START OF PAGE: 160 NOTICE OF ACCELERATION AND NOTICE OP TRUSTEE'S SALE Assert and protect your rights as a member of the armed forces of the United States. If you are or your spouse is serring on active militaey du~ including active military 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 mllituy service to the sender of this notice immediately. DEED OP TRUST INFORMATION; Date: August 25, 2016 Grantor(s): Steven KaOina, joined herein pro fonna by his spouse, Felicia P. Kalllna Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Houstonian Mortgage Group, JnC: Original Principal: Recording lnfonnation: Property County: $140,409.00 2016093911 FortBend Property: LOT 9, BLOCK 7, REPLAT OF 'I1IE GROVE, SECTION 1, A SUBDMSION IN FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT '111EREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 22, PAGE 48 OF 'I1IE MAP AND/OR PLATRECORDSOFFORTBENDCOUNTY,TEXAS Property Address: 511 Land Grant Drive Richmond, TX 77406 MORTGAGE SERV'ICING INFORMATION: The Mortgage Senicei. if not the Current Mortgagee, is representing the Current Mortgagee pursuant to a Mortgage Servicing Agreement. CUITent Mortgagee: NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Semcing Mortgage Servicer: Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Mortgage Servicer 7S Beattie Place Address: Greenville, SC 29601 SALE INfQRMATION: Date of Sale: September 1, 2026 / Time of Sale: 1:00 PM or within three hours thereafter. Place of Sale: Gus George Academy, 1S21 Bugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX 77469 or, if the preceding area is no longer the designated area, at the area most recently Substitute Trustee: Substitute Trustee Address: designated by the County Commissioner's Court. Auction.com, LLC, and Padgett Law Group,, any to act S46 Silicon Dr., Suite 103 Southlake,. TX 76092 • /FILED FOR R~W~z:;? NO-TIME • P~t\-- JUN 23 2026 I PLG File Number: 25-017391~2 ~~ County Clerk Fort Bend Co, Texas 1 START OF PAGE: 161 APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURI'IY INS]RUMENT IDENTIFmn IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE THE PERSON SIGNING DUS NOTICE IS 1HE ATI'ORNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. The undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and/or mortgage sem.cer, and in such capacity 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 substitute 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 Substibrte Trustee, 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 Thtstees to conduct and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the beneficiary 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 'Il:ust was declared, such default was reported to not have been cured, and all smns secured by such Deed of Trust are declared immediately due and payable. WHEREAS, the original Thtstee and any previously appointed Substitute 1iustee under said Deed of Trust has been hereby removed and the herein described Substitute Trustees, have been appointed as Substitute Trustees and authorized by the Mongage Servicer to enforce the power of sale granted in the Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, the undersigned law firm has been requested to provide these notices on behalf of the Cum!nt Mortgagee, Mortgage Servicer and Substitute Thlstees; NOW, 111EREFORE, NOTICE 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 Trust are declared to be immediately due and payable. 2. The herein appointed Substitute nustees, any to act, as Substitute Trustee 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 Information 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 7l'easury, now requires the collection, certification 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 FinCEN~ website and, 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 'Iiust 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 Trust. 5. No warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for the particular purpose shall be conveyed at the sale, save and except the Grantor's warranties specifically authorized by the Grantor in the Deed of Trust. The property shall be sold "AS-IS", purchaser's will buy the property "at the purchaser's own risk" and "at his 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 property. 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: 25-017391-2 2 lll START OF PAGE: 162 the funds paid The Purchaser shall have no further recow:se against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's Attorney, or the duly appointed Substitute Trustee. Padgett Law Group, LLC CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name ls Jeff Leva and my address is c/o Padgett Law Group, 546 Silicon Dr .• Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092. I declare under penalty of perjury that on 06/23/2026 , I filed at the office of the Fort Bend County Clerk to be posted at the Fort Bend County courthouse this notice of sale. Declarant's Name: ___ ____.::;J.:.:eff.:..:L==e.:.:va=-------- Date: 06/23/2026 Padgett Law Group 546 Silicon Dr., Suite 103, Southlake, TX 76092 (850) 422-2520 WITNESS MY HAND this ___ day of _______ ____,a ___ , PLG File Number: 25-017391-2 3