Attorney File #: (N/A)
Notice ID: 1609474
First Publication Date: 10/22/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 11/12/2026
County: Berrien
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ATTN HOMEOWNER: If you are a military service member on active duty, if your period of active duty has concluded less than 90 days ago, or if you have been ordered to active duty, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing the mortgage at the telephone number stated in this notice. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded where required by law. The foreclosing mortgagee will not otherwise attempt to retroactively set aside a lawfully conducted sale without your express written consent. In that event, your damages cannot be unilaterally disclaimed; rather, you will be justly compensated for your cooperation and/or inconvenience. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BY ADVERTISEMENT – Notice is given under section 3212 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.3212, that the following mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at a public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check at the place of holding the circuit court in Berrien County, starting promptly at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2026. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of the sale. Placing the highest bid at the sale does not automatically entitle the purchaser to free and clear ownership of the property. A potential purchaser is encouraged to contact the county register of deeds or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information. Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage given by 217 Clay, LLC, mortgagor, to Gerlach Family Trust, mortgagee, dated September 11, 2024, and recorded September 20, 2024 in Liber 3434, Page 3758, Berrien County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of four hundred ten thousand dollars ($410,000.00) including principal and interest. The premises are located in the City of New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of Block 219, Virginia Addition to the Town, now City, of New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan, according to the Plat thereof; recorded in Book “E” of Deeds, page 291, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the Northwesterly line of said Block 219, a distance of 102.00 feet South 60 degrees West of the Northerly most corner of said Block 219; thence South 29 degrees 20 minutes 49 seconds East 148 feet; thence South 60 degrees West 30 feet; thence North 29 degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds West 16 feet; thence South 60 degrees West 66 feet; thence North 30 degrees West 132 feet to the Northerly line of said Block 219; thence North 60 degrees East; on said North line, 96 feet to the place of beginning. Tax ID: 6282000219081 c/k/a 217 Clay, New Buffalo, MI 49117 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. Dated: October 15, 2026 Eric K. Wein, Esq. Attorney for Mortgagee 22200 W. Eleven Mile Rd., Suite 3071 Southfield, MI 48037 248 559-6400
(10-22)(11-12)
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