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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2025CA002851
MORTGAGE RESEARCH CENTER, LLC D/B/A VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS, A MISSOURI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
Plaintiff, VS.
WILLIAM PARKER SMITH; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF WILLIAM PARKER SMITH; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TANANT #2;
Defendant(s).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment. Final Judgment was awarded on September 1, 2026 in Civil Case No. 2025CA002851, of the Circuit Court of the TENTH Judicial Circuit in and for Polk County, Florida, wherein, MORTGAGE RESEARCH CENTER, LLC D/B/A VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS, A MISSOURI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY is the Plaintiff, and WILLIAM PARKER SMITH and UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF WILLIAM PARKER SMITH are Defendants.
The Clerk of the Court, Stacy M. Butterfield, CPA will sell to the highest bidder for cash at www.polk. realforeclose.com on November 2, 2026 at 10:00:00 AM EST the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
THE WEST 148 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: BEGINNING AT A POINT 745.76 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 28 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, RUN THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 355.0 FEET, THENCE RUN SOUTH 283.11 FEET; THENCE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION TO A POINT ON THE SECTION LINE, SAID POINT BEING 207.51 FEET SOUTH OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE RUN NORTH 207.51 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. LESS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES THEREOF AND LESS THE WEST 75 FEET THEREOF.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.
IMPORTANT
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: 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.
Dated this 16 day of September, 2026.
ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP
Attorney for Plaintiff
401 W. Linton Blvd., Suite 202-B
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Telephone: 561-392-6391
Facsimile: 561-392-6965
By: Zachary Ullman
Zachary Ullman, Esq.
FBN: 106751
Primary E-Mail:
[email protected]
1190-1690B
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