SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION OCEAN COUNTY DOCKET NO. F-004439-25 FILE NO. 30544-24 NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: BRIAN KRILL; MRS. BRIAN KRILL, WIFE OF BRIAN KRILL; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon PELLEGRINO AND FELDSTEIN, LLC, plaintiff's attorneys, whose address is 290 Route 46 West, Denville, NJ, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a Civil Action, in which CULMAC INVESTORS INC. is the plaintiff and BRIAN KRILL, ET ALS; are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, OCEAN County and bearing Docket No. F-004439-25 within thirty-five (35) days after September 28, 2025 exclusive of such date. If you fail to answer or appear in accordance with Rule 4:4-6, Judgment by Default may be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint. You shall file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Hughes Justice Complex - CN 971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure. You are further advised that if you are unable to obtain an attorney you may communicate with the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of Venue and that if you cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of the County of Venue. The telephone number of such agencies are as follows: Lawyer Referral Service 732-240-3666 - Legal Services Office 732-341-2727. THE ACTION has been instituted for the purpose of foreclosing the following tax sale certificate: 1. A certain tax certificate 22-00003, sold on 11/7/2022, dated 11/16/2022, and was recorded on 8/2/2023 in Mortgage Book 19447 at Page 1261, made by CHRISTINE R. DEHNZ, Collector of Taxes of PINE BEACH, and State of New Jersey to CULMAC INVESTORS INC. and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, CULMAC INVESTORS INC.. This covers real estate located in PINE BEACH, County of OCEAN, and State of New Jersey, known as LOT 7 ADTL LOTS: L8,9,10,12 BLOCK 56 as shown on the Tax Assessment Map and Tax Map duplicate of PINE BEACH. and concerns premises commonly known as 400 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, PINE BEACH, New Jersey. YOU, BRIAN KRILL, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because you are the owner of a property which is the subject of the above entitled action. YOU, MRS. BRIAN KRILL, WIFE OF BRIAN KRILL, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because plaintiff has been unable to determine whether defendant BRIAN KRILL is married, and if married, the name of BRIAN KRILL's spouse. If BRIAN KRILL is married, the plaintiff joins MRS. BRIAN KRILL, WIFE OF BRIAN KRILL as a defendant for any possessory or marital rights you may have. Defendants are hereby provided NOTICE of the right to exercise affirmative defense of surplus equity to this foreclosure action, per Tyler v. Hennepin, 598 U.S. 631 (2023). A. If the plaintiff's lien is not redeemed, or you do not elect to have this action brought to sheriff's sale, you are at risk to lose your equity in the property. B. The potential loss of equity in the Property is a valid basis to contest this matter; and C. You have the right to request a sheriff's sale which would then require any surplus beyond the amount owed to plaintiff to be deposited with the Superior Court Trust Fund. DATED: September 25, 2025 Michelle M. Smith, Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey September 28 2025 LNYS0378209 $58.08