NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 24SP000400-590NORTH CAROLINA, MECKLENBURG COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Bruce Blackmon and Lynette J Blackmon to Kenneth C. Brown, Patricia M. Vogel or Ronnie D. Blanton, Trustee(s), which was dated May 28, 2008 and recorded on May 29, 2008 in Book 23802 at Page 894, Mecklenburg County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 27, 2024 at 11:30 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, to wit: LYING and being in the Town of Cornelius, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: Tract I: BEING all of Unit 51, Building 14, Phase 2, Map 4 of ST. PHILLIPS SQUARE CONDOMINIUM AT JETTON COVE as referred to in that certain Declaration of Condominium for St. Philips Square (located within the boundaries of Lot 2 as shown on plat recorded in Map Book 42 and Page 423, Mecklenburg County Public Registry) as referred to in the Declaration of Condominium under the North Carolina Unit Ownership Act covering said condominium (the Declaration") as recorded in Book 10568, Page 1, Supplemented in Book 11145, Page 198, further Supplemented in Book 20259, Page 396, amended in Book 20268, Page 379, further Supplemented in Book 21389, Page 159, further Supplemented in Book 21558, Page 553, amended in Book 21605, Page 302, amended in Book 21639, Page 136, as further Supplemented in 21765, Page 657, as further Supplemented in Book 21898 at Page 320, as further Supplemented in Book 22013 at Page 511, as further Supplemented in 22077, Page 792, as further Supplemented in Book 22145 at Page 975, as further Supplemented in Book 22369, Page 89, as may be further Supplemented and amended in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry; said Condominium Unit being also shown and described in the architectural plans (the "Plans") of ST. PHILLIPS SQUARE CONDOMINIUM AT JETTON COVE on file in Unit Ownership File #497 in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry. Referenced is hereby made to the Declaration and Plans for a specific description of the unit conveyed. Tract 2: The presently effective 1.135 undivided percentage interest as tenant-in-common in and to the Common Elements as referred to in the said Declaration, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said common areas and facilities. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 20016 Northcove Road, Cornelius, NC 28031. A Certified Check ONLY (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. Substitute Trustee does not have possession of the property and cannot grant access, prior to or after the sale, for purposes of inspection and/or appraisal. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are BRUCE BLACKMON. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 File No.: 23-30206-FC012619632 6/11, 6/18