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NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No. 25000933CA
REGIONS BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH AMSOUTH BANK,
Plaintiff, vs.
SHARON M. CRAFTON, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE CRAFTON FAMILY TRUST DATED DECEMBER 16, 2003; SHARON M.CRAFTON; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SHARON M. CRAFTON; ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA; and UNKNOWN TENANT,
Defendant.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment dated December 16, 2025, entered in Case No. 25000933CA of the Circuit Court in and for Charlotte County, Florida, wherein SHARON M. CRAFTON, AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE CRAFTON FAMILY TRUST DATED DECEMBER 16, 2003: SHARON M. CRAFTON; ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; and PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA are the Defendants, that Roger D. Eaton, the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, shall sell the property at public sale to the highest bidder for cash, except as set forth hereinafter, on APRIL 20, 2026, at 11:00am at www.charlotte.realforeclose.com, in accordance with Chapter 45 Florida Statues., the following property as set forth in the Final Judgment:
LOT 50, BLOCK 1998, PORT CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION, SECTION SIXTY, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 74A THROUGH 74K, INCLUSIVE, PUBLIC RECORDS OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
NOTICE IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIMING A RIGHT TO FUNDS REMAINING AFTER THE SALE, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CLERK NO LATER THAN THE DATE THAT THE CLERK REPORTS THE FUNDS AS UNCLAIMED. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A CLAIM, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY REMAINING FUNDS. AFTER THE FUNDS ARE REPORTED AS UNCLAIMED, ONLY THE OWNER OF RECORD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS.
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 Jon Embury, Administrative Services Manager, whose office is located at 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950, and whose telephone number is (941) 637-2110, 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.
Dated this 12/29/2025.
ROGER D. EATON
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: (SEAL) B. Lackey
As Deputy Clerk
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