MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE       Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on March 25, 2025 by Marcus Pettaway, unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AmeriTrust Mortgage Corporation, and recorded in RLPY Book 6277 at Page 395 on April 1, 2025, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County, Alabama, and secured indebtedness having been transferred to Planet Home Lending, LLC. LOGS Legal Group LLP, as counsel for Mortgagee or Transferee and under and by virtue of power of sale contained in the said mortgage will, on January 12, 2026, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder at the main entrance of the Montgomery County, Alabama, Courthouse in the City of Montgomery, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate situated in Montgomery County, Alabama, to wit:   Lot 11, Block 5, according to the Corrected Plat of Carol Villa No. 2, as the same is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County, Alabama, in Plat Book 23, at Page 256.   For informational purposes only, the property address is: 401 Melanie Drive, Montgomery, AL 36109.       ANY PROPERTY ADDRESS PROVIDED IS NOT PART OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY SOLD HEREIN AND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISCREPANCY, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION REFERENCED HEREIN SHALL CONTROL.       This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. Furthermore, the property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS, WHERE IS. Neither the mortgagee, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of the mortgagee make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition, including those suggested by Code of Ala. (1975) § 35-4-271, expressly are disclaimed. This sale is subject to all prior liens and encumbrances and unpaid taxes and assessments including any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars and no/100 ($5,000.00) in certified or cash funds at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in certified funds by close of business on the next business day thereafter at the Law Office of LOGS Legal Group LLP at the address indicated below. LOGS Legal Group LLP reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder, or to reschedule the sale, should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.     Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.   Planet Home Lending, LLC, and its successors and assigns Mortgagee or Transferee   LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 8520 Cliff Cameron Dr., Suite 330 Charlotte, NC 28269 704-333-8107/ 25-025476 Attorneys for Mortgagee or Transferee The Montgomery Advertiser - Run ad: on November 19, 2025 and November 26, 2025 and December 3, 2025 11847235