NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS Docket No. F-002423-26 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Middlesex County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Richard Pugh, his unknown heirs, devisees and personal representatives and his, theirs or any of their successors in right, title and interest YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, counsel for the plaintiff, with an address of 485F US Highway 1 S., Building F, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830, with a telephone number of (732) 902-5399, an Answer to the Amended Complaint filed in a civil action where PNC Bank, National Association is the plaintiff and Richard Pugh, et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, and bears Docket No. F-002423-26. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of July 6, 2026, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after July 6, 2026, within thirty-five (35) days after the actual date of publication, excluding that date. If you fail to file an Answer, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. You shall file your Answer and Proof of Service in duplicate with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Hughes Justice Complex – CN 971, Trenton, NJ 08625, with a copy to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, in accordance with the NJ Rules of Court. This action has been instituted for the purpose of (1) foreclosing a mortgage dated November 30, 2010 made by Richard Pugh to PNC Bank, National Association,, recorded in the Middlesex County Clerk's Office on December 13, 2010 in Book 14091, page 0485, which mortgage was assigned to the above named Plaintiff, which has the right to enforce the note secured by the mortgage; and (2) to recover possession of the land and premises commonly known as 1133 Schmidt Lane, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 and is further described as Lot 122.133 (formerly Lot 122, Qualifier C0133), Block 4.39 on the Tax Map of the Township of North Brunswick. If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may communicate with the New Jersey Bar Association by calling 732-249-5000. You may also contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the County of venue by calling (732) 828-0053. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (732) 249-7600. YOU, Richard Pugh, are made a party defendant to this foreclosure action because you executed the note and mortgage and may be liable for any deficiency, are a record owner of the subject property, and his unknown heirs, devisees and personal representatives and his, theirs or any of their successors in right, title and interest for any right, title and interest you may have in, to or against the subject property. /S/Michelle M. Smith Michelle M. Smith Clerk of Superior Court of New Jersey DATED: July 6, 2026 July 6 2026 LNYS0550050 $46.44