SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION
CAMDEN COUNTY
DOCKET NO. F-014399-19
FILE NO. 26896-19
NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT
(L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO:
LILLIE KAY DOUGHTY, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST; GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; MRS. GENE DOUGHTY, JR., WIFE OF GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; KAREN DOUGHTY STILL; JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF KAREN DOUGHTY STILL, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS; ISAAC ROBERTSON; MRS. ISAAC ROBERTSON, WIFE OF ISAAC ROBERTSON;
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 Second Amended Complaint filed in a Civil Action, in which STONE WOOL 22, LLC is the plaintiff and LILLIE KAY DOUGHTY, HER HEIRS, ET ALS; are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, CAMDEN County and bearing Docket No. F-014399-19 within thirty-five (35) days after March 18, 2026 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 Second Amended 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 856-964-0618 - Legal Services Office 856-964-2010.
THE ACTION has been instituted for the purpose of foreclosing the following tax sale certificate:
1. A certain tax certificate 17-01502, sold on 6/19/2019, dated 6/26/2017, and was recorded on 10/6/2017 in Mortgage Book 10725 at Page 1525, made by NAHEMA HARVEY, Collector of Taxes of CAMDEN, and State of New Jersey to MTAG CUST/FIG CAP INV NJ13 LLC and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, STONE WOOL 22, LLC on 5/15/2025 and was recorded on 6/5/2025 in Assignment Book 12836 at Page 1799. This covers real estate located in CAMDEN, County of CAMDEN, and State of New Jersey, known as LOT 67 BLOCK 996 as shown on the Tax Assessment Map and Tax Map duplicate of CAMDEN. and concerns premises commonly known as 3296 ROWE ST, CAMDEN, New Jersey.
YOU, LILLIE KAY DOUGHTY, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST; GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; KAREN DOUGHTY STILL; ISAAC ROBERTSON, 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. GENE DOUGHTY, JR., WIFE OF GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF KAREN DOUGHTY STILL, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS; MRS. ISAAC ROBERTSON, WIFE OF ISAAC ROBERTSON, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because plaintiff has been unable to determine whether defendant GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; KAREN DOUGHTY STILL; ISAAC ROBERTSON is married, and if married, the name of GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; KAREN DOUGHTY STILL; ISAAC ROBERTSON's spouse. If GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; KAREN DOUGHTY STILL; ISAAC ROBERTSON is married, the plaintiff joins MRS. GENE DOUGHTY, JR., WIFE OF GENE DOUGHTY, JR.; JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF KAREN DOUGHTY STILL, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS; MRS. ISAAC ROBERTSON, WIFE OF ISAAC ROBERTSON 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: March 16, 2026
Michelle M. Smith,
Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey
March 18 2026
LNYS0480167
$74.82