Attorney File #: 470282F04
Notice ID: 1598591
First Publication Date: 7/16/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 8/6/2026
County: Berrien
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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 AM, on August 20, 2026. The amount due on the mortgage may be greater on the day of 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 office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information:
Name(s) of the mortgagor(s): Robert L. Bell and Bernice Bell, signing pro forma to prefect lien only and Maria Bell as executor of Estate of Robert L. Bell and Maria Bell aka Maria C Bell, Single via loan modification recorded on 12/17/24 in liber 3441 page 0160
Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns
Foreclosing Assignee (if any): Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2021-RP6
Date of Mortgage: April 28, 2005
Date of Mortgage Recording: May 12, 2005
Amount claimed due on date of notice: $61,868.82
Description of the mortgaged premises: Situated in Charter Township of Saint Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, and described as: The North 50 feet of Lot(s) 103 and 104, Colfax Avenue Addition to the City of Benton Harbor, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, Page 32.
Common street address (if any): 310 Searles Ave, Benton Harbor, MI 49022-5433
The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241a; or, if the subject real property is used for agricultural purposes as defined by MCL 600.3240(16).
If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible to the person who buys the property at the mortgage foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging the property during the redemption period.
Attention 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.
This notice is from a debt collector.
Date of notice: July 16, 2026
Trott Law, P.C.
31440 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 145
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 642-2515
1598591
(07-16)(08-06)