SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION CAMDEN COUNTY DOCKET NO. F-001477-26 FILE NO. 31688-25 NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANT (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: QUEEN E. ADAMS; JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF QUEEN E. ADAMS, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS; DENNIS EVANS; 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 EPCOT MD LLC is the plaintiff and QUEEN E. ADAMS, ET ALS; are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, CAMDEN County and bearing Docket No. F-001477-26 within thirty-five (35) days after July 23, 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 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 23-00646, sold on 10/23/2023, dated 10/24/2023, and was recorded on 1/31/2024 in Mortgage Book 12508 at Page 217, made by MICHELLE D. HILL-NORMAN, Collector of Taxes of CAMDEN, and State of New Jersey to EPCOT MD LLC and subsequently assigned to plaintiff, EPCOT MD LLC. This covers real estate located in CAMDEN, County of CAMDEN, and State of New Jersey, known as LOT 96 BLOCK 800 as shown on the Tax Assessment Map and Tax Map duplicate of CAMDEN. and concerns premises commonly known as 943 ELM ST, CAMDEN, New Jersey. YOU, QUEEN E. ADAMS, 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, JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF QUEEN E. ADAMS, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because plaintiff has been unable to determine whether defendant QUEEN E. ADAMS is married, and if married, the name of QUEEN E. ADAMS's spouse. If QUEEN E. ADAMS is married, the plaintiff joins JOHN DOE, HUSBAND OF QUEEN E. ADAMS, SAID NAME JOHN DOE BEING FICTITIOUS as a defendant for any possessory or marital rights you may have. YOU, DENNIS EVANS, are made party defendant to the above foreclosure action because on November 12, 2008, a judgment was entered in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County, by Dennis Evans against Shirley Adams and Eddie Adams disclosing a debt in the amount of $90,000.00, plus costs. Said judgment was entered as Judgment No. J-285803-2008. Said judgment is subordinate to the Plaintiff's lien. 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: July 21, 2026 Michelle M. Smith, Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey July 23 2026 LNYS0561208 $64.93