STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND CLEVELAND COUNTY, A Body Politic and Corporate Plaintiff IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 25CV003506-220 NOTICE OF SALE -vs- DAVID HASTINGS, a/k/a DAVID WILLIAM HASTINGS, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DAVID HASTINGS, DONNA NIGELS, a/k/a DONNA A. NIGELS, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONNA NIGELS, RICHARD SHORT, a/k/a RICHARD JENKINS SHORT, a/k/a RICHARD J. SHORT, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RICHARD SHORT, PAULA KAY QUINN, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF PAULA KAY QUINN, NORMA N. COOK, a/k/a NORMA JEAN COOK, a/k/a NORMA COOK MURPHY, a/k/a NORMA MURPHY, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF NORMA N. COOK, FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC, Lienholder, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Lienholder Defendants Under and by virtue of an order of the District Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina, made and entered in the action entitled CLEVELAND COUNTY, A Body Politic and Corporate Plaintiff vs. DAVID HASTINGS, a/k/a DAVID WILLIAM HASTINGS, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DAVID HASTINGS, DONNA NIGELS, a/k/a DONNA A. NIGELS, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DONNA NIGELS, RICHARD SHORT, a/k/a RICHARD JENKINS SHORT, a/k/a RICHARD J. SHORT, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RICHARD SHORT, PAULA KAY QUINN, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF PAULA KAY QUINN, NORMA N. COOK, a/k/a NORMA JEAN COOK, a/k/a NORMA COOK MURPHY, a/k/a NORMA MURPHY, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF NORMA N. COOK, FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC, Lienholder, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Lienholder, Defendants, the undersigned commissioner will on June 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM offer for sale and sell for cash, to the last and highest bidder at public auction, at the Commissioner's Chambers (2nd Floor of Administration Building), 311 E. Marion Street, Shelby in Cleveland County, North Carolina in Shelby, the following described property lying in Cleveland County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Adjoining lands of C.C. M and J.Q. Bradshaw and others and beginning on a stone J.Q Bradshaw's corner and runs thence N 75 East 13 poles to a stone Richard's line thence N 39 W 67 poles to a stone in W.H. Hull's line, thence with his line S 37 W 10 17/25 poles to a pine, Bradshaw corner, thence S 33 E 61 1/2 poles to the beginning, containing 5 acres, more or less. LESS AND EXCEPT the following parcels: Parcel REID 38892 as described in Deed book 3V, page 427; Parcel REID 38893 as described in Deed book 6P, page 92; Parcel REID 38894 as described in Deed book 7Y, page 156; and, All property that lies South of Casar Road. 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 #38895, Cleveland County Tax Office. Address (Per tax office records and not warranted): (38895) Casar 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 the Commissioner's 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 is the 20th day of May, 2026. E. Lauren Watson Hubbard Commissioner Capital Center 82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500 Asheville, North Carolina 28801 (828) 252-8010 Tax Value: $17,812 June 17, 24 2026 LWLM0532557