25-01450M

NOTICE OF ACTION; CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE - PROPERTY
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 2025CA001253
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
Plaintiff, vs.
RUSSELL LEONARD III; et al.,
Defendants.
TO: ESTATE OF RUSSELL LEONARD III; 4224 12TH ST CT E, ELLENTON, FL 34222
UNKNOWN HEIRS OF RUSSELL LEONARD III; 4224 12TH ST CT E, ELLENTON, FL 34222
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RUSSELL LEONARD III; 4224 12TH ST CT E, ELLENTON, FL 34222
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose to the following property in Manatee County, Florida:
LOT 35, BLOCK L, UNIT ONE OF DESOTO COMMUNITY, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, PAGE(S) 100 AND 101, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
TOGETHER WITH A DOUBLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME DESCRIBED AS A 1983 PRES, 50’, I.D. #FH368037A AND FH368037B, TITLE NOS. 22671975 AND22671976, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH IS AFFIXED TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED ABOVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA LAWA.
Also known as 4224 12TH ST CT E, ELLENTON, FL 34222.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Sokolof Remtulla, LLP, the plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 6801 Lake Worth Road, Suite 100E, Greenacres, FL 33467, on or before 30 DAYS FROM 1ST PUB, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
DATED on 8/11, 2025.
ANGELINA COLONNESO, ESQ.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: (SEAL) K. Gaffney
DEPUTY CLERK
SOKOLOF REMTULLA, LLP
6801 Lake Worth Road, Suite 100E
Greenacres, FL 33467
Telephone: 561-507-5252
Facsimile: 561-342-4842
E-mail: [email protected]
Counsel for Plaintiff
August 15, 22, 2025 25-01450M

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