochran & Edwards, LLC  2950 Atlanta Road SE  Smyrna, Georgia 30080-3655  770-435-2131 THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.  4:10,17,24; 5:1-2026