PUBLIC NOTICE In the Court of Common Pleas of

PUBLIC NOTICE In the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Ohio, Case No. 2026 CV 05114, NEWREZ LLC -VS- UNKNOWN HEIRS, NEXT OF KIN, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, AND/OR ADMINISTRATORS OF GARY L. SMITH AKA GARY L. SMITH SR., DECEASED, ET AL. DEFENDANTS. Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr., Deceased, and Gillian Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr. whose last known address was: 622 Brooklyn Ave, Dayton, OH 45407, and who cannot be served, will take notice that on 09/02/2026, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Foreclosure and other Equitable Relief in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County, Ohio, Case No. 2026 CV 05114 against Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr., Deceased, Gillian Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr., and others as Defendants, alleging that Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr., Deceased, is in default for all payments from March 1, 2026; that on July 1, 2003, Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr., Deceased, executed and delivered a certain Mortgage Deed in which said Defendant agreed, among other things, to pay the Note and to comply with all of the terms of the Mortgage Deed hereinafter described, which Mortgage Deed was filed in the Recorder's Office of Montgomery County, Ohio on July 9, 2003, recorded in Instrument No. 2003-100510 that, further, the balance due on the Note is $21,232.54 with interest at the rate of 5.750000% per annum from March 1, 2026; that to secure the payment of the Note, executed and delivered a certain Mortgage Deed to and thereby conveying, in fee simple, the following described premises: Situated in the State of Ohio, in the County of Montgomery, and in the City of Dayton: Commonly known as 622 Brooklyn Ave, Dayton, OH 45407 and further alleging that the aforesaid Mortgage is a valid and subsisting first and best lien upon said premises after the lien of the Treasurer; that the Note is in default, whereby the conditions set forth in the Note and Mortgage have been broken, that the Mortgage has become absolute and that Plaintiff is entitled, therefore, to have the Mortgage foreclosed, the premises sold, and the proceeds applied in payment of Plaintiff's claims; that the Defendants, Unknown Heirs, Next of Kin, Devisees, Legatees, Executors, and/or Administrators of Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr., Deceased, and Gillian Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Gary L. Smith aka Gary L. Smith Sr., among others, may have or claim to have some interest in or lien upon said premises; that all of the Defendants are required to set forth any claim, lien or interest in or upon the premises that he, she, or it may have or claim to have or be forever barred therefrom; that Plaintiff's Mortgage be declared to be a valid and subsisting first and best lien upon said premises after the lien of the Treasurer, if any, that its Mortgage be foreclosed; that all liens be marshaled; that the equity of redemption of all Defendants be forever cut off, barred, and foreclosed; that upon the sale of said premises the proceeds be paid to Plaintiff to satisfy the amount of its existing lien and the interest, together with its disbursements, advancements, and costs herein expended; and for such other and further relief to which is may be entitled in equity or at law. Defendants are further notified that they are required to answer the Complaint on or before October 30, 2026_which includes twenty-eight (28) days from the last publishing, or judgment may be rendered as prayed for therein. Submitted by Austin B. Barnes III (0052130), Sandhu Law Group, LLC 1213 Prospect Ave. Suite 300 Cleveland OH, 216-373-1001 Attorney for Plaintiff 9-18, 9-25, 10-2/2026