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09/03/2026

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 26000088CAMXAX
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. , a Tennessee corporation, Plaintiff, vs. ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES OR OTHER PERSONS
OR ENTITIES CLAIMING BY OR THROUGH THE
ESTATE OF DOUGLAS EARL MERITT, Deceased; et al. , Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION/CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
TO: STEVEN DOUGLAS MERRITT
Last Known Address: 6553 Burdick St. , Milton, FL 32583
Current Address: Unknown
TO: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, BENEFICIARIES, GRANTEES OR OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES CLAIMING BY OR THROUGH THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS EARL MERITT, Deceased
Last Known Address: 6462 Kennington Cir. , Milton, FL 32570
Current Address: Unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Santa Rosa County, Florida: A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 18, 2N, RANGE 28W, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT A 1/2" CAPPED IRON ROD (CIR) #7277 MARKING THE SW CORNER OF THE NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 18 AND BEING ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE (R/W) OF BEAUDRY LANE; THENCE N89°48'00" E 337.00 FT ALONG SAID R/W LINE TO A 1/2" CIR #6993 MARKING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N04°40'15"W 552.93 FT TO A 1/2" CIR #6469; THENCE N65°14'48"W 127.66 FT TO A 1/2" CIR #6469; THENCE S89°48'03"W 180.72 FT TO A 1/2" CIR #6469, SAID POINT BEING ON THE EAST R/W LINE BEAUDRY LANE; THENCE N00°26'32"W 62.52 FT ALONG SAID R/W LINE TO A 1/2" CIR #6469 MARKING THE NW CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE N89°49'29"E 489.96 FT TO A 1/2" CIR #6469; THENCE S02°39'20"E 366.67 FT ALONG A WIRE MESH FENCE TO A 1/2' CIR #6469; THENCE S00°55'01"E 300.23 FT ALONG A WIRE MESH FENCE TO A 1/2" CIR #6469, SAID POINT BEING ON THE NORTH R/W LINE OF BEAUDRY LANE; THENCE S89°30'22"W 169.59 FT ALONG SAID R/W LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. . Together with a 2014 Southern Homes Mobile Home, Model: 42PRV28684AH14, Serial No. SA4062871ALAB
Property address: 6890 Beaudry Ln. , Milton, FL 32570
has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Matthew Leider, Esq. , Law Offices of Manganelli, Leider & Savio, P. A. , Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 1900 N. W. Corporate Blvd. , Ste. 200W, Boca Raton, FL 33431 and whose email address is: service@mls-pa.com, within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication on or before ____________________and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court this 19th day of August, 2026. JASON D. ENGLISH, ESQ. Clerk of the Court
BY: /s/ Tammy Jo Brown
Deputy Clerk
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