NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on July 23, 2010, a certain mortgage was executed by Ralph E. Farnsworth and Jane T. Farnsworth, as mortgagor in favor of Bank of America, N.A. as mortgagee and was recorded with the Clerk of Somerset County in Mortgage Book 6339, Page 3107 or Instrument # 2010032889 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 26 Bethpage Drive Skillman, NJ 08558 Block 31009; Lot 70 (“Property”); and WHEREAS THE MORTGAGE IS IN DEFAULT STATUS due to violation of (a)(iii): The Property ceases to be the principal residence of a Borrower for reasons other than death and the Property is not the principal residence of at least one other Borrower.; and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Ralph E. Farnsworth and Jane T. Farnsworth by virtue of deed dated 5/30/2000 and recorded 6/13/2000 in Book 2299 Page 374; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("Secretary"), pursuant to an assignment recorded on 6/26/2018 in Book 7058 Page 467, with the Clerk of Somerset County, New Jersey; and WHEREAS the entire amount delinquent as of 9/24/2025 is $1,098,098.62 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable;   NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary's designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, notice is hereby given that on 01/13/2026; at 10:00 AM at outside the Main Entrance of the Sussex County Administrative Center, 1 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860 all real property and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises will be sold at public action to the highest bidder: All that certain Lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Township of Montgomery', County of Somerset, State of New Jersey: The legal description is Lot 70 in Block 31009 as shown on the map entitled "Final Subdivision of Cherry Valley for DKM Residential Properties Corp., Montgomery Township, Somerset County, N.J." (Stage J) and filed in the office of the Somerset County Clerk on April 27, 1999, as Filed Map number 3413. BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of Bethpage Drive (50 feet wide) said point being distant 256.37 feet southerly from the point of intersection of the westerly right-of-way line of Bethpage Drive w ith the southerly right-of-way line of Otter Creek Road (50 feet wide) as produced and runs, thence Along the westerly right-of-way line of Bethpage Drive in a southerly direction on a curve to the right having a radius of 3975.00 feet an arc length of 71.98 feet to a point, thence 1. South 86 degrees 31 minutes 42 seconds West 109.96 feet to a point, thence 2. North 04 degrees 01 minute 28 seconds West 69.98 feet to a point, thence 3. North 85 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds East 110.0(1 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING 4. North 85 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds East 11.0 (1 feet to the point and place of Beginning NOTE: Being Lot(s) Lot: 70, Block: 31009; Tax Map of the Township of Montgomery, County of Somerset, State of New Jersey. NOTE: Lot and Block shown for informational purposes only. The sale will be held 01/13/2026; at 10:00 AM at outside the Main Entrance of the Sussex County Administrative Center, 1 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $1,098,098.62 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $1,098,098.62 as of 09/24/2025, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner's attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary's bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier's check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.   The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier's check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder's deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.   KML LAW GROUP, P.C. Foreclosure Commissioners (215-825-6305) ($266.91)