STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MADISON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 25CVD000086-560 MADISON COUNTY, A Body Politic and Corporate Plaintiff -vs- FREDRICK MAEHR, a/k/a FREDRICK CARL MAEHR, JR., a/k/a FREDERICK MAEHR, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF FREDRICK MAEHR, CHARLENE MAEHR, a/k/a CHARLENE ANN WENTZEL, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CHARLENE MAEHR Defendants STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MADISON IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 25CVD000086-560 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an order of the District Court of Madison County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled MADISON COUNTY, A Body Politic and Corporate Plaintiff vs. FREDRICK MAEHR, a/k/a FREDRICK CARL MAEHR, JR., a/k/a FREDERICK MAEHR, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF FREDRICK MAEHR, CHARLENE MAEHR, a/k/a CHARLENE ANN WENTZEL, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CHARLENE MAEHR, Defendants, the undersigned commissioner will on January 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the courthouse door in Madison County, North Carolina in Marshall, the following described property lying in Madison County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Parcel 1: All that certain 19.09 acre, more or less, tract of land, lying and being in No 8 Township, Madison County, North Carolina, and a small portion in Haywood County, North Carolina, being bound on the North by the center of Little Creek Road, State Road 1181, lands of W R O'Dell Heirs, Tract 3 and Tract 2 of Book 85, Page 282, Madison County Registry, on the East by W R O'Dell Heirs lands described in Book 68, Page 324, Madison County Registry, on the South by United States of America, Tract 605b and Tract 31 and on the West by United States of America Tract 31, Tract 605IV and Tract P-227, being more particularly described according to a survey and plat thereof entitled "Survey for Fred Maehr", dated February 18, 1991, prepared by Reese and Associates, PA, as follows: BEGINNING at a monument found 1.5 feet below the surface in a ditch line on the Southwest edge of State Road 1182, corner #1 of US Forest Service Tract 605IV and corner #4 of US Forest Service Tract P-227, a corner also in the line of US Forest Service Tract 31, and runs thence North 02-22-07 West 50.88 feet to a point in the center of the intersection of State Road 1182 and State Road 1181; thence with the center of State Road 1181, South 68-49-36 East 106.42 feet, North 88-00-47 East 62.56 feet, North 72-27-46 East 263.07 feet, North 59-13-46 East 86.54 feet, North 46-34-24 East 159.13 feet, North 51-13-11 East 87.46 feet, North 61-15-53 East 79.28 feet, North 70-02-17 East 199.92 feet, North89-53-51 East 50.10 feet, South 57-41-01 East 47.70 feet, South32-48-47 East 98.59 feet, South 41-18-34 East 104.06 feet, South 60-35-31 East 75.21 feet, South 84-18-58 East 74.43 feet, North 83-26-10 East 228.73 feet, North 88-15-06 East 73.45 feet to a #6 rebar with identification cap set; thence leaving the road, South 20-35-38 East, passing a #6 rebar with identification cap set at 19.96 feet, another #6 rebar with identification cap set at an additional 195.11 feet, another #6 rebar with identification cap set at an additional 133.49 feet, and another #6 rebar with identification cap set at an additional 128.15 feet, a total distance of 530.13 feet to a US Forest Service aluminum monument, corner #21 of United States of America Tract 605b; thence with the line of Tract 605b, South 71-15-45 West 536.23 feet to a US Forest Service aluminum monument found at the edge of the creek, corner #20 of Tract 605b; thence North 45-05-45 West 138.69 feet to US Forest Service aluminum monument found at the remains of a birch stump at the Southwest edge of Little Creek, corner #19 of Tract 605b, North 72-16-26 West 407.36 feet to the remains of a 20 inch hickory stump, corner #18 of Tract 605b, South 83-39-40 West 279.06 feet to a US Forest Service monument found at the Northeast base of a chestnut stump at the top of the ridge in the county line, corner #17 of Tract 605b, corner #9 of Tract 31 and the Beginning corner of Tract 3 of Book 83, Page 202; thence crossing over into Haywood County, South 46-09-12 West 143.21 feet to a US Forest Service reference monument stamped "WC 8, Tract 31, 1970"; continuing same course, 16.50 feet to a point in Max Patch Road, corner #8 of Tract 31; thence with the line of Tract 31, North 44-34-05 West 247.39 feet, North 21-34-06 West 134.94 feet to US Forest Service aluminum monument found 1 foot below the surface on the Northeast edge of the roadway, corner #7 of Tract 31, which monument bears South 77-18-13 West 20.23 feet from a concrete monument with brass disk inscribed "USC & GS Benchmark L130-1935" in the Haywood/Madison County line; thence North 62-46-31 West 174.82 feet to the point of BEGINNING. LESS AND EXCEPT the 4.10-acre tract as shown on the plat recorded at Plat Book 9, Page 894, Madison County Registry. Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey. Also being identified as Parcel ID# 661628, which was created in tax year 2023 due to the split of former Parcel ID# 13248, Madison County Tax Office. Address (Per tax office records and not warranted): 3361 Little Creek Road Parcel 2: BEING the 4.10-acre tract as shown on the plat recorded at Plat Book 9, Page 894, Madison County Registry, to which reference is made for a more perfect description. Together with and subject to easements, restrictions, water rights and rights of way of record, and matters of survey. Also being identified as Parcel ID# 661629, which was created in tax year 2023 due to the split of former Parcel ID# 13248, Madison County Tax Office. Address (Per tax office records and not warranted): (661629) Little Creek Road The sale will be made subject to all existing easements and restrictions, any superior liens, all outstanding city and county taxes, all local improvement assessments against the above-described property not included in the judgment in the above-entitled cause, any prior lien in favor of the State of North Carolina, any right of redemption of the United States and any rights of any persons in possession. A deposit of the greater of $750.00 or five (5) percent of the successful bid will be required at the time of sale unless the highest bid is by a taxing unit; then a deposit shall not be required. In the instance where multiple tax parcels are indicated in this Notice, the Commissioner may elect to sell all of the parcels either in one sale, or on the sale date indicated sell each parcel individually by conducting a separate sale for each, or group various parcels together for several sales, or not conduct a sale at all on one or more parcels, as the Commissioner determines in his sole discretion as being most likely to sell the parcels at a price adequate to pay all taxes due, as well as fees and costs. Any party contemplating the filing of an upset bid is therefore strongly encouraged to consult the Clerk of Court records to ascertain the parcel or parcels included in the sale for which an upset bid is planned. Upon delivery of the deed, the winning bidder shall be required to pay the costs of recordation of the deed, including deed stamp taxes due to the Register of Deeds. Title and condition of the property will be granted to the successful bidder "as is" and without warranties. This the 4 day of December, 2025. E. Lauren Watson Hubbard Commissioner Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, North Carolina 28801 (828) 252-8010 Tax Value: $1,136,311 January 7, 14 2026 LGSC0427524