START OF PAGE: 244 .. l OCo NOTICE OF ACCELERATION AND NOTICE OF TRUSTIIB'S SALE ~ and protect your rights as a member of the armed forc:es of the United States. If you are or your spouse is serving on active military duty. including active mlltary duty as a member of the 'Iexas National Guard or the National Guard of another state or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, please send written notice of the active duty military service to the sender. of this notice Immediately. DEED OFTR.UST INFQRMA'l]ON: Date: Grantor(s): Original Mortgagee: July 15, 2005 Zena McKenzie and spouse, Allan McKenzie Citibank, F.S.B. Original Principal: $76,000.00 Recording 2005091776 Information: Property County: FortBend Property: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN 'I1IE COUNTY OF FORT BEND, STATE OF TEXAS, AND KNOWN AS: BEING Lor NUMBER 36 BLOCK S IN TOWNEWEST SECTION SIX (6) AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDED PLAT/MAP TIIEREOF IN VOLUME 30 PAGE 10 OF FORT BEND COUNTY RECORDS. Property Address: 10707 Garden Place Sugarland, TX 77478 MORTGAGE SERVICING INFORMATION: The Mortgage SerYicei; Hnot the Current Mortgagee, Is representing the Current Mortgagee pursuant to a Mortgage Servicing Agreement. CUITent Mortgagee: NewRez LLC Mortgage Servicer: Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Mortgage Servicer 7S Beattie Place Address: Greenville, SC 29601 SALE INFORMATION: / Date of Sale: August 4, 2026 Time of Sale: 1:00 PM or within three hours thereafter. Place of Sale: Gus George Academy, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469 oi; H the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently Substitute nustee: Substitute Trustee Address: designated by the County Commissioner's Court. Auction.com, LLC, and Padgett Law Group, any to act 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103 Southlake, TX 76092 -FILED FOR RE<?OR~ M. NO-TIME~ PLG File Number: 26-004395--1 ;~· JUL O 9 2026 1 START OF PAGE: 245 \ou APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE 1RUSTEE: TIU5 INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITIJTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED IP SELL THE PROPER]Y DESCBTREP IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE THE PERSON SIGNING TIIIS NOTICE IS THE ATI'ORNEY QR AU'IHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. The undersigned is the attomey for the mortgagee and/or mortgage servicer, and in such capaci\y' does hereby remove the original trustee and all successor substitute trustees under the above-described Deed of Trust and appoints in their place, any to act. those substiblte trustees identified in the SALE INFORMATION section of this notice, whose address is c/o Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 as Substitute 'Irustee, who shall hereafter exercise all powers and duties to set aside the said original trustee under said Deed of Trust, and further does hereby request, authorize, and instruct said Substitute 1iustees to conduct and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the beneficiazy therein. WHEREAS, the above-named Grantor(s) previously conveyed the above-described property in trust to secure payment of the Note set forth in the above-described Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, a default under the Note and Deed of 1iust was declared, such default was reponed to not have been cured, and all sums secured by such Deed of Thlst are declared immediately due and payable. WHEREAS. the original 1iustee and any previously appointed Substitute Trustee under said Deed of Trust has been hereby removed and the herein described Substitute 'lhlstees, have been appointed as Substitute Trustees and authorized by the Mortgage Servicer to enforce the power of sale granted in the Deed of nust; and WHEREAS, the undersigned law firm has been requested to provide these notices on behalf of the Current Mortgagee, Mortgage Servicer and Substitute Trustees; NOW, THEREFORE, NQTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the foregoing matters and that: 1. The maturity of the Note is hereby accelerated, and all sums secured by the Deed of nust are declared to be immediately due and payable. 2. The herein appointed Substitute Thlstees, any to act, as Substitute Thlstee will sell the Property to the highest bidder for cash on the date, at the place, and no earlier than the time set forth above in the Sale Inform.ad.on section of this notice. The sale will begin within three hours after that time. 3. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), a bureau of the U.S. Department of lreaswy. now requires the collection, certifi.cation and reporting of certain information relating to non-financed transfers of real property to legal entities and/or trusts, which such information the successful bidder(s) shall be expected to provide to the auctioneer at the time of the subject sale. Interested bidders with questions regarding the necessary information to be provided are hereby directed, generally, to FlnCENs website artcl, more specifically to the FinCEN Real Estate Report located in the forms bank thereof. 4. This sale shall be subject to any legal impediments to the sale of the Property to any exceptions referenced in the Deed of Trust or appearing of record to the extent the same are still in effect and shall not cover any property that has been released from the lien imposed by the Deed of 'Irust. 5. No wammties, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for the particular pmpose shall be conveyed at the sale, save and except the Grantor's warranties specifically authorized by the Grantor in the Deed of 'Ihlst. The propert:Y shall be sold "AS-IS", purchaser's will buy the property "at the purchaser's own risk" and "at bis peril" and no representation is made concerning the quality or nature of title to be acquired. Purchasers will receive whatever interest Grantor and Grantor's assigns have in the property, subject to any liens or interest of any kind that may survive the sale. Interested persons are encouraged to consult counsel of their choice prior to participating in the sale of the properf:Y. 6. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of PLG File Number: 26-004395~1 3 START OF PAGE: 246 f .. ... -. [Dlo ~ the funds paid The Purchaser shall have no futther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's Attorney, or the duly appointed Substitute Trustee. Padgett Law Group, LLC CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name is Jeff Leva and my address is c/o Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092. I declare under penalty of perjuiy that on 07/09/2026 , I filed at the office of the Fort Bend County Clerk to be posted at the Fort Bend Comity courthouse this notice of sale. Declarant's Name: ____ J_e __ ff=Le=v=a _____ _ Date: 07/09/2026 Padgett Law Group 546 Silicon Dr .• Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 (850) 422-2520 WITNESS MYHAND this ___ day of _______ _, ___ , PLG File Number: 26-004395-1 4