NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Clinton Ray Jones to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns dated March 20, 2020, recorded in Deed Book 3980, Page 539, Newton County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 4447, Page 86, Newton County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($156,565.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Newton County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in March, 2026, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice pursuant to O.C.G.A. SS 13-1-11 having been given). Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to the Security Deed first set out above. Said property will be sold on an "as-is" basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA SS 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: M&T Bank, One Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203, 800-724-1633. Note, however, that such entity is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Clinton Ray Jones or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 205 Willow Shoals Dr, Covington, GA 30016. Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description the legal description will control. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC as Attorney in Fact for Clinton Ray Jones McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP 1544 Old Alabama Rd Roswell, GA 30076
www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT "A" All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 8 of the 10th District of Newton County, Georgia, being Lot 46 of Laurel Ridge Subdivision, Phase Four, per plat of same recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 45, Newton County. Georgia Records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference thereto for a more completed metes and bounds description of subject property. For informational purposes only property address is: 205 Willow Shoals Drive. Covington, GA 30016 Parcel 00170 00000127 000 MR / JD March 3, 2026 Our file no. 25-16506GA-FT5 25-16506GA PUBLIC NOTICE #703584 2/1,8,15,22