Attorney File #: 528941F01
Notice ID: 1588380
First Publication Date: 3/26/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 4/16/2026
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 April 30, 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): Shasta A Houseworth and Gary M Houseworth, joint tenants
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: December 7, 2018
Date of Mortgage Recording: December 10, 2018
Amount claimed due on date of notice: $168,445.92
Description of the mortgaged premises: Situated in Village of Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan, and described as: That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 8 South, Range 20 West, Three Oaks Township, Berrien County, Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section that is 1645.00 feet West of the Southeast corner of said Section; thence West on said South line, 329.00 feet to the West line of the East half of the Southeast Quarter of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 14 seconds East on said West line, 472.95 feet to the South line of the Michigan Central Railroad; thence North 88 degrees 32 minutes 55 seconds East, on said South line, 334.96 feet; thence South 00 degrees 42 minutes 00 seconds West 481.47 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Common street address (if any): 7571 US Highway 12, Three Oaks, MI 49128-9153
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: March 26, 2026
Trott Law, P.C.
31440 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 145
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 642-2515
1588380
(03-26)(04-16)