Attorney File #: MI 26 6937
Notice ID: 1583114
First Publication Date: 1/29/2026
Number of Insertions: 4
Last Publication Date: 2/19/2026
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 2, 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 office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge a fee for this information. MORTGAGE INFORMATION: Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Susan Hannafius and Mitchell Hannafius, wife and husband, whose address is 2415 Burton Road, Niles, Michigan 49120, as original Mortgagors, to Chase Bank USA, N.A., being a mortgage dated July 19, 2005, and recorded on August 8, 2005 in Liber 2634 Page 1707, Berrien County Records, State of Michigan and then assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as assignee as documented by an assignment dated December 2, 2013 and recorded on December 16, 2013 in Liber 3059 Page 1413, Berrien County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO AND 60/100 DOLLARS ($132,252.60). Said premises are situated in the Township of Niles, County of Berrien, State of Michigan, and are described as: That part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 7 South, Range 17 West, Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan, described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the South Quarter corner of said Section, thence West along the South line of said Section, 251.90 feet, thence North 0° 39′ West 162.90 feet, thence East, parallel with said South line, 251.90 feet to the North and South Quarter line, thence South 0° 53′ 35” West along said North and South Quarter line to the point of beginning. Street Address: 2415 Burton Road, Niles, Michigan 49120 The redemption period shall be 12 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. If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale under Chapter 32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to MCLA § 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. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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. Dated: January 29, 2026 For more information, please contact the attorney for the party foreclosing: Robert A. Blumberg (P87490), Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC, 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 3650 Chicago, Illinois, 60602. Telephone: (312) 541-9710 File No.: MI 26 6937
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