26-03696L

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 26-CA-003266
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
GLADSTONE P. RAINFORD A/K/A
GLADSTONE POWELL RAINFORD; DAVID RAINFORD; 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.
To the following Defendant(s):
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS AND TRUSTEES OF GLADSTONE P. RAINFORD A/K/A GLADSTONE POWELL RAINFORD
609 DESOTO AVE
LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33972
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following described property:
LOT 17, BLOCK 27, UNIT 7, SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST, LEHIGH ACRES, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 254, PAGE 20, PUBLIC RECORDS OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
a/k/a 609 Desoto Ave. Lehigh Acres, FL 33972
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, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33324, 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 Brooke Dean, Operations Division Manager, whose office is located at Lee County Justice Center, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, and whose telephone number is (239) 533-1771, 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 31 day of August, 2026.
Kevin C. Karnes
As Clerk of the Court
(SEAL) By K Shoap
As Deputy Clerk
Kelley Kronenberg,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
10360 West State Road 84,
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33324
September 4, 11, 2026 26-03696L

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