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Alphonso David, President & CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum, is joined by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Cleveland (Ohio) Mayor Justin M. Bibb, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, The Reverend Al Sharpton and Chair of the National Urban League, Marc H. Morial, at the Global Black

Forum on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo By

From Salons to Suites & Small Spaces: How Blackowned hair salon culture has shifted

BY MYA GRANT

As a little girl the smells of hairspray, deep conditioner and hot flat irons filling the air were part of a weekend routine. The hair salon was more than a place to get your hair done, it was a way to connect to your community, get the hottest gossip and everything else in between. Today, that community has seemed to dissipate and shift into more stylists and beauticians going solo, redefining what we knew as Black hair culture.

In the 90’s and early 2000’s, Black-owned hair culture was a huge staple in the Black community; it was the first nudge at Blackowned businesses and ownership. We had a place that was for us, by us and we used it to uplift and support each other in many ways.

Atlanta, specifically, has always been known as one of the world-renowned Black hair capitals. With the Freaknik aesthetic trends taking off, the Bronner Bros. annual hair shows that are hosted downtown and the longevity of local Black-owned salons, Atlanta’s Black hair community has always had a strong, positive presence. Today, the number of brick and mortar Black-owned hair salons have dwindled and beauticians are going the entrepreneurial route for many reasons.

Like many other ventures, Black business owners typically receive less capital than their non-Black counterparts. According to a McKinsey & Co. report in 2020, Black business owners start with loans that are roughly $35,000 in contrast to the roughly $107,000 white business owners start with. The study also touches on the wage and representation disparity between Black and non-Black business owners. Those disparities result in lower revenues and earnings than white businesses, even with minor efforts from the SBA and the ongoing trend of outside business loans and assistance for Black female entrepreneurs. Due to these business trends and the ways of the hair and beauty industry, many beauticians explored different routes to still accomplishing their goals within their profession.

Aisha Amos is the owner and sole stylist of Hair Beat Salon in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood. She’s been a self-taught braider since the age of seven and a licensed beautician since 2014. Amos, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, currently rents a suite at Salon Lofts, a suite rental business for independent beauty professionals, and enjoys it

more than the traditional salon setting.

“At the time, they were building a Salon Lofts by our cosmetology school,” said Amos, 46. “And for a field trip one night, our instructor took us over to look at them and I was like ‘yeah, I think I want to do something like this.’”

Amos’ thought process during that decision was rooted in her want to help people and the attitudes of her fellow associates in cosmetology school. She was lucky to find her friend and business associate, Traci Burton, owner of Crimson Beauty Salon in Edgewood, but Amos and Burton agreed that a significant portion of their peers didn’t take the profession as seriously.

“I can’t be in a shop,” says Amos. “I like it and you know, the comradery and being around other stylists but I couldn’t see myself paying the same booth rent or the same amount of money and not having any control, it just wasn’t adding up.”

Salon Lofts gave Amos and Burton that

flexibility to control their own schedule, balance their earnings and still build that community for themselves. Salon Lofts offer stylists their individual suite that they rent weekly and still have that traditional salon-like feeling looming through the halls. This is one of the biggest alternatives that stylists and beauticians have taken to become individual businesses.

With this shift into the rise of individual businesses come some obstacles. Today, “Atlanta stylists” and “Atlanta braiders” are trending topics on social media and not for the best reasons. The viral topic includes commentary from displeased customers about professionalism, pricing, rules and quality.

“There’s these stereotypes that come with the craft now that I’m trying to step away from,” said Chiynah Town, owner of CT Hair Hu$tle, LLC.

Town also believes that people are not looking beyond the stereotypes and come

with preconceived notions that every stylist they come across is rude, late and expensive. One way that Town dispels those stereotypes is by letting her accredited work and bubbly personality do it for her. Although she’s doing business out of her home, she has everything else necessary to become the successful stylist she is and she’s still learning.

“They don’t teach you the business side of cosmetology so much,” said Town. “So trying to get into a salon is a lot harder than people think... it’s hard and competitive and you’re not making the money you’re supposed to be making.”

Stylists like Amos, Burton and Town are the ones spearheading this shift in Black hair culture and while it comes with many ups and downs, the reward of seeing your work flourish and still building that community makes it worthwhile. The shifts and changes we’re seeing aren’t all bad and continue to nod at the stylists and businesses that came before us and sculpted this culture.

Salon Lofts offers hairdressers, stylists, and massage therapists, for example, an alternate route to the traditional business plans. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

Water restored at Clayton County apartment complex

BY DONNELL SUGGS

The water services have been restored at Tara Woods Apartments tonight. The property owners, Red Apple Investments, paid 75% of the $98,000 water bill, according to Michelle Matich, assistant to the property's owner.

"We paid the bill this morning," said Matich, who was dressed in a black cap and workout gear as she had to come from her home to the apartments to take care of the matter. "This was very embarrassing. We care very much about our tenants and I am so thankful we have gotten this taken care of."

Matich said there is still over $200,000 in delinquent rent that is owed, but the most important thing was to get the water back on.

What a start to a Monday morning

With residents looking on from second floor balconies and from their ground floor apartment doorways, the water services at the Tara Woods Apartments were cut off Monday morning.

Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA) staffers were escorted to the Jonesboro-based apartments by Clayton County Police, Clayton County Code Enforcement officers and Clayton County Fire Scene Investigations officials. Hundreds of residents will be immediately effected by the disruption of service.

With less than a month before the school year begins at dozens of nearby Clayton County Schools, the apartment complex owners, Red Apple Investments, have reported $225,000 in delinquent rent and a $98,000 account balance with CCWA. Signage informing residents about the stoppage in water service was posted outside the entrance to Tara Woods Apartments Friday, July 7. Less than an hour after the water service was stopped, Clayton County Code Enforcement began going door-to-door informing residents that they would have to evacuate the premises by 5 p.m.

A number of residents were crying

as they learned about the evacuation, others were packing their children and personal items into cars and leaving the apartments.

Red Apple Investments, LLC, has been contacted for comment but has not returned our calls and emails. Tara Woods Apartments is located at 661 Sherwood Drive.

Nonprofit Sheltering Arms to host signature job fair, July 15

BY ISAIAH SINGLETON

Sheltering Arms, one of Georgia’s largest nonprofit early education and childcare organizations, will host its signature hiring event to fill teacher, food service, and other positions for all 13 locations in the metropolitan Atlanta area.

The event will take place Saturday, July 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Educare Atlanta Center, located at 404 Fulton Street, SE, Atlanta.

Sheltering Arms is seeking qualified candidates for lead teachers, full-time and part-time assistant teachers, substitute teachers, food service managers and more. Candidates will be taken through every stage of the application and interview process, and the organization will make on-the-spot job offers with up to $5,500 in signing bonuses.

In addition, they will be providing a supervised play area for the candidate’s children on the day of the event.

“When you work with young people, there’s

an awesome responsibility in that because it could be life-changing,” said Blythe Keeler Robinson, President and CEO, Sheltering Arms.

“We are looking for potential team members who are just as passionate as we are about providing quality early education to our community’s little ones while supporting their families with the resources and tools, they need to create a legacy of economic stability and growth.”

Sheltering Arms offers excellent benefits to employees, which includes free healthcare, dental and vision, life and disability insurance,

matching 401K, paid vacation, and sick days, and paid federal holidays.

Interested candidates should arrive in professional business attire with the following items:

•A valid state ID or driver’s license

•A copy of their resume

•A copy of all college transcripts and educational certifications or high school diploma/ GED, if available

More information about the event can be found at: www.shelteringarmscareers.com.v

The water services at Tara Woods Apartments in Jonesboro was cut off early Monday, July 10, 2023. Hundreds of residents were effected by the interruption in service. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

This notice was posted on the office door at Tara Woods Apartments. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice

BY CHRIS BENNETT CEO and Publisher of The Seattle Medium

Affirmative Action: It’s Time

Down the Show if My Homies Can’t Go

In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling eliminating the use of race in college admissions, there has been a growing conversation about the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in higher education.

While encouraging scholars to consider HBCUs is a valid idea, it is essential to recognize that these institutions may require time and strategic planning to accommodate a significant increase in student enrollment. Greater investment in various aspects of HBCUs — such as housing, classrooms, food services, and administrative support — is critical to the long-term success of the students and the institution.

However, there is an opportunity to support HBCUs, elevate their status, increase revenues, and attract students who might otherwise be attracted to larger colleges and universities across the country. This can be achieved by focusing on bringing top athletes to HBCUs. Although this transition will not happen overnight, it is worth pursuing.

Student-athletes are often drawn to renowned college programs due to factors such as excellent facilities, access to exceptional coaches, state-of-the-art resources, media exposure, and the potential to become professional athletes. However, many HBCUs currently do not meet these standards across the board.

Now is the time to invest in HBCU athletic programs, enabling them to compete for and attract top football and basketball recruits, many of whom happen to be African American.

I have had many conver-

sations with a friend involved in college athletics that has shed some light on the requirements for small schools to consistently compete at a national level. Upgrading facilities and maintaining an annual department budget ranging from $25 million to $50 million are necessary steps. While these numbers may seem daunting, the process can be done gradually with both short-term and longterm benchmarks. Starting with basketball, a sport with fewer players, allows for a manageable investment

that can yield significant returns through effective national marketing.

Imagine if 10 HBCUs could successfully recruit top basketball talents, competing head-to-head with powerhouse programs like Duke, North Carolina, UCLA, Kentucky, and Michigan. Envision these HBCUs contending for Sweet 16 berths and championships during March Madness. With only 12 to 13 players required on a basketball roster, these schools could transition from merely celebrating participation when

they make it to the “Big Dance” to expecting success every year.

To build a successful basketball program, an annual investment of around $15 million, in addition to facility upgrades (workout facilities, gymnasiums, housing, etc.), can quickly change the plight of the program.

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BY JAMES A. WASHINGTON

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I can stop whenever I want to—not

Iam told that an alcoholic, a person with an addiction, has to admit that he or she has a problem before they have any chance of overcoming it. Real rehabilitation starts with this simple acknowledgment, “I have a problem.”

How many times have you heard the addicted person say over and over again, that they don’t have a problem? They can handle it. They even claim the ability to ‘quit whenever they want to.”

Now if the truth be told, most times tragedy of some sort has to befall this person before their can turns into can’t and they end up begging for help.

There are times now when I think that coming to the Lord for many is eerily similar. People like me and maybe you too, are or have been sick from ignorance of the gospel and don’t realize, like the addiction, that this illness is killing us day by day.

We didn’t, or don’t, have the knowledge or faith required to diagnose our problem. Or, like the alcoholic, we don’t realize we have one.

We simply continue to engage in spiritually self-destructive behavior not recognizing that while ruining our own lives, we also take others along for the ride through our personal nightmare.

Ironically, after salvation, the same people will testify that indeed, they were, shall we say, sick?

Not until we are faced down in the dirt of life, are we then able to see the light and somehow recognize then, the road to spiritual rehab was there all the time. And just like that of the addict, this rehab road to spiritual health and wellness can be long and arduous; forever fulfilling and full or reward.

But following Christ is neither easy nor comfortable. This is indeed another version of the yellow brick road in Oz. My bible says that the cost of following Christ is an all or nothing proposition. Once an addict, always an addict. Once a Christian, always a Christian. Once

saved, always saved.

Those who follow the Lord’s way do not necessarily have it easy. On the contrary, the Christian life can be very hard. Persecution from “haters” who refuse to accept you as a new Christian is the same as the person who offers an alcoholic a drink and can’t understand why the alcoholic says no.

One gets it. The other doesn’t. “Jesus replied, Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” Luke 9:58.

Our responsibility then is to first and foremost understand and admit we are helpless against our addiction, our illness. We are not in control. Submission, in this case, is our admission that God is in charge and not us. Our life belongs to Him. Now we can begin serious spiritual rehab.

Being faced down in the dirt

can now be replaced with being faced down in prayer. There’s a big difference in perspective if you get my meaning.

I submit to you that once you understand the scope of this struggle and the lengths to which God will go to save you, then you have an excellent chance of claiming your redemption.

As long as we know that we are at the mercy of so many things that we have no control over, we will continue to find the answers and solutions we need, our medicine, in our very own clinic built and fortified by Christ Himself. Therein lays the light in all this darkness.

God loves us more than we can possibly comprehend; so much so He provided us with the prescription for our illness. However, it is still up to us to get that prescription filled. It starts with a trip to the Dr.’s office and our honest answer to His question, “Now what’s the problem?” If that answer is “I’m sick and I cannot save myself,” then you’re cured.

May God bless and keep you always.

Georgia State Rep. Meisha Mainor flips from Democratic Party to the GOP

BY ITORO N. UMONTUEN

Tuesday, Georgia State Rep. Meisha Mainor, D-Atlanta, announced her intentions to leave the Democratic Party with immediate effect. She made the announcement on social media:

“My name is Rep. Meisha Mainor and today I made the decision to leave the Democrat Party. I represent a blue district in the city of Atlanta so this wasn’t a political decision for me. It was a MORAL one. I will NEVER apologize for being a black woman with a mind of my own.”

Mainor also said “left-wing radicalism, lawlessness, and putting the interests of illegal aliens over the interest of Americans,” were additional reasons why she believed the Democratic Party “left her” and not the other way around.

Mainor was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2021, in House District 56, a Democratic stronghold that stretches from Atlantic Station to Westview. During the 2023 Legislative Session, there were Democrats calling for a primary opponent to challenge Mainor for her seat. State Senator Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, tweeted a blank check for $1,000 saying

‘all I need is a name,’ putting out a clarion call for any Democrat willing to challenge Mainor.

Mainor raised the ire of her Democratic Party colleagues after she showed support for a school choice bill, Senate Bill 233, according to reports. That bill would have created “Promise Scholarship Accounts,” which the State of Georgia will give each student a $6,500.00 subsidy per school year to pay for student expenses related to homeschooling and private schools.

“When I decided to stand up on behalf of disadvantaged children in support of school choice, my Democrat colleagues didn’t stand by me,” Mainor told Fox News. “They crucified me. When I decided to stand up in support of safe communities and refused to support efforts to defund the police, they didn’t back me. They abandoned me.”

U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, assailed Mainor’s switch as a “stinging betrayal” of her Democratic constituents.

“House District 56 deserves a representative who will do the job they were elected to do, including fighting for high-quality public education,”

Williams said in a statement.

Mainor’s shift increases the Republican majority in the Georgia House to 102 over the Democratic Party’s 78.

“For far too long, the Democrat Party has gotten away with using and abusing the Black community,” Mainor added. “For decades, the Democrat Party has received the support of more than 90% of the black community. And what do we have to show for it? I represent a solidly blue district in the city of Atlanta. This isn’t a political decision for me. It’s a moral one.”

Mainor has already been welcomed by high-powered Republicans. U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler congratulated Mainor for joining the Republican Party.

“[Mainor was] attacked the moment she spoke out for law enforcement and educational freedom. Grateful for her conviction, and her willingness to serve our state – as Georgia’s newest Republican,” said Loeffler.

Additionally, House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican from Newington, said in a statement that Mainor is “joining the party of opportunity.

Additionally, Governor Brian P. Kemp has also welcomed Mainor to the Republican Party. “We welcome Representative Mainor to our party and look forward to working with her on issues for the benefit of hardworking Georgians,” said Governor Kemp in a tweet.

“Jesus replied, Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” Luke 9:58.

Georgia State Rep. Mesha Mainor

National

Top Black Mayors discuss the issues in their cities

BY ITORO N. UMONTUEN

The 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture features fashion, beauty, food, music and loads of fun. However, the Festival is also a place for poignant conversation. A deep conversation was held at the Mayor’s Forum which was part of the larger Global Black Economic Forum inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. America’s leading Black mayors from top cities participated as they discussed the biggest issues in each city and the political effects from their decisions.

The participants were Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Cleveland (Ohio) Mayor Justin M. Bibb, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, The Reverend Al Sharpton and Chair of the National Urban League, Marc H. Morial participated on the panel. Mayor Cantrell served as the moderator.

“We have just raised $250 million in the city of Atlanta to be able to do more affordable housing,” said Mayor Dickens. “We have a goal of 20,000 units. So we’re well on our way we’re building as fast as we can. We’ve got Black developers, we’ve got nonprofit developers, we’ve got churches.”

Dickens also added that inequity is the issue that keeps him up at night. The median home price in Atlanta was $350,000 in January 2023, according to the U.S. News Housing Market Index, which is based on Redfin data. That’s a 1.5% increase from one year ago. By comparison, the national median existing-home sale price in January, which was $359,000, according to the National Association of Realtors. That’s a 1.3% uptick year over year.

“I see a train that’s steadily coming where people are, again, being priced out,” Mayor Dickens said. “Yes, we have upward mobility that’s happening and all this great new development in our city. We also have individuals who have been living on the margins and now I’m trying to make sure we have balanced growth. So every day I think about how I can make sure Miss Jones has been living in that house for 40 years, to make sure that she can stay in that house and still be able to benefit from this growth. The challenge is to have balanced growth all across the city and still be able to have legacy residents benefit from this great growth.”

The Mayor’s Forum looked ahead at the potential obstacles coming down the road for each city’s top leader. Each leader expects attacks from those saying they didn’t do enough to combat any particular issue: like homelessness, the asylum seeker crisis, education, various forms of inequality, or being in favor of defunding the police (for the record, none of the mayors on stage are in favor of defunding the police). Former Mayor of New

Orleans and current leader of the National Urban League, Marc H. Morial, says there will be what he describes as a “pernicious effort to undermine our electoral success by using legislatures and federal policies and rhetoric from newspapers and pencil

what did you do when you were in power?”

Morial, the son of Ernest Nathan (who was New Orleans’s first Black mayor and whom the city’s Convention Center bears his name), discussed the ways state legislatures sought to cripple the

we need to be aware that behind a curtain somewhere in this country, there are people plotting to undermine the leadership of these mayors and of American cities. First thing for us to do is to be aware, and I’ll say yes, woke, be woke. Because if you’re not ‘woke’, you’re asleep. And we can’t [fall] asleep.”

Mayor Adams and Mayor Bass each said homelessness and the asylum crisis are two of the biggest issues threatening not only their cities but all of America.

“And all mayors must come up with a clear urban agenda on how we ensure that the resources that are coming to the states find their way into the cities. That’s so important, this migrant asylum seeker issue. Every mayor should lift their voice,” said Mayor Adams.

“I loved being in Congress, but the reason why I wanted to be mayor is because I am very worried about us repeating something that happened in the 90s, and that is the criminalization of Black folk. In the 90s, folks were criminalized because of crack, my worry now is that people will be criminalized because they’re living on the streets,” added Mayor Bass.

Meanwhile, Mayor Bibb of Cleveland, Ohio discussed the challenges and opportunities facing Cleveland and marginalized communities in urban spaces across the nation. He spoke especially to the increasing problems with violence prevention and gun control in the city.

“We have to change the culture of how we think about guns in this country. And we need to make sure we do everything to vote in 2024 to make sure we put people in DC and in our legislatures to pass common sense gun reform. I get those calls on a weekly basis about people dying in my city. I pray that we find a way to change how we think about guns and gun violence in our country. We all have a role to play to make that change happen in this nation.” said Bibb.

Reverend Al Sharpton emphasized the importance of gathering Black leaders together in conversation.

“One of the reasons it is so important that we hear from these mayors is that never in a time in American history have we seen the mayors of every major city, just about, Black and from our community,” said Sharpton.

pushers and so-called good government groups to undermine power.”

“What we are going to witness in the next 18 months is an orchestrated effort to point the finger at American cities and their challenges and their problems to try to undermine the credibility of Black leadership of American cities,” Morial said. “We need to be aware, and we need to say

power that these Black mayors soon amassed, even though their cities are their state’s primary economic engine.

“You did not do a damn thing about homelessness,” exclaimed Morial, directing his ire at the panel’s collective political opponents. “You didn’t do a damn thing about education. You didn’t do a damn thing to try to sustain American cities. So

As the ESSENCE Festival of Culture drew to a close, it was clear for these five mayors that in the midst of fun, there remains a lot of work to be done. Just like Dave Dinkins passed it to Eric Adams, Maynard Jackson ultimately to Andre Dickens, Tom Bradley ultimately to Karen Bass and so on, there is a standard these Black mayors must continue to uphold, which is ensuring they leave their city better than they found it when they arrived. The good thing is, the concerned public and the voters are watching every step they

take.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens appears on stage during the Global Black Economic Forum on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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The Reverend Al Sharpton appears on stage during the Global Black Economic Forum on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo By Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice

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Consumer Alerts

User’s Guide: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES

How Foreclosure Works

The loan a person takes out to to buy real estate such as a house or condominium is called a mortgage and requires monthly payments. In Georgia, if the property owner falls behind in making those payments, the lender, such as a bank, can sell the property at auction to settle the debt. Doing so is known as foreclosing on a property.

These auctions take place the first Tuesday of every month (or the first Wednesday if the first Tuesday falls on a holiday) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the steps of the county courthouse. The auction of properties in Fulton County takes place in downtown Atlanta on the front steps of the Fulton County Courthouse at 136 Pryor St.

Georgia law allows lenders to conduct an auction without going before a judge on one condition: The lender must give the borrower—and the public—proper, legal notice of its plans to foreclose. Proper notification means advertising in the county’s official legal newspaper. In Fulton County, that official newspaper is the Daily Report. The lender must advertise its intent to foreclose once a week for the four consecutive weeks leading up to the “first Tuesday” sale date. To auction off a property the first Tuesday of March, for example, a lender must have published a foreclosure notice during each of the four weeks of February.

How to Use the Information • Property Owners: Protect Your Interests

During the weeks leading up to the auction date, many property owners are able to work things out with their lenders, seek bankruptcy protection or line up other arrangements to prevent the bank from selling off their homes. If your lender has started foreclosure proceedings against your property, these listings provide you with an extra alert— over and above the official notice published in full in the Daily Report—to take action.

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Introduction from the publisher

Get behind on your mortgage, and you could lose your home. Don’t pay your property taxes, and you might similarly find your house auctioned off on the courthouse steps. Both types of forced sale, known as foreclosure, involve complicated legal procedures. We’ve designed FCDR ConsumeR AleRts to take some of the mystery out of the process and to alert consumers to how and when to take action.

We can provide this service because, by law, no foreclosure can occur unless properly announced in the official legal newspaper of the county. That’s required for the benefit of the property owner but also for the community at large. The publication requirement is founded upon the same notions of due process, open government and community awareness that underlie American democracy, and it’s a practice at least as old as the country itself.

Since 1890, the Fulton County DAily RepoRt has served as Fulton County’s newspaper of record for public notices. Each day, important public information courses through our pages in the form of hundreds and hundreds of official notices. We’ve designed FCDR ConsumeR AleRts to present that information in

an easy-to-understand and easy-touse format.

Thanks to a partnership between the Fulton County DAily RepoRt and the AtlAntA VoiCe, FCDR ConsumeR AleRts will reach tens of thousands of county readers each month. We’ve also made a database of the information available on the Internet, expanding the utility and reach of county information even further. At www.fcdr.com, members of the public can make intelligent searches and link to the full text of official public notices as originally published in the DAily RepoRt

On the following pages you’ll find this month’s FCDR ConsumeR AleRts, along with user’s guides that help explain the legal procedures at work, the different forms of public notice, and how to make the most of the information.

As always, we welcome your thoughts. If you have any suggestions or comments about how we can improve FCDR ConsumeR AleRts, please don’t hesitate to contact me at the address below.

Fulton County Daily RepoRt 136 Pryor St, CB14, Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 521-1227

User’s Guide:

Local government runs on property taxes. That’s why Georgia law imposes severe penalties for failing to pay them. If left unresolved, a bad situation easily can become worse, forcing a homeowner in arrears to choose between paying a small fortune or losing the family homestead.

It doesn’t have to come to that. And in fact, there are several opportunities throughout the property tax collection process that allow the homeowner to come current and avoid the worst. We’ve designed our tax sale listings to make sure homeowners don’t miss those opportunities.

We’re able to provide this service because the Daily Report is the official newspaper of the Fulton County courts. Throughout the process in Fulton County, the law requires the various collection participants to publish several different forms of notice in the Daily Report Those notices form the basis for the listings below.

How the Collection Process Works

Our tax sale listings represents a compilation of information from the following types of public notices:

• Non-Judicial Tax Sale

• Redemption Rights Deadline

• Judicial Tax Hearing

• Judicial Tax Sale

• Quiet Title

Here’s how the tax collection process works, what the different notices mean, and when they come into play.

More Than One Way to Collect

Your obligation to pay property taxes is backed by the property itself. Fail to pay, and the county tax commissioner

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Words of Caution

Neither the Daily Report nor The Atlanta Voice is responsible for any errors or omissions in the FCDR Consumer Alerts listings. The information is neither official nor complete, but merely an abstract of the first-run public notices appearing in the Daily Report . For the complete and official public notice, consult the printed Daily Report. Information in the official notices comes directly from the advertisers with no independent verification. These listings do not include any subsequent cancellations or subsequent corrections advertisers may have made to their notices.

Just because a property is advertised for foreclosure does not necessarily mean it is in foreclosure or that the owner is in arrears. Some notices result from misunderstandings. Oftentimes matters are worked out (or halted) well in advance of the auction date but after the notice has been submitted for publication. Just because a property isn’t listed here doesn’t mean it’s not in foreclosure. Again, these listings are by no means the official notice.

The person listed as owner may not necessarily be the present title holder. Indeed, your property may well be listed under the name of a prior owner. Mortgage value information merely reflects the amount of the original loan amount as listed in the foreclosure notice, not the balance due and not the value of the property.

Neither the Daily Report nor The Atlanta Voice is responsible for any investment decisions based on this information. Neither do they make any representations regarding title or the existence of any liens or encumbrances. Readers of this report should do their own research and consult a real estate, legal or investment professional.

This report is the exclusive copyrighted property of the Fulton County Daily Report ALM© 2013. All rights reserved.

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• Neighbors: Know What ’ s Going On

Use these listings to stay informed about your neighborhood. By law, and for important reasons of public policy, foreclosure notices are for the public. They can tell you whether you have a neighbor in need. They can help answer questions you might have about abandoned or poorly maintained property near you. They can give you insight into property values in your neighborhood. Indeed, a foreclosure taking place in your neighborhood can affect your own property values.

• Homebuyers, Investors: Find a Bargain Foreclosure notices provide valuable

30004

330 CROOKED STICK DR Orig. mort.: $861,250.00

Deed Book: 60256, Page 342

Mort. Holder: Michel Njem

Firm Contact: 888-8186032

770 ANNA LN Orig. mort.: $50,000.00

Deed Book: 40199, Page 455,

Mort. Holder: Frederick Waterman and Judith J.

Firm: LEFKOFF, RUBIN, GLEASON, & RUSSO,

mortgage foreclosures

leads to prospective homebuyers and real estate investors. Houses facing foreclosure often go for bargain prices. These listings, organized by zip code and street address, can help you spot those potential bargains. The summary information, of course, is just a starting point—a lead to initiate your own research. In addition to bidding for a house on the courthouse steps, there are ways to buy the property in advance of foreclosure by dealing directly with the lender’s attorney or the property owner, both generally listed below. But be warned: Buying a house facing foreclosure is not for the faint of heart. In general, you must buy the property as is, without an opportunity for inspection. You have to pay with cash or certified check. And

all sales are final. To say the least, make sure you do your homework, do a complete title search, consult with a professional and, above all else, think twice.

• Lenders: Protect Your Interests

Many properties are subject to more than one loan, such as a home equity loan or second mortgage. If the lender holding the first mortgage sells the property off at foreclosure, the rights of the secondary lenders may be wiped out. If you have lent someone money against his or her property, or if you hold a lien, these listings provide you with an alert—in addition to the official notice published in full in the Daily Report —so that you can take action to protect your interests.

Scheduled Auction: August 1, 2023

Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC

Firm Contact: 404-7892661

420 PECAN WOOD CIR Orig. mort.: $159,065.00

Deed Book: 58688 Page 658

Mort. Holder: Callie Rumph and Ronald Sloan Jr

Firm Contact: 404-9947400

6094 ALLPOINT WAY Orig. mort.: $135,200.00

Deed Book: 44399 Page

Firm Contact: 866-2586572

30291

4701 FLAT SHOALS RD, UNIT 34A Orig. mort.: $171,500.00

Deed Book: 65209, Page

553

Mort. Holder:

Holder: Scott W. Anderson and Deborah A. Bernstein-Anderson

MCMICHAEL

GRAY LAW GA

CT Orig. mort.: $70,900.00 Deed Book: 58200

30213

5078

419 ELDER ST Orig. mort.: $100,328.00

Deed Book: 47540 Page

549

Mort. Holder: Howard L. Hagood

SAINT DAVID STREET

mort.: $176,739.00 Deed Book: 57866, Page

BUTNER RD

mort.: $127,645.00

Deed Book: 58961, Page 339

Mort. Holder: Victor Wilborn Firm: MK CONSULTANTS, INC.

Firm Contact: 888-4034115

7546 SAINT DAVID STREET Orig. mort.: $184,900.00

Deed Book: 58342, Page 328

Mort. Holder: Kannon T Parker

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30310

Firm: MANER, RICHARD

Firm Contact: 404-789-

2661

30315

452 WOODLAWN AVE

Orig. mort.: $231,396.00

Deed Book: 61824, Page 666 Mort. Holder: Thomas Henry

Firm Contact: 734-8057125

482 PARK VALLEY DRIVE NW Orig. mort.: $175,000.00

Deed Book: 65959, Page 45

Mort. Holder: GA Real Estate Acquisitions, LLC

Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385

557 CHAPPELL ROAD NW Orig. mort.: $35,000.00

Deed Book: 44502 Page 520

Mort. Holder: Martha A Tuggle

Firm Contact: 404-9947400

716 CEDAR AVE NW Orig. mort.: $39,100.00

Deed Book: 24121, Page 168

Mort. Holder: Willie Whitfield and Alford

Malcolm

Firm: BROCK & SCOTT

PLLC

Firm Contact: 404-7892661

882 HALL ST NW Orig. mort.: $90,000.00

Deed Book: 64033, Page 400

Mort. Holder: Melba Miles and Michael Miles

Firm Contact: 800-3066059

2009 ARLINGTON CIRCLE NW

Orig. mort.: $0.00

Deed Book: 61357, beginning at page 239

Mort. Holder: Aubrey B. Carter

Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC

Firm Contact: 770-3920041

431 LANIER ST, NW Orig. mort.: $180,000.00

Deed Book: 66068, Page 62

Mort. Holder: Palm Coast Georgia, LLC

Firm: MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC

Firm Contact: 678-281-

30324

578 BROADVIEW PLACE NE Orig. mort.: $484,350.00

Deed Book: 60871, Page 354

Mort. Holder: Mauricio Lopez Firm Contact: 888-4802432

626 E MORNINGSIDE DR. NE

Orig. mort.: $904,687.00

Deed Book: 65713, Page 217

Mort. Holder: LI VAUGHAN EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC

Firm:

65664, Page

Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC

Firm Contact: 404-233-

390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, UNITS A6, A9, B5, B8, AND B9, Orig. mort.: $905,000.00

Deed Book: 66268, Page

Mort. Holder: D.A.T.

6503

30319

991 WESCOTT LN Orig. mort.: $484,000.00

Deed Book: 46717, Page

632

Mort. Holder: Matthew Greco and Juliet C. Greco

Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC

30337

30342

mort.: $187,018.00

Deed Book: 46305, Page

376

Mort. Holder: ANTONIO WALKER AND TIERRA M.

WALKER

Firm: SOLOMON BAGGETT LLC

Firm Contact: 678-2432515

4840 WEST PARK CIR

Orig. mort.: $210,123.00

Deed Book: 65543, Page 250

Mort. Holder: Stephanie

M Tatum

Firm Contact: 404-679-

4908/-3133

5053 LICHEN TRAIL

Orig. mort.: $210,798.00

Deed Book: 45135, Page

354,

Mort. Holder: Camille S. Williams

Firm: BROCK & SCOTT

PLLC

Firm Contact: 404-789-

2661

5835 VERNIER DR

Orig. mort.: $89,915.00

Deed Book: 49131, Page

271

Mort. Holder: Arnold

G. Huston and Earlene

Parker Huston

Firm: BROCK & SCOTT

PLLC

Firm Contact: 404-789-

2661

5850 BUTNER RD

Orig. mort.: $50,000.00

Deed Book: 42393 and Page No. 395

Mort. Holder: ELIZABETH

TAYLOR & ANTHONY RAY TAYLOR.

Firm: BARRETT DAFFIN

FAPPIER LEVIN

Firm Contact: 972-341

5398

6166 LAMP POST PLACE

Orig. mort.: $129,750.00

Deed Book: 43109 Page 247 Mort. Holder: Antonio Mathis

Firm Contact: 404-9947400

30354

3537 FORREST PARK ROAD SE

Orig. mort.: $93,263.00

Deed Book: 36360, Page 272

Mort. Holder: Cassandra Thomas and Miriam Smith

Firm Contact: 800-6544566

451 TUFTON TRAIL SE

Orig. mort.: $75,295.00

Deed Book: 57293, Page 508

Mort. Holder: Jade Norwood

Firm: PUBLICATION POINT

Firm Contact: 850-422-

2520

580 HUTCHENS RD

Orig. mort.: $50,000.00

Deed Book: 46348, Page

462

Mort. Holder: Helen S.

Van Wyck

Firm: LEFKOFF, RUBIN, GLEASON, & RUSSO, P.C.

Firm Contact: 404)8696900

5128 LOWER ELM ST Orig. mort.: $205,405.00

Deed Book: 63551 at Page 552

Mort. Holder: Candice Graham

Firm: SERVICELINK AGENCY SALES AND POSTIN

Firm Contact: 770-3734242

Without complete addresses

Orig. mort.: $95,000.00

Deed Book: 59298, Page 483

Mort. Holder: DAVANTE BROWN

Firm: SELLERS & WARREN. P.C.

Firm Contact: 770-9249366

Orig. mort.: $229,000.00

Deed Book: 53867,

can sell the real estate to raise the amount due in back taxes. It’s an awesome power, and it takes the form of a lien.

Think of a lien as a parking boot the county clamps on your property. As with that more physical form of restraint, a lien against your property can stop you cold. It can interfere with your ability to transfer the property or even to borrow against it. If you do manage to sell the property, the lien sticks to it, interfering with the next owner’s title.

By law, the county tax commissioner automatically gains a lien against property the first day property taxes come due, Jan. 1 of each year. Once the owner pays the taxes, the lien dissolves.

When the property taxes become past due, the tax collector can proceed in one of two ways- Non-Judicial Tax Sale which doesn’t involve going to court, and Judicial Tax Sale , which must. Both types of proceedings rely upon the sheriff to conduct the sale. Each has its own purpose and its own advantages to the tax collector. More important to the homeowner, each has its own set of procedures and its own types of public notice.

Non-Judicial Tax Sale

Non-judicial tax sale is the most common route for the tax commissioner to take. After the payment deadline passes, and after providing the owner with written notice, the tax commissioner turns the matter over to the sheriff by issuing what’s called a tax fi. fa. or writ of execution.

Fi. fa. is the abbreviation of a Latin term meaning “cause it to be done,” and the writ, in this case, formally commands the sheriff to sell the property at auction to the highest bidder. The sheriff has no choice in the matter. The ensuing process is known as sheriff’s levy and sale.

As a first step, the sheriff must send out written notice and also publish a Notice of Sheriff’s Sale in the Daily Report. Those notices, grouped under the heading NonJudicial Tax Sales , are generally the first form of notice to hit the Daily Report and therefore usually represent the first alert appearing in the listings below.

If you see a property in which you have an interest listed as the subject of a Non-Judicial Tax Sale, you need to contact the sheriff ’s office and the county tax authorities.

If the notice lists a private investor, that means the county has transferred the tax lien on your property (explained below), and you should contact that party.

After meeting the law’s notification requirements, the sheriff auctions the property to the highest bidder on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta at 136 Pryor St. S.W., the first Tuesday of the month. The money raised goes toward the back taxes, and the bidder now takes ownership to the property.

The original homeowner still has a way to get the house back (explained below, under Redemption), but it’s now a matter between old owner and new; the county is out of the picture.

The Legacy of Lien Transfers

Until May 2002, Georgia law let the county turn matters over to the private sector even sooner. Instead of pursuing the non-judicial sale procedures itself, the county could sell off its tax liens to private investors. The investors paid off the back taxes and then handled the rest, including having the sheriff conduct a non-judicial sale. Although the Georgia Legislature halted the practice during its 2002 session, enough transferred liens remain outstanding that homeowners need to know about them.

For one thing, a transferred tax lien can lie dormant for a few years and thus catch the homeowner unawares when the private investor finally decides to execute on it. That’s because the purchaser of a tax lien does not have to demand a sheriff’s sale of the property right away. Some transferees hold on to the lien without taking any action for a couple of years, thus allowing the interest and penalties—the value of their investment—to grow. As the penalties compound, it becomes harder and harder to get one’s property out of hock.

Redemption: Rescuing Your Property

Once the property is sold on the courthouse steps, the former owner still has the chance to rescue the property through a process called redemption. To regain good title to the property, the homeowner must reimburse the purchaser the amount paid at auction, plus penalties, interest and, sometimes, costs.

An owner has the opportunity to redeem as a matter of right for 12 months following the sale. But the window to redeem actually may stay open longer, depending on when the tax-sale purchaser takes action to cut off the owner’s right of redemption.

That action is technically known as foreclosing the right to redeem. The term “barment” has also come into parlance to describe the procedure for cutting off the owner’s right to redeem. By whatever

name, it has the effect of giving the taxsale purchaser title to the land (subject to other possible liens).

Twelve months after the sale, the purchaser can send out notice to the homeowner giving the person a deadline to pay up and reclaim the property or lose all rights to it. The tax-sale purchaser gives notice by mail and also by publishing in the Daily Report a Notice to Foreclose the Right of Redemption, a form of public notice we group under the heading Redemption Rights Deadline

If your property appears in the listings below as subject to a Redemption Rights Deadline, you can rescue the property by contacting the purchaser and tendering the full redemption amount before the announced cutoff date.

Judicial Tax Sale

The second and less common means of property tax collection is judicial tax foreclosure sale. When the tax authorities take that route, they have to wait a little longer to act, and they have to go to court, but it’s ultimately a more decisive process. In general, the county avails itself of this process as a way to put abandoned and blighted property in better hands.

Twelve months after the property taxes first become due on Jan. 1, the tax collector can file a petition in Fulton County Superior Court to conduct a foreclosure sale on the property in arrears.

Note, the legal action is filed not against an individual, such as the owner of record, but against the land itself, a procedure in law known as an action “in rem.”

The first published notice announces a hearing in Superior Court on whether a tax foreclosure sale should be permitted. Notice to the property owner of the county’s intent to foreclose on the land includes mailed notice and the publication of a Notice of Judicial In Rem Hearing, grouped in the Daily Report under the heading Judicial Tax Hearing

If you see your property listed below as subject to a Judicial Tax Hearing, you need to contact the county tax commissioner and attend the scheduled hearing in Superior Court, but consult a lawyer.

Once satisfied that the tax collector has met the law’s notice and other procedural requirements, a judge issues an order allowing a foreclosure sale of the property.

With that order in hand, the tax collector then must publish in the Daily Report a Notice of Judicial In Rem Foreclosure Sale, which we’ve organized under the heading Judicial Tax Sale

If you see your property listed below as subject to an impending Judicial Tax Sale, you need to contact the tax commissioner ’s office and make arrangements to settle your tax delinquency and stop the sale.

The property owner has the right to redeem the property up to the moment of sale, which generally takes place the first Tuesday of the month following the published notice.

The law gives the owner one last chance at redemption. For 60 days after the sale, the owner can pay the redemption amount, which now includes not just the back taxes and penalties but also the amount paid for the property at auction. If the owner misses that opportunity, then title to the property passes to the purchaser at auction.

Quiet Title

Title to property bought at tax foreclosure sales, particularly non-judicial sales, is generally considered clouded. That can cause complications when the new owner decides to sell or finance the property. To fix that, most purchasers undertake Quiet Title proceedings, seeking a declaration that they own the real estate free and clear. The process involves filing a petition with the Superior Court, mailing out notice, and publishing a Notice to Quiet Title in the Daily Report

If you see your property listed as subject to Quiet Title proceedings, you may be able to file pleadings in Superior Court to intervene. Consult a lawyer.

Sources and Resources

Suffice it to say, it’s a complicated sequence of events, and one that rapidly gets more expensive and harder to control as time passes. For help and more information, here are some suggested Fulton County contact numbers:

• Tax Commissioner (404) 612-6440

• Sheriff ’s Property Tax Unit (404) 730-6595

• Superior Court Clerk (404) 730-5313

• Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service (404) 521-0777

Attribution

The Daily Report gratefully acknowledges the advice and insight of Emory University School of Law Professor Frank S. Alexander and his authoritative book on the subject, “Georgia Real Estate Finance and Foreclosure Law with Forms” (Harrison Co. 3d ed. 1999 & supp. 2001).

The Atlanta Voice Consumer Alerts

tax foreclosures

Non-Judicial Tax Sale

1 LAMAR AVENUE NW.

Owner: CLINTON CURRY ESTATE

Amount Due: $8,806.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0180-0012-013-2

1103 SIMS STREET SW.

Owner: TRIROSE DIVERSIFIED INC

Amount Due: $7,688.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0087-0008-031-4

114 HEMPHILL SCHOOL RD #REAR.

Owner: HARPAGON MO LLC

Amount Due: $12,166.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0243-0007-023-3

1155 SIMS STREET SW.

Owner: BAKARY DOUMBIAD

Amount Due: $22,922.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0087-0008-112-2

1290 WALKER AVENUE.

Owner: CAROLYN S MCKINNEY

Amount Due: $7,571.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0130-0006-013-1

132 GRAVES STREET NW.

Owner: VINE CITY PLAZA II LLC

Amount Due: $7,872.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0083-0004-063-5

133 VINE STREET NW.

Owner: VINE CITY PLAZA II LLC

Amount Due: $7,377.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0083-0004-066-8

1335 ANDREWS STREET NW

Owner: THE LEGACY OVER CURRENCY TRUST

Amount Due: $21,698.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0142-0005-032-8

135 JOSEPH E LOWERY BLVD NW.

Owner: ELLIOTT CHEELY, GREATER MACEDONIA

CHURCH

Amount Due: $26,338.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0110-0007-015-9

14-0114-0007-039-5

Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC, K C MARKS

ESTATE

Amount Due: $4,194.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-039-5

1483 ARTHUR LANGFORD PLACE SW.

Owner: B & R APARTMENTS LLC

Amount Due: $65,186.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0089-0003-025-9

1512 HARBIN ROAD SW.

Owner: MUSA CONSTRUCTION LLC

Amount Due: $8,583.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0217-LL-047-2

1563 RALPH D ABERNATHY BLVD SW.

Owner: LNK HOME LLC

Amount Due: $13,298.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0149-0002-056-3

1837 STANTON ROAD.

Owner: THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF

EAST POINT

Amount Due: $449,026.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0166-0004-084-1

2044 WILSON AVENUE NW.

Owner: ARTHUR BURTON

Amount Due: $2,853.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0180-0013-014-9

2099 JONESBORO ROAD SE.

Owner: ABEBE VENTURES LLC

Amount Due: $107,036.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0038-0002-047-6

2398 HERRING ROAD SW.

Owner: CASCADE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

Amount Due: $5,984.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0183-0005-008-8 2530 HOGAN ROAD.

July

Due: $9,343.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0005-006-6

5400 CASCADE ROAD.

Owner: THE ESTATES AT WEST CASCADE LLC

Amount Due: $7,540.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0109-LL-007-1

561 HARPER ROAD SE.

Owner: ABEBE VENTURES LLC

Amount Due: $17,876.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0038-0002-043-5

607 MAGNOLIA STREET NW

Owner: VINE CITY PLAZA II LLC

Amount Due: $76,642.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0083-0004-064-3

643 ETHERIDGE STREET NW.

Owner: DAVID J HUGHES III

Amount Due: $10,871.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0113-0006-039-7

838 WINDSOR STREET SW.

Owner: JAMES O GREASON

Amount Due: $8,250.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0075-0008-022-7

871 REGINA DRIVE NW.

Owner: GREEN PARTS INTERNATIONAL INC

Amount Due: $146,251.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0208-0001-067-9

878 SLOAN CIRCLE SE.

Owner: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK TRUSTEE

Amount Due: $28,712.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0024-0003-008-3

915 HOLLYWOOD RD NW.

Owner: UNITED UNIVERSAL FELLOWSHIP OF FAITH

Amount Due: $32,010.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0226-0005-022-1

950 FAIR STREET SW.

Owner: KEEPING IT REALTY LLC

Amount Due: $18,968.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0116-0009-115-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 100, 9F DISTRICT

Owner: SOUTHERN TRANSFER & RECYCLING LLC

Amount Due: $2,840.00

Tax Parcel ID: 09F-2202-0100-022-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 100, 9F DISTRICT

Owner: SOUTHERN TRANSFER & RECYCLING LLC

Amount Due: $2,686.00

Tax Parcel ID: 09F-2202-0100-016-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 105, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CORLIS STEPHENS

Amount Due: $21,290.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0105-0006-040-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 108, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: TXO INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $8,585.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0108-0008-508-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 108, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: TXO INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $8,585.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0108-0008-512-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 108, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: TXO INVESTMENT GROUP PLLC

Amount Due: $8,853.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0108-0008-511-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 108, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: TXO INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $8,853.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0108-0008-510-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 108, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: TXO INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $8,585.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0108-0008-509-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 109, 14TH DISTRICT, FULTON COUNTY

Owner: L D LATIMER AKA LARRY DARNELL LATIMER

Amount Due: $6,461.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0109-0001-089-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 110, 14TH DISTRICT,

Owner: EMELIZE WOOD ESTATE

Amount Due: $6,954.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0110-0010-008-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CANOPY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $3,972.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-122-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: BELFARE LLC

Amount Due: $7,064.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-013-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: NORTHERN INVESTMENTS LLC

Amount Due: $7,857.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-063-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC, K C MARKS ESTATE

Amount Due: $4,194.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-044-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CANOPY DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $7,247.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0005-108-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC & NORTHERN INVESTMENTS LLC

Amount Due: $4,227.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-036-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: BELFARE LLC

Amount Due: $6,672.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-014-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT,

Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC, K C MARKS ESTATE

Amount Due: $4,855.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-041-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT,

Owner: LEXIA FUNDING LLC

Amount Due: $10,431.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0005-028-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 115, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MICHAEL STEPHENS

Amount Due: $5,268.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0142-0014-065-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 116, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: BOLDEN CAPITAL GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $6,635.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0116-0007-061-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 116, 14TH DISTRICT,

Owner: THUY NGUYEN VI & TRUONG D TRAN

Amount Due: $18,579.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0116-0009-122-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 119, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: BERNARD GALES

Amount Due: $28,491.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0119-0005-100-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 1222, 2ND DISTRICT

Owner: ALBERT G BIEHL JR

Amount Due: $1,709.00

Tax Parcel ID: 22-3331-1222-011-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 1227, 2ND DISTRICT

Owner: THE BELTEM TRUST

Amount Due: $2,000.00

Tax Parcel ID: 22-3341-1227-207-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 1227, 2ND DISTRICT

Owner: THE BELTEM TRUST

Amount Due: $2,000.00

Tax Parcel ID: 22-3341-1227-206-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 1227, 2ND DISTRICT

Owner: THE BELTEM TRUST

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Tax Parcel ID: 22-3341-1227-192-6

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 1227, 2ND DISTRICT

Owner: THE BELTEM TRUST

Amount Due: $2,000.00

Tax Parcel ID: 22-3341-1227-193-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 125, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: KADAN CORP

Amount Due: $4,930.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0125-0008-004-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 125, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: HASAN KHAAFID ESTATE

Amount Due: $7,307.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0125-0011-057-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 132, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: AGUSTIN D BROWN

Amount Due: $11,450.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0132-0014-095-6

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 133, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MACKAY LLC & ANTOINE MCNEAL

Amount Due: $18,357.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0133-0002-008-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 134, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: FARRIS GENE WELCH & PATTY J WELCH

Amount Due: $7,547.00

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Owner: FARRIS GENE WELCH & PATTY J WELCH

Amount Due: $10,153.00

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Owner: QUANDA HILL

Amount Due: $16,806.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 140, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MATTIE MARY MARKS ESTATE

Amount Due: $10,404.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 141, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MICHAEL FOSTER

Amount Due: $9,885.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 141, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CASSANDRA H ALLEN & DARRYL G ALLEN

Amount Due: $9,223.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 141, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CASSANDRA H ALLEN & DARRYL G ALLEN

Amount Due: $8,781.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 142, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ELNORA JOHNSON ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS

KNOWN AND UNKNOWN

Amount Due: $9,235.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0142-0017-023-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 142, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: STEFEN LEE & JENNIFER SLOAN

Amount Due: $10,503.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0142-0001-022-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 142, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: RANDOLE WILSON

Amount Due: $4,930.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0142-0001-043-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 144, 7TH DISTRICT

Owner: JONES ROAD LLC

Amount Due: $8,190.00

Tax Parcel ID: 09F-3100-0144-238-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 146, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: RUBY P WALKER

Amount Due: $6,700.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 146, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CITIZENS TRUST CO

Amount Due: $6,642.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0146-0014-056-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 149, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: DARRYL L ALLEN & TERRIE ALLEN & DR

NORMAN R HAYES

Amount Due: $7,272.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0149-0001-061-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 151, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: 647 REAL PROP HOLD LLC

Due: $1,481.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0151-LL-049-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 152, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: GENESIS CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING

Parcel ID: 14-0152-0012-034-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 157, 14TH DISTRICT

ADVANTA IRA ADMINISTRATION LLC FBO

WILBURN IRA #1521194

Due: $9,123.00

Parcel ID: 14-0157-0015-021-1

BEING IN LAND LOT 158, 9F DISTRICT

MARTHA GOOSBY WARD ESTATE

Amount Due: $6,858.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0186-LL-187-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 194, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: SUEAEN DALY & SNEED DALY

Amount Due: $10,333.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0194-0001-022-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 197, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: JAMES CRAIG EVANS

Amount Due: $11,939.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0197-0002-007-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 202, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: 2680 BENJAMIN E MAYS LLC

Amount Due: $4,453.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0202-0001-029-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 206, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MELVIN R GREEN & MARY A GLOVER

ESTATE

Amount Due: $2,008.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0206-0007-021-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 207, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: TEMPRO FINANCE LLC

Amount Due: $5,768.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0207-0003-020-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 211, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: RICHARD L MORTON

Amount Due: $3,686.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0211-0005-043-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 212, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: QUINCY D JORDAN & TAMEIKA W JORDAN

Amount Due: $10,127.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0212-0002-036-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 212, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: F O E REALITY LLC & JONNIKA AKA JOHNIKA

HART

Amount Due: $11,817.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0212-LL-077-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 212, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: QUINCY D JORDAN & TAMEIKA W JORDAN

Amount Due: $8,203.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 212, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: QUINCY D JORDAN & TAMEIKA W JORDAN

Amount Due: $8,864.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0212-0002-047-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 219, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ODA BELL LLC

Amount Due: $18,960.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0219-0002-071-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 226, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: MARVIN TILLER

Amount Due: $4,905.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0226-0011-029-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 226, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: MARVIN TILLER

Amount Due: $4,905.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 226, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: AFFORDABLE HOUSING ENTERPRISES INC & 23 JOHNSON RD NW LLC (

Amount Due: $9,266.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0226-0005-052-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,271.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-048-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,135.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-057-6

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,779.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-051-9

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Amount Due: $6,014.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-056-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,639.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-049-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,384.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-050-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,850.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-046-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,202.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-047-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ANNIE DELLE GEORGE WILLIAMS ESTATE

Amount Due: $8,377.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0001-017-6

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,193.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-054-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,138.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-055-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,440.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-053-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 231, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CASCADE PARC PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION INC

Amount Due: $4,333.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0231-LL-487-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 232, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: HENRY LEE PINCKNEY ESTATE

Amount Due: $10,873.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0232-LL-085-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 237, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: JOHNGALT HOLDINGS LLC

Amount Due: $6,640.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0237-0004-009-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 237, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: JH3212 LLC

Amount Due: $20,020.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0237-0001-027-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 237, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: JOHNGALT HOLDINGS LLC

Amount Due: $8,238.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0237-0004-008-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 238, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ALVIN M FLETCHER & MARTHA FLETCHER ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN

Amount Due: $13,877.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0238-0003-025-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 238, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: WARREN G PARSONS ESTATE & RUBYE P PARSONS ESTATE

Amount Due: $19,379.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0238-0003-061-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 24, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: SK CONSTRUCTION AND CONSULTING INC

Amount Due: $6,270.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0024-0005-053-7

CARDINAL FLEET CLEANING SERVICES LLC & INFINITE VISION PROPERTIES LLC

Amount Due: $5,646.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0184-0014-033-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 186, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: A N D K WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: IVY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $6,750.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0007-052-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 230, 14TH DISTRICT

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 240, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CORA OGLETREE ESTATE

Amount Due: $10,967.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0240-0007-018-6

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 246, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: WEST MIDTOWN LLC

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 247, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: LULA MAE DALE ESTATE

Amount Due: $5,003.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0247-0002-040-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 248, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CASCADE ACQUISITION PARTNERS LLC

Amount Due: $4,353.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0248-LL-033-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 248, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: HOLLOWAYS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC

Amount Due: $11,371.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0248-0002-029-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 249, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: KATHERINE E CARTER

Amount Due: $7,015.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0249-0002-028-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 25, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: JACKSON N JOHNSON ESTATE & ZONA H

JOHNSON ESTATE

Amount Due: $7,430.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0025-0003-032-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 25, 7TH DISTRICT,

Owner: LEMMA LLC

Amount Due: $1,852.00

Tax Parcel ID: 07-2201-0025-019-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 251, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: RIVERVIEW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $2,555.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0251-0005-001-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 257, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: BDRD LLC

Amount Due: $6,695.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0257-0003-086-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 257, 17TH DISTRICT,

Owner: MARVIN TILLER

Amount Due: $12,219.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0257-0002-001-0

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 258, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: LINDA M BRACKINS ESTATE

Amount Due: $3,706.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0258-0004-055-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 27, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ABEBE VENTURES LLC

Amount Due: $6,123.00

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 27, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ABEBE VENTURES LLC

Amount Due: $6,112.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0027-0001-006-6

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 37, 7TH DISTRICT

Owner: FGMS HOLDINGS LLC

Amount Due: $7,204.00

Tax Parcel ID: 07-3200-0037-111-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 38, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ABEBE VENTURES LLC

Amount Due: $12,589.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0038-0002-041-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 38, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ABEBE VENTURES LLC

Amount Due: $11,203.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0038-0002-046-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 39, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: JAMES T JONES

Amount Due: $11,083.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0039-0006-005-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 47, 7TH DISTRICT

Owner: JOSE SERVIN DE LA MORA

Amount Due: $4,523.00

Tax Parcel ID: 07-0200-0047-108-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 49, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: MEGA OUTPUT LLC (

Amount Due: $20,838.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0049-0001-071-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 53, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MARTIN ESTATES LLC

Amount Due: $1,548.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0053-0005-124-0

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 56, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MICHAEL BERNARD GOOLSBY ESTATE Amount Due: $18,172.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0056-0008-085-7

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 57, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ROBERT L FREEMAN III ESTATE Amount Due: $8,615.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0057-0002-057-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 58, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0096-0001-013-1

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 96, 17TH DISTRICT

Owner: CLAIRE V PINKERTON & MICHAEL R

PINKERTON

Amount Due: $65,079.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0096-0006-005-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 107 & 108, 14TH

DISTRICT, FULTON COUNTY

Owner: DAVID GORDON

Amount Due: $8,400.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0108-LL-216-5

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 107 & 108, 14TH

DISTRICT, FULTON COUNTY

Owner: GO TIME INVESTMENTS LLC

Amount Due: $22,471.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0108-LL-091-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 108 & 148, 17TH

DISTRICT

Owner: JAMES A CLAUSELL

Amount Due: $38,275.00

Tax Parcel ID: 17-0108-0001-717-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 1104, 1119, 1120, 1169 & 1170, 2ND DISTRICT,

Owner: ARDSLEY PARK LLC

Amount Due: $12,406.00

Tax Parcel ID: 21-5610-1119-187-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 143 & 144, 14TH

DISTRICT Owner: CROSSSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC

Amount Due: $8,405.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0143-0003-016-2

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 16 & 17, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: XENOS 20 LLC

Amount Due: $8,202.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0016-0001-049-3

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 168 & 169, 14TH

DISTRICT

Owner: JAMAL RENFROE & CHERLETTA FREEMAN

Amount Due: $5,329.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0168-0003-008-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 28 & 37, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: LIB PROPERTIES LTD

Amount Due: $52,527.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0028-LL-204-8

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 41 & 56, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: DAVID COHEN ESTATE

Amount Due: $7,773.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0056-0006-021-4

LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 42 & 66, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MAVELENE B JONES AKA MARVELENE

BERRY JONES ESTATE

Amount Due: $11,040.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0042-0002-001-1

LAND BEING IN THE CITY OF FAIRBURN

Owner: FORREST WILCOXSON, EVERNELL WILCOXSON, Amount Due: $20,448.00

Tax Parcel ID: 09F-1005-0052-003-9

OF LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 121, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: MRS C D CREEL AKA ANNIE MAUDE CREEL

ESTATE

Amount Due: $5,140.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0120-0007-042-1

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Owner: JH3212 LLC

Amount Due: $18,512.00

Tax Parcel ID: 14-0237-0001-012-0

Owner: Tax Parcel ID:

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Owner: PACIFICA PROPERTIES, LLC, Tax Parcel ID: 17 -0226-0007-011-2

ORCHARD DRIVE

Owner:

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LANE Owner:

WEST ANTHONY ST Owner:

Parcel ID:

WASHINGTON PLACE S.W.

Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0116-0003-057-9

1095 SELLS AVENUE S.W.

Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0117-0001-177-6

1107 FOURTH STREET

Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 17 024900070586

125 RED HAWK DRIVE

Owner: JACQUELINE MCKNIGHT Tax Parcel ID: 0111D 125

145 BROWNLEE ROAD

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2320 PARK AVENUE S.W.

Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0070-0004-022-6

2459 MACON DRIVE S.W.,

Owner: QUEST ASSETS, LLC Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0069-0001-021-4

2507 MACON DR

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Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 312 & 315 KIMBERLY CT

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LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 90, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: KEEPING IT REALTY LLC Amount Due: $54,361.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0090-0006-065-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 94, 14TH DISTRICT

Owner: ALGENIUS GROUP LLC Amount Due: $5,053.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0094-0003-003-9

LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 96, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: ALEXANDER B ODOM & AMY O ODOM

Amount Due: $14,612.00

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Owner: Skatt Investments, LLC, et al.

Tax Parcel ID: 09F-2215-0100-037-3

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Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 09F-1504-0078-084-5

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Hearing The Problem: Noise Pollution is a Community Matter We Need to Take Seriously

BY CLAYTON GUTZMORE

Hearing is one of the five senses we all possess but may take for granted. According to the American Academy of Audiology, the average person doesn’t start to lose their hearing until 65. That may vary based on how much sound we expose our ears to daily. Erica Walker and her team at the Community Noise Lab are bringing awareness to matters related to sound overexposure, called Noise Pollution. Walker is an RGSS assistant professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. Her research reveals how this affects your overall health and why we must take this subject seriously.

“Noise pollution isn’t just a first-world problem. It is a significant environmental stressor that’s negatively impacting the health and well-being of all of us,” said Walker.

Noise pollution is any unwanted sound that persists in our environment. Items under this umbrella are the sounds that come from major highways, construction sites, travel hubs or any sound that is deemed unwanted. This becomes a concern when too much noise pollution affects sleep quality, mood disruption, and hearing loss. Walker explains that noise is unwanted sound. When we are exposed to unwanted sound, it activates the body’s stress response. Overstimulation of the stress response causes cardiovascular and mental health issues to arise.

“Your stress response triggers the body into flight or fight mode. Imagine if you were walking down a dark alley, and suddenly, a pit bull jumped out and attacked you. Your body is ready to flee or fight in that scenario. At that moment, your heart begins to beat faster and releases stress hormones. Constant stimulation of that flight or fight response over time can lead to severe health impacts,” said Walker.

The research done by Walker and the Community Noise Lab reveals people with lower economic status are affected the most by Noise pollution. The professor elaborates that people living near train stations, airports, transportation hubs, or anything with urban activity would be affected. The research uncovers that bad urban planning contributes to placing Black and brown communities in those areas. Houses and apartments closer to highways, airports, and train stations are cheaper than other areas. This problem trickles down to children as kids exposed to too much noise pollution nega-

tively affect their cognitive development.

What legitimized Walker and the Noise Lab’s work were the stories of those living in these areas. One of the most compelling stories Walker encountered involved a woman told by her city that their tourism dollars matter more than her peace.

“A lady lived in a very touristy part of the

city. The city had no intention of mitigating the sound because tourism dollars mean economic activities. Her voice was against the city that didn’t see any problem because tourism brought in money. That situation is the theme of a lot of the stories I hear. Many communities are forced to sacrifice their peace and quiet because of economic activity.” said Walker.

One notable victory Walker and the Lab earned from their work was the City of Boston and the Red Sox Baseball team addressing Noise pollution. Fenway Park is the stadium where the Red Sox play and large concerts are held. Walker partnered with residents near the stadium to collect sound levels for a year. Their data reflects sound levels when there is no activity in the stadium, when there is a baseball game, and when there is a concert. The concert shows significantly higher sound levels out of the three.

Walker presented the data to civic leaders of Boston; the Civic leaders and the Red Sox took action about these levels. The baseball team enlisted Walker to help create a sound monitoring system at the stadium. This system captures levels at every event.

“That took a lot of work, but it wasn’t just me; it was community involvement. Thanks to many community advocates going out and fighting, we have an example of how community members and the city can work together to deal with that issue,” said Walker.

If you want to address noise pollution in your area, present it to your civic leaders. Contact the Community Noise Lab to learn how.

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health (BUSPH). Photo Courtesy of Erica Walker

The research done by Walker and the Community Noise Lab reveals people with lower economic status are affected the most by Noise pollution. Photo Credit: iStock/Jun

Black Business Profile: Dolce Tropical

BY JANELLE WARD

What started as a journey to foster a mother and daughter’s personal connection, evolved into a small business catering a variety of sweet treats to the greater Atlanta area. Using her experience in hospitality and business as a nurse and MBA recipient, the venture’s owner, Latasha Smith, tapped into her own tropical roots and crafted relationships with members of the Mexican and Caribbean communities to create this business and pay tribute to each group’s cultures.

Based on traditional Mexican recipes, Dolce Tropical spotlights tropical tastes through their selection of Mangonadas, Strawberrynadas, and other island-inspired beverages. The business also offers ice cream sundaes paired with chocolate, cinnamon or strawberry shortcake toppings.

Locals can usually find the Dolce Tropical trike selling treats around Atlantic Station’s Creator’s Market on weekends, but the business is no stranger to other functions around metro Atlanta, having previously operated vendors at the Atlanta Open and the Interlock’s West Midtown Farmers Market.

The Atlanta Voice spoke with Latasha about the inspiration behind the business, bringing Mexican flavors to the city and her future goals for the venture.

AV: Dolce Tropical brings an array of frozen drinks, ice creams and sorbet to the Atlanta area. How and when did you first learn to make them?

LS: I was first introduced to the Mexican flavors by way of my daughter, who is such a foodie. Then, I began to study and learn from my Mexican and Caribbean community, whom we are both very close to. It was important to us to do this right to both honor and show appreciation to the food and flavors of Mexican and Tropical cultures.

AV: What inspired you to become a small business owner? And, what about the frozen treat industry appealed to you specifically?

LS: This business was 100% inspired by God. I needed a way to connect with my daughter as she was dealing with her mental health struggles. This was the answer God gave me. He provided the vision and provided the foundation. Through my background as a nurse, earning my MBA and experience as a real estate investor, I was able to lay the groundwork to build this business. When God gives you something, you’re blown away and amazed as you begin to discover what’s already in place to be successful. Ironically, the appeal was that we both love delicious, sweet treats. I especially love fruit. As an admirer of the culture, I was a customer long before I was an owner and creative.

AV: Your website says that your treats are inspired by your tropical roots. In what ways has your heritage influenced your entrepreneurial pursuits, and how has it shaped you as a person?

LS: Growing up in Florida, which extends from the northern Bay Area to the southern tip of the state, we grew up surrounded by water and a warm, subtropical climate. We were blessed to eat fruit from a vine, or

picked them from trees such as Japanese plums, figs, Chickasaw plums, pears, nectarines, oranges, berries, mangos and more. I also have extended family in the West Indies/ Jamaican cultures.

AV: What makes a venture like this successful in a market as racially and ethnically diverse as Atlanta?

LS: They say the key to starting a success-

ful business is to identify and then create something that solves a need. The idea is not to recreate the wheel, just identify the need and try to satisfy the need and if you believe in yourself enough, do it with a flair. Tropical fruit drinks like the Mangonada have long been a staple and true delicacy in the Mexican community and most island cultures. I have friends from Africa, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic who love mango anything. They tell me all the time how the taste reminds them of home. I wanted that for Atlanta so that people, no matter where they’re from, could enjoy a piece of home.

AV: You're introducing traditionally Mexican flavors to a crowd that may be unfamiliar with the nation's culture. How would you convince a skeptical potential customer to try a Mangonada, Strawberrynada, or one of the other treats you offer?

LS: Education is a big part of our customer experience. So, if you ever visit us, we are primed and eager to serve with a smile. Our enthusiasm alone to answer any questions you have converts most potential food enthusiasts. We enjoy sharing with you the way the flavor combinations provide a sweet and savory combination that gives your taste buds such a vibe that it’s on another level. It doesn't take long to convert them from a curious patron to an immediate customer to then a returning customer. We like to say, “It’s an experience in a cup”. To note, most people love most things Mexican!

AV: What's the most challenging aspect of running a small business? What's the most rewarding aspect?

The most challenging aspects would be the pressures you put on yourself to do your best, be the best, offer the best. Lots of sleepless nights, disappointing losses. For me, the reward comes in the morning which is the time you are reminded of your “why”. And once you’re reminded of your “why”, it fuels you, propels you to go forward and do more. God’s grace each morning you rise, provides you what you need to do it again, better and stronger.

AV: What are some long-term goals you have for Dolce Tropical, and for yourself as an entrepreneur?

We hope to grow the business to multiple locations so we can serve people in multiple areas. These flavors are meant to be savored, and we have so much more to share. I just want to grow this brand, learn as much as I can and share it with as many smiling faces as possible. Good food is meant to be shared. Keep up with Dolce Tropical on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to follow the business’s whereabouts, or to contact the team for catering opportunities.

What started as a journey to foster a mother and daughter’s personal connection, evolved into a small business catering a variety of sweet treats to the greater Atlanta area. Photos courtesy of Dolce Tropical

Spotify opens free podcasting studio for inclusive voices

BY JANELLE WARD

Spotify is partnering with Black woman-owned plant shop Nourish Botanica to bring podcasting opportunities to underrepresented voices in Atlanta.

As the third installment of its Making Space initiative, the company gifted Nourish Botanica free podcasting equipment to create a professional recording space for members of the community who likely wouldn’t have access to the resources otherwise.

Representatives from Spotify joined local podcasters and community members at Nourish Botanica in Joyland Thursday evening to promote the partnership and host a panel discussion featuring the shop’s owner, Quianah Upton, Atlanta-based podcaster Jennifer Lind and recording artist Saucy Santana.

In addition to selling flowers and plants, Nourish Botanica offers plant-based bites and herbal beverages from its cafe and outdoor bar located on Pryor Road. The establishment also acts as a community gathering space capable of hosting public and private events.

“We wanted to be that place — that centering sort of business that was Black-owned in a neighborhood that was being gentrified,” Upton said. “That’s what the mission has always been, and we were just looking for a neighborhood that grounded us.”

Joyland is classified as a food desert, an area with insufficient access to nutritious foods by means of grocery stores and restaurants. First opening the

shop in early 2022, Upton said she wanted to base her business within a neighborhood experiencing food insecurity, so she could give back to the community by playing a direct role in resolving the local food crisis.

“Supporting and amplifying the work that’s already being done in these neighborhoods is what my business is about,” Upton said.

Jennifer Lind hosted the Black history podcast Telling HERstory: The Life and Legacy of Rosa T. Beard, a monthly series that ran throughout 2021, detailing the experiences of Lind’s maternal grandmother. The podcast earned recognition from the Black Podcasting Awards that same year, winning the award for the best Black history podcast.

Lind said that taking up podcasting quenched her love and craving for history, and gave her a plat-

form to share her familial background with an interested audience.

“I really feel that it’s important that we uncover these untold stories, and that we not only tell them, but we document them for future generations,” Lind said. “I think we can learn a lot about who we are and where we’re going by understanding where our ancestors, and those who have come before us, have been.”

Miami-based rapper Saucy Santana joined the panel shortly afterward to discuss GLOW, an equity program created by Spotify earlier this year to spotlight LGBTQ artists.

Santana said that musicians in the LGBTQ community are rarely seen in hip-hop, and that he appreciates Spotify for prioritizing the uplifting of marginalized voices on their platform.

“This is new for everyone, so I think we need as much support and push as we can,” Santana said. “Me speaking for my community, I think we just appreciate Spotify for even giving us the recognition.”

Spotify also helped prospective podcasters jumpstart their future projects, introducing them to their podcasting program and giving them the chance to network with other creators.

Lind said the added studio will eliminate financial obstacles for interested creators, allowing them to begin podcasting sooner.

“I feel that some people will feel cost is a barrier,” Lind said. “So, to have a free podcasting studio that’s fully equipped in the community that can be accessible by our community, I think is a big deal.”

Upton said she wants the studio space to be a continuation of the work Nourish Botanica already accomplishes within the community, and that she’s excited to open her shop to novice creators and see the work that they produce.

“For me, it’s always about centering myself and what I started with, and what I’m doing it for: being a gathering space, being a conduit, never being in the way, and having the studio space be an extension of what we already do is very much in line with that,” Upton said. “I just want to continue to do that, and stay in my lane.”

Nourish Botanica’s podcasting studio will open to the public on July 6, operating from noon until 5 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. Book a recording slot in advance on Spotify’s Making Space website.

Spotify hosted a panel discussion on podcasting and inclusion Thursday evening at Nourish Botanica, a Black woman-owned cafe and plant shop in south Atlanta. Nourish Botanica is home to Spotify’s third installment of its Making Space initiative, a program that gifts professional podcasting equipment to inclusive spaces in select U.S. cities.

BY NOAH WASHINGTON

Ralphael Bandwhinda's “Little Kings,” depicting the plight of Congolese children, is now on display at The RollCall Theatre in Atlanta. Located inside Ponce City Market, this new series is made up of acrylic portrait paintings delving into the challenging conditions faced by the Congolese people, with a particular focus on the struggles endured by its children.

Bandwhinda's artistic journey began with a commitment to shed light on these issues, prompting him to leave his home in Congo Kinshasa in Central Africa and pursue an art education in Atlanta at Savannah College of Art and Design. The exhibit showcases five distinct works, each portraying a poignant narrative of the Congolese children's reality.

“Being from the Congo there are a lot of stories that people don’t know and as a Congolese person, I feel that I have to give something back to where I am from,” Bandwhinda told The Atlanta Voice.

"BAZA BANA" serves as the opening piece in

the "Little Kings" series, presenting a portrait of a Congolese boy filled with longing and vulnerability. Bandwhinda's intention is to draw attention to the harsh realities faced by many children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where child labor is all too prevalent. The title, "BAZA BANA," meaning "Help me" in Lingala, serves as a plea from the young boy, urging viewers to acknowledge the challenges endured by children caught in the cycle of forced labor.

The narrative continues with, "Freedom,” which portrays a group of Congolese boys gracefully soaring through the sky amidst ethereal blue clouds. The crowns they wear symbolize their inherent worth and dignity, while tattoos resembling Congolese masks adorn their faces. This artwork explores the stark contrast between the dreams and boundless freedom these children yearn for and the harsh realities they face as child laborers contributing to the construction of major

cities worldwide.

"Labor" is meant as a tribute to the unwavering determination and resilience of the young individuals enduring circumstances in the Congo.

"The Protector" is meant to serve as a reminder of the impact of human exploitation on both individuals and the natural world.

Finally, "C'est Notre Terre" is meant to be a reminder of the impact of mining activities on the land and lives of the Congolese people. The title, meaning "This is Our Land," is about the connection of the native people to the land and the collective stake in its resources. The painting depicts the true story of Mama Natali and her son, King, who belong to a family of artisanal miners contributing to up to 30% of the Congo's cobalt production.

Bandwhinda aims to shine a light on the challenging realities faced by these families as they navigate their daily lives. “A guy from Australia captured that moment on camera, and I just captured that moment- directly in,” said Bandwhinda to The Atlanta Voice.

The exhibit is on display till August 20th.

Ralphael Bandwhinda in Rollcall Theatre with “Little Kings” on display. Photo by Noah Washington/ The Atlanta Voice

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The National League MVP race: One for the history books

BY MENRA MAPFUMO

The 2023 National League MVP race is shaping up to be historic, and the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) is presented with yet another challenge on who to eventually name as this season’s NL MVP.

In the 2022 MLB season, fans witnessed New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge break the single-season American League home run record with 62 home runs. With the first half of the 2023 season not over with, fans have already witnessed history from Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., who is the first MLB player with 20 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 50 RBIs before the All-Star break.

The last time MLB fans have seen a performance like this was in 1986 from Hall of Fam-

er Rickey Henderson, who also had 40 stolen bases and 50 RBIs before the All-Star break.

Acuña Jr. is on pace for 47 home runs and 77 stolen bases by the end of the season. He also has the chance to have his second 30 home run – 30 stolen base season, becoming the second Atlanta Brave to have multiple 30-30 seasons after Ron Gant (1990 & 1991).

Former Braves first baseman, Freddie Freeman, is continuing to be one of the top MLB players in his 14th season. Freeman is one of the most consistent players for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Earlier this season, Freeman had a 20-game hitting streak. Currently, Freeman is hitting .314 with 14 home runs, 54 RBIs, a .925 OPS, and leads the NL in doubles with 28, after leading the NL with 47 in 2022.

The Arizona Diamondbacks lead the NL West with a 50-35 record thanks to their Rookie of the Year and MVP candidate,

Corbin Carroll. Carroll is speeding through the NL with 24 stolen bases; the second most in the NL. In 80 games, he is hitting .289 with a .365 OBP, .557 SLG, and .923 OPS.

While Carroll is not in a great position to win NL MVP, he is in a great position to win NL Rookie of the Year.

Finishing an entire MLB season with a .400 batting average is nothing simple. Ted Williams was the last player in MLB history to do so with a .406 batting average in 1941. However, three Negro leaguers had .400 batting average seasons after Williams. Tetelo Vargas hit .471 with the New York Cubans in 1943, Josh Gibson hit .466 with the Homestead Grays in 1943, and Artie Wilson hit .435 with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.

Miami Marlins infielder Luis Arráez may accomplish having a .400 batting average this season which has not been done in 75

years. If Arráez can finish the season with a .400 batting average the BBWAA may have to consider the historic significance behind the statistic when they vote for NL MVP.

Many have hit .400 and many have come close. Surprisingly, among those who have come close are Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn who hit .394 in 1994, Hall of Famer George Brett who hit .390 in 1980, and Hall of Famer Rod Carew who hit .388 in 1977.

In 81 games, Arráez is batting .388. He reached the .400 mark June 1o and reached it again June 14.

The difficulty of reaching a stat that has not been reached since 1948, not even by some of the greatest hitters of all time, holds a lot of significance. Fans will have to wait and see how the BBWAA will make their decision for the NL MVP if Arráez can complete the milestone.

American Christopher Eubanks upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas to keep Wimbledon dream run alive

BY JILL MARTIN

(CNN) — Not too long ago, Christopher Eubanks had doubts about his professional tennis career, taking a job as a commentator for Tennis Channel while he continued to pursue playing.

Now, the 27-year-old American is heading to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, upsetting world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 3-6 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 6-4.

Eubanks, who is from Atlanta and played college tennis at Georgia Tech, already was in the midst of the best year of his career. It keeps getting better with his Wimbledon run – and it’s coming on a surface he said he used to hate: grass.

“The grass and I, we’ve had a very strenuous, I would say, relationship over the years,” Eubanks said in a post-match interview on court. “But right now, I think it’s my best friend.”

Right before Wimbledon started, he won his first ATP Tour title, winning the grass court event in Mallorca, jumping from No. 77 in the world to a career-high No. 43. He broke into the top 100 in the singles world rankings in April.

On Saturday, Eubanks told ESPN in an interview that going straight from Mallorca to Wimbledon helped him, “not allowing to kind of sit back and take it all in just yet,” he said. “I’m going to hopefully wait until after Wimbledon to do that.”

When asked by ESPN on Saturday if he ever doubted himself, Eubanks replied, “A thousand percent. That was part of the rea-

son I got into commentary.”

“At the US Open 2021, I said (to my agent) if I’m still ranked around 200 at the end

of next year and injuries haven’t played a part, there has got to be something else I can do with my time,” Eubanks continued. “Because the Challenger circuit is not that glamorous. I felt like I would have these ups and downs throughout my career, and it was getting to be very, very frustrating.”

He then began doing commentary during the 2022 clay court season, and he credits the experience for helping his game. “It’s all been fun,” Eubanks said. “It’s been a bit of a crazy 18 months, but it’s been a blast.”

Eubanks, who will be in his first major quarterfinal, will face No. 3 Daniil Medvedev of Russia.

After his own victory in the fourth round against Jiri Lehečka, Medvedev paid tribute to Eubanks’ rise.

“Talking about Christopher, he’s a great player,” the No. 3 seed told reporters. “Miami was his first, let’s call it, breakthrough in a way. That’s where he went into the top 100, coming from [qualifiers], made quarters. His best result at the moment.

“He played great against me. It was a very tough match. I was on fire. I managed to beat him. But it was a tough one. Here, he’s on fire again. He just won his first ATP title. Here in the quarters beating Stefanos in five sets, unbelievable. I know I need to be at my 100% and absolute best physically, tennis-wise, and mentally to try to beat him.”

Christopher Eubanks celebrates winning his fourth-round match at Wimbledon against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Credit: Toby Melville / Reuters

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