26-00352K

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 2026CA000228A000BA
THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS,
Plaintiff, v.
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS AND TRUSTEES OF HELEN E. STOKES, DECEASED; ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST A NAMED DEFENDANT TO THIS ACTION, OR HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2,
Defendant(s),
To the following Defendant(s):
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS AND TRUSTEES OF HELEN E. STOKES, DECEASED
2147 Fox Run Road
Lake Wales, FL 33898
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property:
LOT 9 OF MAMMOTH GROVE SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGES 78 & 79, LYING IN THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 29 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA.
a/k/a 2147 Fox Run Road, Lake Wales, FL 33898
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, upon Kelley Kronenberg, Attorney for Plaintiff, whose address is 10360 West State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324 on or before 3/30/2026, a date which is within thirty (30) days after the first publication of this Notice in Business Observer and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No. 2.065.
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 OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, 255 N. BROADWAY AVENUE, BARTOW, FLORIDA 33830, (863) 534-4686, 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.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this day of FEB 19 2026.
Stacy M. Butterfield
As Clerk of the Court
(SEAL) By Ruthy Pacheco
As Deputy Clerk
Kelley Kronenberg,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
10360 West State Road 84,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324
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