THOMAS C JOHNSTON- JANUARY 11, 2018

FORECLOSURE NOTICE (ALL COUNTIES) AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE – Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Thomas C. Johnston AKA Thomas Clark Johnston, a single man of Berrien County, Michigan, Mortgagor to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for Chemical Bank dated the 14th day of April, 2015, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Berrien and State of Michigan, on the 27th day of April, 2015, in Liber 3101 Page 1171 of Berrien Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Chemical Bank , thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, for principal of $107,263.54 (one hundred seven thousand two hundred sixty-three and 54/100) plus accrued interest at 4.125% (four point one two five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 8th day of February, 2018, at 10:00:00 AM said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, Berrien County Courthouse, 2nd floor, Berrien County, Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Saint Joseph, in the County of Berrien and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Lot 46 – Pixleys Addition, according to the plat thereof, recorded June 3, 1889, in Volume 2 of Plats, Page 60, Berrien County Records. Commonly known as: 950 Wisconsin Avenue, Saint Joseph, MI 49085 Tax Parcel No. 76-5990-0046-00-9 If the property is sold at a foreclosure sale the borrower, pursuant to MCLA 600.3278 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. The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: January 11, 2018 By: Foreclosing Attorneys Attorney for Plaintiff Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. 323 W. Lakeside Ave., Ste. 200 Cleveland, OH 44113 WWR# 10145412
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