NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, CLEVELAND COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dexter K. Maddox to CT-Mortgage Information SVCS., Trustee(s), which was dated October 29, 2004 and recorded on November 9, 2004 in Book 1431 at Page 1855, Cleveland 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 September 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Cleveland County, North Carolina, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS EXHIBIT IS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY CLEVELAND AND THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN DEED BOOK 1084 AT PAGE 262 AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING LOCATED IN NUMBER NINE (9) TOWNSHIP, ON THE EAST SIDE OF TONEY ROAD, BEING BOUNDED ON THE NORTH AND EAST BY YARBORO, ON THE SOUTH BY YARBORO AND COOKE, AND BEING A .83 ACRE LOT AS SHOWN ON THAT SURVEY BY F. R. LEDFORD & ASSOCIATES, DATED APRIL 2, 1990, DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN EXISTING RAILROAD SPIKE IN THE CENTERLINE OF TONEY ROAD, AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE YARBORO LINE AS DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED BOOK 1069, PAGE 439, SOUTH 62-09-45 EAST (PASSING AN IRON REBAR AT 38.33 FEET) 243.21 FEET TO AN IRON; CONTINUING THENCE WITH THE YARBORO LINE, SOUTH 03-45-13 WEST 89.45 FEET TO AN IRON; THENCE WITH THE YARBORO AND COOKE LINES, NORTH 87-20-56 WEST (PASSING AN IRON AT 28.37 FEET) 128.29 FEET TO AN IRON, COOK'S CORNER; THENCE WITH THE COOKE LINE DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED BOOK 11-L, PAGE 334, NORTH 87-57-33 WEST (PASSING AN AXLE AT 118.40 FEET) 142.76 FEET TO A RAILROAD SPIKE SET IN THE CENTERLINE OF THE PAVEMENT FOR TONEY ROAD; THENCE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF TONEY ROAD, NORTH 17-43-59 EAST 202.29 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2812 Toney Road, Lawndale, NC 28090. 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 Dexter K. Maddox. 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. Pursuant to NCGS §45-21.25A, this sale may be subject to remote bids placed by bidders not physically present at the place of sale, which may be accepted by the person conducting the sale, or their agent". 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.: 19-19497-FC02 September 9,16,2025 11623564