IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, vs. RYAN LEE MERCHANT; NATHAN RAY MERCHANT et al, Defendant(s) CASE NO.: 25000503CA DIVISION: NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 15, 2026, and entered in Case No. 25000503CA of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida in which Nationstar Mortgage LLC, is the Plaintiff and Ryan Lee Merchant, Nathan Ray Merchant, are defendants, the Walton County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on online at online at https://www.walton.realforeclose.com/index.cfm, Walton County, Florida at 11:00AM CST, 12:00PM EST on the June 29, 2026 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure: THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 17 WEST. ALSO KNOWN AS GOVERNMENT LOT 2, WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING NORTH OF STATE ROAD 81, AS NOW EXISTS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID WEST 1/2 OF SOUTHEAST 1/4; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST 1/2, 75.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 44 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 75.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID WEST 1/2, 150.0 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF A STREET; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE, AND PARALLEL WITH, SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST 1/2, 75.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST, AND PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST LINE, 150.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 2, ACCORDING TO AN UNRECORDED PLAT OF ROOKS BLUFF SUBDIVISION. AND THAT PART OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 17 WEST, ALSO KNOWN AS GOVERNMENT LOT 2, WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING NORTH OF STATE ROAD 81 AS NOW EXISTS, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 AS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 43’44” EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST 1/2. 75.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 15’27” EAST AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID WEST 1/2, 150.0 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF A STREET; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 43’ 44” WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST 1/2, 75.0 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID WEST 1/2; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 15’27” WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, 150.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 1, ACCORDING TO AN UNRECORDED PLAT OF ROOKS BLUFF SUBDIVISION. A/K/A 164 WAITS ST PONCE DE LEON FL 32455 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim before the Clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has also been furnished to all parties on the attached service list by mail or eService. Dated this __10th_ day of June, 2026. ALBERTELLI LAW P. O. Box 23028 Tampa, FL 33623 Tel: (813) 221-4743 Fax: (813) 221-9171 eService: servealaw@albertellilaw.com By: /s/ Silver Jade Bohn Florida Bar #95948 Silver Jade Bohn, Esq In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please Contact; Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Walton County, 571 Highway 90East, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, 32433. Phone (850) 595-4400, Fax (850) 595-0360, ADA.Walton@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. #12405717; 6/15 6/22/2026