PUBLIC NOTICE

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by JEFFREY S. SAINZ, on the 19th day of December, 2002, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Shelby County, Alabama, in Instrument # 20030102000001100, the undersigned, LAWRENCE LEE SHORT, as successor trustee of the Marjorie Short Family Trust created pursuant to the provisions of the Marjorie Short Revocable Trust dated May 16, 2000, mortgagee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the main entrance of the Shelby County Courthouse, Columbiana, Alabama, on the 5th day of August, 2026, during the legal hours of sale, the following-described real estate situated in Shelby County, Alabama, to-wit:

Commence at the NW corner of the East½ of SE¼ of NW¼ of Section 35, Township 1-9 South, Range 1 East; thence run Southerly along the West line of said E ½ of said SE¼ of NW ¼, a distance of 984.46 feet to the North right-of-way line of current county chert road #450; thence continue in the same direction 19.42 feet to the centerline of said road; thence turn an interior angle of 114 degrees 2 minutes 10 seconds and run in a Southeasterly direction a distance of 264.94 feet to a point; thence turn an angle to the left of 64 degrees 34 minutes 20 seconds and run in a Northeasterly direction 584.03 feet along said centerline to a point; thence turn an angle to the left of 13 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds and run in a Northeasterly direction along centerline of said road 436.56 feet to a point; thence turn an angle to the right of 21 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds and run in a Northeasterly direction along said centerline 327.77 feet to a point; thence turn an angle to the right of 15 degrees 39 minutes 10 seconds and run in a Northeasterly direction along said road a distance of 327.29 feet to a point; thence turn an angle to the left of26 degrees 45 minutes and run in a Northeasterly direction along said road a distance of 205.36 feet to a point on the North line of the SW¼ of NE ¼ of said Section 35; thence run in a Westerly direction along the North side of said SW ¼ of NE ¼ and the North line of East ½ of the SE ¼ of NW ¼ a distance of 1,723.95 feet to the point of beginning.

Situated in Shelby County, Alabama.

This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as the expense of foreclosure. Alabama law gives some person who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.

LAWRENCE LEE SHORT, TRUSTEE
Mortgagee

FERRIS S. RITCHEY III RITCHEY & RITCHEY.
1740 Oxmoor Road, Suite 100
Birmingham, Alabama 35209
Telephone: (205) 271-3103
ferris@ritcheylaw.com
Attorney for Mortgagee

Shelby County Reporter:
July 5, 12 and 19, 2026
FC/SAINZ