Attorney File #: 498402F03
Notice ID: 1605965
First Publication Date: 9/17/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 10/8/2026
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 October 22, 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): Sarah Bakeman, an unmarried woman, and Larry R Hanks Jr., an unmarried man
Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns
Foreclosing Assignee (if any): Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Date of Mortgage: February 22, 2017
Date of Mortgage Recording: February 28, 2017
Amount claimed due on date of notice: $166,128.21
Description of the mortgaged premises: Situated in Township of Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, and described as: That part of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Town 7 South, Range 17 West, Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan which is described as: Beginning at a point on the East and West Quarter line of said Section which is 1451.97 feet (recorded 1453.00 feet) West (assumed bearing) of the East Quarter post of said Section, thence continuing West, along said Quarter line and the centerline of Hatfield Road, 164.69 feet; thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 32 seconds East, 528.00 feet; thence West, parallel to said East and West Quarter line, 165.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 32 seconds East (recorded North), 131.43 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 54 seconds East (recorded East), 709.71 feet (recorded 710.00 feet); thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 46 seconds East, 224.72 feet (recorded South, 225.00 feet); thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 45 seconds West, 183.47 feet (recorded West, 183.60 feet); thence South 00 degrees 01 minutes 42 seconds West, 124.87 feet (recorded South, 125.00 feet); thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes 43 seconds West, 196.56 feet (recorded West, 196.40 feet); thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds West, 309.62 feet (recorded South, 310.00 feet) to the point of beginning.
Common street address (if any): 108 Hatfield Rd, Niles, MI 49120-9024
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: September 17, 2026
Trott Law, P.C.
31440 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 145
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 642-2515
1605965
(09-17)(10-08)