1538 James Street, Hartland, MI 48353

Public Foreclosure Notice

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 LIVINGSTON County, starting promptly at 10:00 AM, on October 28, 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 Jeremy Ray Gornowicz, as his sole and separate property, whose address is 1538 James Street, Hartland, Michigan 48353, as original Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for JG Wentworth Home Lending LLC, being a mortgage dated November 7, 2018, and recorded on November 20, 2018 with Document Number 2018R-031159. Said mortgage was modified by a loan modification agreement, recorded April 8, 2026, document number 2026R-006841, Livingston County Records, State of Michigan and assigned by said mortgagee through mesne assignments to NewRez LLC, as assignee as documented by an assignment dated December 19, 2022 and recorded on December 19, 2022 and given document number 2022R-031733 in Livingston County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN AND 65/100 DOLLARS ($167,215.65). Said premises are situated in the Township of Hartland, County of Livingston, State of Michigan, and are described as: LOT 167 OF HANDY-MAXFIELD SHORES, A PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, AND A PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 27, TOWN 3 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST, MICHIGAN, AS DULY LAID OUT, PLATTED AND RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 80, LIVINGSTON COUNTY RECORDS. ALSO A PART OF OUTLOT A OF SAID HANDY-MAXFIELD SHORES, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 167 OF SAID “HANDY-MAXFIELD SHORES”; THENCE EAST 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 50 FEET; THENCE WEST 50 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 167; THENCE NORTH 50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND LOTS 168 AND 169 OF “HANDY-MAXFIELD SHORES”, A PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, AND A PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 27, TOWN 3 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST, MICHIGAN AS DULY LAID OUT, PLATED AND RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 80, LIVINGSTON COUNTY RECORDS. ALSO THAT PART OF OUTLOT A OF SAID HANDY-MAXFIELD SHORES, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 168 OF SAID HANDY-MAXFIELD SHORES, THENCE EAST 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET; THENCE WEST 201 FEET; THENCE NORTH 30 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 169; THENCE EAST 151 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 169; THENCE NORTH 100 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Street Address: 1538 James Street, Hartland, Michigan 48353 The redemption period shall be 6 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: September 27, 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 312.541.9710 – Phone 312.541.9711 – Fax File No.: MI 26 7490 (09-27)(10-18)