Foreclosure — 1007 FAIR STREET SW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30314

FN2842 GPN11 FN2842 GPN11 Notice of Sale Under Power Georgia, FULTON County      	Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt given by STUART HOPE, JR. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS") ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDUS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, dated March 31, 2021, and recorded in Deed Book 63505, Page 572,  FULTON County, Georgia records,  as last transferred to Data Mortgage Inc., dba Essex Mortgage, by assignment to be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of FULTON County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of $216,015.00, 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 FULTON  County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in March, 2026, to wit:  March 3, 2026, the following described property:  ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 116 OF THE 14TH DISTRICT OF FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 12 OF MARY A. LAMBERT PROPERTY SUBDIVISION AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:  BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FAIR STREET (FKA WEST FAIR STREET) 940 FEET WEST FROM THE INTERSECTION FORMED BY THE NORTH SIDE OF FAIR STREET (FKA WEST FAIR STREET), WITH THE WEST SIDE OF ASHBY STREET; RUNNING THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF FAIR STREET (FKA WEST FAIR STREET) 40 FEET; RUNNING THENCE NORTH 125 FEET; RUNNING THENCE EAST 40 FEET; RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 125 FEET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF FAIR STREET (FKA WEST FAIR STREET) AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 	The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt 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 Deed to Secure Debt.  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 Deed to Secure Debt and by law, including attorneys fees (notice of intent to collect attorneys fees having been given). Said property is commonly known as 1007 FAIR STREET SW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30314, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property.  To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): by STUART HOPE, JR. or tenant or tenants.  	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) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (c) all matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt first set out above, including, but not limited to, assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, easements, restrictions, covenants, etc. 	The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; (2) O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1; and (3) 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 in the preceding paragraph. 	Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2, the entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Essex Mortgage Attention:  Loss Mitigation Department 1417 North Magnolia Avenue Ocala, FL 34475 (888) 892-0881  	The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in OC.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 shall be construed to require the secured creditor to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the Deed to Secure Debt described herein. 	This sale is conducted on behalf of the secured creditor under the power of sale granted in the aforementioned security instrument, specifically being  Data Mortgage Inc., dba Essex Mortgage as attorney in fact for STUART HOPE, JR.  Kahane & Associates, P.A. 180 Interstate N Parkway, Suite 200 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 Telephone:  (404) 252-6385 File No.: 25-02056  THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT.  ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. #12:24,31; 1:7,14,21,28; 2:04,11,18,25 525712-AT