NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS Docket No. F-002170-26 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division Passaic County (L.S.) STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: Woody Willie Williams III 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 Complaint filed in a civil action where Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC is the plaintiff and Ganiat Rufai, et al. is the defendant. The action is pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Passaic County, and bears Docket No. F-002170-26. Your Answer must be filed within thirty-five (35) days of March 13, 2026, excluding that date, or if this publication runs after March 13, 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 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 February 12, 2024 made by Ganiat A. Rufai and Woody Willie Williams III, a married couple, to loanDepot.com, LLC,, recorded in the Passaic County Clerk's Office on February 23, 2024 in Book M18812, page 182, 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 66 Edward Court, Clifton, NJ 07011 and is further described as Lot 56, Block 16.01 (formerly Block 16.1) on the Tax Map of the City of Clifton. 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 (973) 278-9223 . If you cannot afford an attorney, you may contact the Legal Services office of the County of venue by calling (973) 523-2900 . YOU, Woody Willie Williams III, 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 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: March 13, 2026 March 13 2026 LNYS0476954 $44.88