26-02167M

NOTICE OF ACTION -
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
Case No. 2026CA001822AX
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Plaintiff, vs.
Joseph Russo; Unknown Spouse of Joseph V. Russo; United States of America on behalf of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Defendants.
TO: Joseph Russo and Unknown Spouse of Joseph V. Russo
Last Known Address: 220 61st St W, Bradenton, FL 34209
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Manatee County, Florida:
THE SOUTH 25 FEET OF LOT 25 AND THE NORTH 40 FEET OF LOT 24, BLOCK 27, COMPREHENSIVE RE-PLAT OF THE NE 1/4 OF THE SW1/4, SEC. 29-T. 34S-R.17E, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 48, PUBLIC RECORDS OF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Julie York, Esquire, Brock & Scott, PLLC., the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 4919 Memorial Hwy, Suite 135, Tampa, FL 33634, within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication on or before 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.
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.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org or Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.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 or www.floridabar.org/public/lrs/.
Angelina Colonneso
As Clerk of the Court
By (SEAL) K. Gaffney
As Deputy Clerk
File # 26-F03008
Oct. 30; Nov. 6, 2026 26-02167M

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