SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION OCEAN COUNTY DOCKET NO. F-000587-26 FILE NO. 31655-26 NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: 472 WEST VETERANS LLC; 472 VETERANS WEST LLC; 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 CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN GSRAN-Z, LLC is the plaintiff and 472 WEST VETERANS LLC, ET ALS; are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, OCEAN County and bearing Docket No. F-000587-26 within thirty-five (35) days after May 19, 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 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 23-00068, sold on 10/18/2023, dated 10/20/2023, and was recorded on 12/26/2023 in Mortgage Book 19568 at Page 567, made by LEIGH SCHENCK, Collector of Taxes of JACKSON TWP, and State of New Jersey to CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN GSRAN-Z, LLC and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN GSRAN-Z, LLC. This covers real estate located in JACKSON TWP, County of OCEAN, and State of New Jersey, known as LOT 44 BLOCK 11601 as shown on the Tax Assessment Map and Tax Map duplicate of JACKSON TWP. and concerns premises commonly known as 472 W VETERANS HWY, JACKSON TWP, New Jersey. YOU, 472 WEST VETERANS LLC; 472 VETERANS WEST LLC, 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. 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: May 15, 2026 Michelle M. Smith, Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey May 19 2026 LNYS0520895 $54.12