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Atlanta’s first Black mayor honored by city BY DONNELL SUGGS
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nside Atlanta City Hall lies the Marvin S. Arrington, Sr. Council Chamber, named after one of Atlanta’s influential leaders in government, the late Marvin Arrington, Sr. Inside of that chamber Monday afternoon another Atlanta legend was honored for his legacy as the groundbreaking first Black Mayor of Atlanta, Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. Though Jackson died 20 years ago this past June, the anniversary of the first of his three terms as Atlanta’s mayor began when he was elected October 16, 1973. Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond, the son of the late Civil Rights leader, Georgia State Senator and state representative, who was a close friend of the former mayor, presented a proclamation to Jackson’s widow, Valerie Jackson. Surrounded by current Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, former members of the Jackson administrations, family and friends, and members of the city council, Bond said, “All of us are here today because of the work Maynard Jackson did in the city of Atlanta.” A large part of Jackson’s legacy as mayor of Atlanta is the work he did to bring equity to the City of Atlanta’s workforce and business community. Under Jackson the Atlanta Police Department hired and promoted more Black officers, the construction industry also became more competitive for Black businesses due to Jackson’s insistence that a growing Atlanta get construction contracts in their hands. That level of leadership was more about action, said his wife. “He was about the book, ballot and the buck,” she said, referring to the need for better education, voting and business opportunities for all Atlantans. “Without those three no city could make it.” Jackson’s work getting a major airport built in Atlanta throughout his first and second mayoral terms is his most famous physical contribution to Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which had Jackson’s name added following his untimely and premature death in 2003, is the country’s busiest airport, according to data compiled by Afar.com. “It’s not that he built the airport, it was the way he built the airport,” said Bond. Dickens made a point to mention he is the seventh consecutive Black mayor of Atlanta and how that streak began with Jackson 50 years ago. “Isn’t this a great day to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the election of a gi-
Maynard Jackson’s widow, Valerie Jackson, accepts a proclamation on his behalf Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice
ant,” said Dickens of the former mayor being celebrated. “It’s a powerful legacy that he has. He knew that by becoming the first Black mayor of a major city in the south we could not continue business as usual.” That business wasn’t always supported by the masses in the beginning, but quickly became the Maynard way. “He was able to walk a very tough line of continuing Atlanta’s prosperity and broadening Atlanta’s prosperity,” said Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman of Jackson. “In many ways Maynard Jackson is an important extension of the Civil Rights Movement.”
There will be a number of celebrations and discussions on Jackson’s tenure as mayor and the 50th anniversary of his inauguration in January 2024, according to Dickens. “We need to make sure people are educated about Maynard,” added Dickens. “He led by example.” Bond read the proclamation and gathered everyone for a group photo around Mrs. Jackson. Wiping away tears, she said, “God, I loved that man.” She shared that she remembered other mayors calling her husband to ask advice about getting projects through the bond process and the red tape that sometimes
slows highways and airports from being built. The election of Maynard Jackson as Atlanta’s first Black mayor wasn’t unique. There had been a Black man elected to run a major American city before him. Carl Burton Stokes was elected as Cleveland’s mayor on November 7, 1967, becoming the first of his kind. Jackson’s election was somehow different though, says his wife, who was living and working in New York City when that fateful day on October 16 became a reality. “It was an election that awakened Black people all over the country,” said Mrs. Jackson.
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CEO talks wealth-building for Black single mothers BY JANELLE WARD Aisha Nyandoro was one of eight speakers to address a full crowd at TedX’s threeday TEDWomen 2023 conference Thursday afternoon, hosted inside the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown. In her 13-minute lecture, the founder and CEO of Springboard to Opportunities spoke about her nonprofit work with poverty-stricken families in Mississippi and the importance of having access to cash when building and sustaining personal and generational wealth. Based out of Jackson, Springboard to Opportunities connects families in need to programs and resources designed to assist those struggling financially in the state, particularly those residing in federally subsidized affordable housing. Nyandoro said that these families, often led by single Black women, commonly lack
TEDWomen 2023 takes place from October 11-13 inside Midtown’s Woodruff Arts Center. Photo by Janelle Ward/The Atlanta Voice
the liquidity necessary to afford resources outside of basic necessities, including emergency expenses like car repairs that would prevent them from holding a job in the first
place. To respond to this need and accelerate the organization’s progress, Nyandoro also founded the Magnolia Mother’s Trust in 2018, an initiative that grants $1,000 monthly to qualifying single mothers for a year. Nyandoro said that $12,000 annually can be a life-changing amount of money for matriarchs accustomed to stretching a restricted income to cover basic necessities, wants and personal emergencies. The program benefits Black women breadwinners mentally, emotionally and financially by giving single mothers a guaranteed income to help care for their families and ensure financial stability between pay periods. “We provide $1,000 monthly for 12 months for Black women,” Nyandoro said. “And our goal is still to provide these women with the breathing room they need by giving them the financial resources they need to dream a little bigger.”
The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is the first modern guaranteed income program in the United States, as well as the first in the world to center its efforts on supporting Black women specifically. “(The monthly stipend) allows you to take care of the practical needs, like getting your car repaired, but it also allows you to shift your reality from scarcity to abundance; from tunneling to imagination; from scraping by to genuine opportunity,” Nyandoro said. Aside from offering monetary assistance, Nyandoro said the program also allows struggling mothers to reshape their definition of wealth from one grounded in survival to one that is based around financial freedom and the well-being of their families. “Black women have ushered in a movement, and it has been beautiful,” Nyandoro said. “But it is just the start.”
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Voices
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“You have to fill your bucket with positive energy—and if you have people hanging around you that are bringing you down and not lifting you up, whether that’s your ‘boo’ or your best friend—you have to learn how to push these people to the side”
— Michelle Obama
Choosing to Love and Protect Black LGBTQ+ Students Censorship laws around the United States
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FOUNDER/EDITOR Ed Clayton
among the most marginalized and excluded
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youth in the country.
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ducation is the cornerstone of democracy, and right now, it’s under attack. In September, the Center for Democracy and Technology released a new report exposing public schools in the U.S. for filtering and blocking LGBTQ+ and race-related content at higher rates than other texts. From limiting lessons on Black history to banning books with LGBTQ+ characters, it comes as no surprise that LGBTQ+ and Black students are feeling less safe at school. According to GLSEN’s National School Climate survey, 82% of LGBTQ+ youth reported feeling unsafe in school — and these censorship laws only cause more harm to Black queer students, who are already some of the most marginalized and excluded youth in our nation. For example, school officials in Metro Atlanta’s Forsyth County canceled two talks by a children’s book author last month after he used the word “gay” in a presentation to elementary school students about the history of a superhero character. Fear of parental backlash is now so severe that administrators would rather cancel literary discussions than subject students to the word “gay.” This came one year after the same county removed eight books from its school libraries, including Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” a novel depicting the ways in which internalized white beauty standards have impacted and distorted the lives of Black girls and women. These book bans overlap with the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” laws and the anti-critical race theory attacks on Black students and other students who come
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BY MELANIE WILLINGHAM-JAGGERS (THEY/SHE)
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from communities who experience marginalization. History often repeats itself, and removing opportunities for these students to learn from our past only sets them further behind their peers who are not fearful of the pages in front of them. So what can we do when school districts are signaling to LGBTQ+ and Black students that they don’t belong and are refusing them equal representation in a facility that is meant to foster a nurturing learning environment? As a collective, we must rise up and educate our youth about the diverse and complex life experiences of the citizens of our world so that our next generation of leaders can live and act powerfully within that world. When school districts first started banning LGBTQ+ books, GLSEN responded and launched the Rainbow Library. Since 2019, GLSEN has provided more than 56,000 LGBTQ+ affirming books to 5,800 schools in over 30 states, reaching over 5.3 million students. When Florida passed its “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, GLSEN partnered with local organizations to ensure that over 70 million people saw LGBTQ+ supportive billboards across the state encouraging residents to “say gay.” When the College Board sided with white supremacy, GLSEN joined the Freedom to Learn coalition, an organization promoting universal access to books and educational resources for all communities regardless of race, economic status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or political affiliation. Through our collaboration, we were able to petition with thousands of signatures opposing censorship of Black history. And now, in response to the over
J. Lowell Ware Immortalis Memoria The Atlanta Voice honors the life of J. Lowell Ware.
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650 bills that have been proposed to turn hateful anti-LGBTQ+ ideology into law, GLSEN is Rising Up to support LGBTQ+ youth. As our most vulnerable demographic faces unimaginable battles, we simply cannot afford to give in and become complacent. As adults, it is our job to model the future for the next generation — and it should be a world that is more accepting and understanding than the one we grew up in. Our youth deserve to grow up in a society free from prejudice, that celebrates diversity rather than punishes them. We know that an inclusive school curriculum acts as a window for young people into the diverse world around them, as well as a mirror to reflect their own experiences and identities. By removing diverse texts from schools, students are no longer privy to the multitude of different perspectives that literature provides. Politicians have chosen to withhold students’ access to ed-
ucation and history; limit their rights; and stifle their opportunities to participate in our multiracial democracy. We as a country have done a great disservice to our future leaders. Learning to understand and respect different people of different backgrounds prepares students to be active and participatory members of our society and to be stronger leaders for equity and progress. As we continue to face anti-democratic attacks on learning and truth, we must empower supportive school leaders, educators, and staff to act as guardians of our democracy, and we must ensure that school communities are sites of safety, connection, power and ultimately, liberation. Melanie Willingham-Jaggers (they/she) is the Executive Director at GLSEN, a national nonprofit that works to ensure K-12 education is safe and affirming for all students, including LGBTQ+ youth.
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Voices SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING
Is Your Faith Tricked, Treated or Inoculated?
BY JAMES A. WASHINGTON
The Atlanta Voice
You know, I’ve got to give it to the devil. He truly is as slick as they come. It is my understanding that he has some power in this physical world and what amounts to zilch in the eternal kingdom of heaven. Hence, he has an advantage when it comes to orchestrating the events of this world in order to accomplish two very important things to him; things that we should all be aware of. One, I believe, is to get us to believe he doesn’t exist. Two, is to show us a perspective on this world that leaves God entirely out of the equation. Now, I don’t know which one is more damaging. But to think the devil doesn’t exist is extremely dangerous and to further believe that God is not an integral part of life is spiritual suicide. As in the Parable of the Sower, we learn this reality…”Some people are like seeds along the path where the Word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the Word that was sown in them.” (Mark 4:15) This entire parable speaks to how
“If you hold to my (Jesus) teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”
life, its worldly seductions, its substance-less illusions about acquiring wealth and desire for personal gratification, can obscure the truth contained in the Word of God. Can you imagine being tricked out of what rightfully belongs to you because you didn’t know it was yours in the first place? Now, underscore that with the belief that the person doing the tricking is actually someone who doesn’t really exist. If we succumb to either point of view (belief in God or not), then we proceed through life guaranteeing that the Word of God will bear no fruit in us. Hence, it is impossible for us to have the kind of life which God intends for us. I believe many of us, me included, spend far too much time and energy relying on the lies of Satan in a world that measures success by the weight of one’s wallet, rather than by God’s divine will. Our struggle is one where we
must first be the soil made ready to produce a crop. Our challenge is to be prepared to hear the Word. The intent is to bear fruit. By bearing fruit, I mean we should spread the Word, pollinate the lives of others with the reality that evil is real and walks and talks and lives and breathes in this world today. More importantly, we have been seeded with the secrets revealed to us in the life and death and life of Jesus Christ. He is the key to our salvation. The question, then, is what do you believe in? Your world becomes defined by the answer to that simple but very important question. Belief in God obviously, necessitates a belief in the devil and fortifies and insulates you against the evil in your life. If you don’t believe in God, what you don’t know will be what ruins you eternally. You will never seek Him out.
You therefore become vulnerable to the devil’s tricks because keeping you ignorant is and always has been the tool of this oppressor. It’s a control thing as we all now know. In that regard the one thing that insures salvation is just a little bit of knowledge based in faith. That faith, no matter how small, stands as a testament to all that God is in control and the first option should always be Him. A little bit of faith is required when life and the devil say no way. Faith always gets tested. Salvation lies somewhere between what you say, what you do and what you believe in. You see, when you know the truth, you can’t be tricked. However, the effort to trick you will be constant and the lies will keep coming. But “If you hold to my (Jesus) teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) May God reveal to your heart His purpose for you and may you be bathed in it. May God bless and keep you always.
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The Clean Energy Transition Must Be a Just Transition BY BEN JEALOUS When General Motors, Chrysler and Ford — the “Big Three” American automakers — were close to extinction 15 years ago, their workers and the American people stepped in to save them. The United Auto Workers (UAW) gave back wages and benefits they had every right to get under a contract they had negotiated just a year before. Now, rather than being paid back, union workers face getting left out of the future of the car business. And the rest of the country is being told we have Hobson’s choice when it comes to electric vehicles — we can have them, but only at a cost to our neighbors who build them. We see this when Ford announces its slowing construction of a battery plant in Michigan. And when former president Donald Trump, who leads Republican presidential primary polls, goes to a non-union company outside Detroit to claim that “the auto industry is being assassinated” by the move away from dirty fuels. Neither auto workers nor the climate can
The Big Three have been pushing battery-making and electric vehicle assembly to states that don’t offer union workers protection or to plants created through joint ventures that allow them to operate outside the UAW’s deal. Credit: CHUTTERSNAP/ Unsplash
afford for us to fall for this false narrative. If anything, we should see that momentum is moving squarely and more rapidly in the other direction. That’s what President Biden means when he says that talking about the climate is talking about good jobs. New York’s city council voted unanimously to move its fleet of more than 30,000 mu-
nicipal vehicles — the largest in the country — to buy only zero-emissions cars and trucks beginning in 2025, and heavier vehicles after 2028. By 2035, the entire city fleet will be zero emission. That’s the same year that California, New York and 14 other states will require all cars and trucks sold to be zero emission vehicles. The standards they’ve agreed to ask carmakers to increase the share of electric vehicles they sell slowly and continuously over the next 13 years. This isn’t a rash rush to abandon the internal combustion engine and gas pumps overnight, even if our warming planet may need quicker action. That fearmongering is inaccurate and misplaced. It’s a measured, unmistakable direction that UAW leaders see clearly. Their members must benefit from that, they told me when we met in Detroit last month. Instead, the Big Three have been pushing battery making and electric vehicle assembly to states that don’t offer union workers protection or to plants created through joint
ventures that allow them to operate outside the UAW’s deal. This is an all-too-familiar pattern in this country’s history — corporations, billionaires, and the politicians representing their interests pitting poor and working Americans who actually aspire to the same future against each other. They do it with hyperboles like assassination and altering established expansion plans. We’re well beyond 2008. Profits for the Big Three are soaring. Consumers want electric vehicles, and as a nation we’re encouraging them to buy them through tax credits passed last year. It’s those cars and trucks that we’ll drive into a livable future. We must ensure that clean energy transition is a fair one to the people who will make it possible. Ben Jealous is executive director of the Sierra Club, the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. He is a professor of practice at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “Never Forget Our People Were Always Free,” published in January.
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Faces of Survival
Katrina Léonce: Tomorrow isn’t Promised BY ISAIAH SINGLETON
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elebrating seven years in remission, Katrina Léonce, 59, sat on her living room couch one weekday morning and recalled her 16-month journey battling
cancer. Léonce, a native of San Diego, California, and a longtime Atlanta resident, thought back to the day in October 2016 when she was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer. She recalled often having problems with cystic breasts and would feel small lumps but would normally go away coinciding with her cycle. Sometimes, Léonce said, when it lasted longer, she would go see her oncologist and have the fluid removed. However, one day when she noticed one particular cyst, she said it kept getting bigger and bigger. Léonce said she ignored the cyst because she was used to it going away and due to her busy work life and schedule, she put her health on the back burner. The cyst had gone unchecked for about six months before going to the doctor to have it seen, according to Léonce. At the time, Léonce was working full-time at her public relations firm called Profiles Public Relations representing some of the top athletes in the country. Currently, she is a top selling U.S. realtor in the metro Atlanta area. “I finally thought ‘let me get to the doctor’ and she stuck the needle in it and was going to remove some fluid, but it was hard like concrete. She couldn't even get the needle in,” she said. “My doctor sent me to Denver to test it, did a biopsy and the results weren’t great.” There was always a part of her that knew she had cancer from the moment she saw her doctor’s face. “I didn't cry. My first thought was, ‘What do I have to do to fix it? I've got kids, a wonderful family, I'm not leaving here, what do I need to do,” she said. Fortunately, the only time she did cry was when she received a PET scan where she found out the cancer had not spread past her lymph nodes. “That was a huge test because it determined my chances of survival,” she said. “That night after I received the news, I called to give my family that news, I cried through the whole call. I was just so happy I get to live. That was probably a month into chemo, and I probably cried for two days. It's like I knew it, but I get to live.” From that moment forward, she decided to live her life to the fullest. Even after being diagnosed, Léonce still traveled, worked, and ran on the treadmill when she could. The importance of a strong support system Through her journey, Léonce was not alone. Between her three daughters (Porsche, Paris, and Keni), family, and friends, she has a support system and never stopped fighting. When she was diagnosed, Léonce was re-
Léonce, 59, turns 60 in a couple weeks and said her support system helped her fight and remain strong during her cancer diagnosis, recovery and remission. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice
ferred to the Susan G. Komen organization and she said the emotional support and sisterhood from other survivors she received was a lifeline. “Having a support system was huge for my journey. My village is so large, and I have always had lots of good friends at books clubs, run clubs, and support groups,” she said. “All of the love and support from my family, friends, and support groups were amazing.” Léonce said her daughters would call her all the time and wanted to pop by to check on her. Her now ex-husband was another pivotal person who was there every step of the way nursing, supporting, and caring for her. “With my [ex] husband, we were kind of in a bubble because I was in treatment every day or in the days I wasn't in treatment, I was resting because I just was tired,” she said. “He was my rock at the time, he nursed me, he wanted to be at every appointment.” Also, to help her share her own journey with her family, friends, and beyond, Léonce created a Facebook page called KatFight where the intention was to encourage other women coping with the loss of their hair and other challenges of treatment. KatFight became like a virtual diary where Léonce would upload videos and pictures from after her surgeries every couple of days. KatFight soon turned into a group outside of Facebook where people would participate in races together and had shirts made. Also, to keep her thoughts positive, Léonce said she’d listen to Joel Osteen videos and gospel music to keep her mind filled with positive messages all day to drown out the negative. Léonce said she was doing all the updates,
so she didn't have to answer calls or text messages. “It was just inspirational, and I remember I showed up for chemo one time and my levels were so low, I needed a blood transfusion. The first thing I thought was, ‘I need a blood transfusion, what do I need to do’,” she said. Additionally, as an inspiration from her own journey, she started a fundraising campaign to support Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta where she donates 15% of all sold, contracted, or referral commissions during the month of October. Although she hasn’t done the fundraiser in two years due to the state of the real estate market during the pandemic, Léonce said she believes every dollar counts and that together, we all can make a difference in the fight against breast cancer. Tomorrow’s not promised: Living Life to the Fullest One thing Léonce has learned throughout the last seven years: Tomorrow isn’t promised. She wants to focus more on doing what makes her happy and in a state of peace and she’s blessed to have made it to seven years free of cancer. Léonce underwent multiple rounds of chemotherapy, radiation, and a double mastectomy. Léonce has always loved to travel, but after her battle, she didn’t want to hold back. She has an amazing group of women who travel together to places like Greece, Spain, Africa, and Italy. “It was one of those things that I always thought if I get through this, I’m going to do it. It makes me appreciate life, so I created
this list, I don’t want to call it a bucket list, it’s just a list of things I want to do and that’s travel,” she said. “We’ve been everywhere, and we do cabin retreats at Pigeon Forge and Jamaica. Every year we go to Martha’s Vineyard for the African American Jazz Festival, and we have at least four trips a year and I look forward to them.” Looking back, she said her outlook on life has changed a lot since she was diagnosed seven years ago. “After cancer, I kind of shifted back into my habit of getting busy in life again, but I told myself I need to get a grip on what I need to be doing. That lasted about a year or so, and then I looked up, and my life was busy again,” she said. “I’m at this point in my life, about to turn 60, and easing into retirement, I had to reset my mind again. It’s like did I almost forget that I wasn’t enjoying my life as much as I could because it was so busy. So now, I’m pulling back and filling my calendar with things that I love like trips and spending time with my grandbabies. My philosophy is tomorrow’s not promised, so that’s the way I live my life now, it’s like I’m doing everything I want to do today because tomorrow might not be here.” To relax, Léonce enjoys participating in pilates about four to five times a week. “It's meditative. Some of the classes are slow stretching classes, my eyes are closed and I'm living in the moment because I feel like my body is getting stronger,” she said. “Sometimes I'm working out sweating, and I want to pass out and I leave the studio feeling like I'm alive. Everything about it is about how strong I feel.” She also enjoys running in 5Ks in races such as Black Girls Run in Powder Springs Tuesdays and Thursdays as well. One of the many changes Léonce has made in her life is giving up meat, except for fish, eight years ago. Her daily diet consists of grains, beans, fish, salads, sweet potatoes, tuna, vegetables, and if she doesn’t meal prep, popcorn and wine. “Doctors told me they found that women do better without the meat and its byproducts, I don’t even like the taste of chicken anymore,” she said. Léonce stresses to women to get regular screenings and check-ups and if you feel something is wrong, go get it checked immediately. “Early detection is so key and there were women in the chemo lab in their twenties. It used to be advised to get your mammograms at 30 or 40, but now it’s being seen in younger women. There were women there who were 20 and 70,” she said. “There's no scale on how old you can be, you can't be too young or too old. I let my busy life stop me from going to get that lump checked in, and it almost cost me my life. I tell people all the time, you have to do it and if you want to be my friend, you better go.”
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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.
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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
TAX FORECLOSURES 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 See TAX, Page 6
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mortgage foreclosures 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. Daily Report
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MORTGAGE, from page 1 • 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
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.
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12165 BLUEJAY TERRACE Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 32349, beginning at page 401 Mort. Holder: Jade E. Daugherty Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041
12850 KEYSTONE COURT Orig. mort.: $658,494.00 Deed Book: 64081, Page 167 Mort. Holder: Lionel Harris, II a/k/a Lionel Harris and Angela Harris Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535
15690 CANTERBURY CHASE Orig. mort.: $510,200.00 Deed Book: 61192 Page 595 Mort. Holder: Michael M. Halbreich Firm Contact: 404-947400 16215 HOPEWELL RD Orig. mort.: $178,750.00 Deed Book: 55016, Page 681 Mort. Holder: SHANNON L. TAYLOR Firm: HOWARD LAW GROUP Firm Contact: 954-8937874 3140 MANOR BRIDGE DRIVE Orig. mort.: $1,650,000.00 Deed Book: 66039 Page 354 Mort. Holder: Kroy E Biermann and Kimberleigh M Biermann Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC Firm Contact: 404-7892661 1445 ROLLING LINKS DR Orig. mort.: $285,000.00 Deed Book: 52588, Page 407 Mort. Holder: Lisa K. Nickel and Paul Nickel Firm Contact: 850-4222520
1320 SHERRY DRIVE Orig. mort.: $243,460.00 Deed Book: 51300, Page 457 Mort. Holder: Charles W McMillan and Dara J McMillan Firm Contact: 800-3066059
30022 10900 WITTENRIDGE DR Orig. mort.: $146,000.00 Deed Book: 59067, Page 566 Mort. Holder: Hollie K Mejia and Beverly J. Manring Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 115 PARKSIDE CLOSE Orig. mort.: $279,000.00 Deed Book: 39500, Page 567 Mort. Holder: TAWANA L CARTER Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 280 WILLOW GLADE POINT Orig. mort.: $830,000.00 Deed Book: 62797, Page 56 Mort. Holder: Emanuel Romano Carpenter
Firm Contact: 850-4222520 745 CULWORTH MANOR Orig. mort.: $122,940.00 Deed Book: 54178 Page 202 Mort. Holder: David Tilaka Firm Contact: 404-9947400 310 AVEBURY CT Orig. mort.: $365,282.00 Deed Book: 57146 Page 553 Mort. Holder: Terrance D Slade Firm Contact: 404-9947400
30075 1002 TOWNESHIP WAY Orig. mort.: $478,000.00 Deed Book: 61823 Page 145 Mort. Holder: Marve Frazier Firm Contact: 404-9947400 101 WALNUT STREET Orig. mort.: $137,601.00 Deed Book: 46618 Page 250 Mort. Holder: Daniel F Carmody III Firm Contact: 404-9947400 5075 BROUGHTON ST Orig. mort.: $408,000.00 Deed Book: 65886, Page 365 Mort. Holder: Kevin L Pappas Firm Contact: 800-4957166
300751771 1790 WINDSOR WOOD DRIVE Orig. mort.: $379,953.00
Deed Book: 55771 Page 322 Mort. Holder: Mable Carter and Durham Carter Firm Contact: 404-9947400
30076 1009 CANYON POINT CIR Orig. mort.: $174,600.00 Deed Book: 64692, Page 477 Mort. Holder: TIMOTHY HURLEY Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 10320 CRESENT RIDGE DRIVE Orig. mort.: $300,000.00 Deed Book: 35734 Page 251 Mort. Holder: Tomas Carlos Mendelsohn Firm Contact: 404-9947400 1360 TERRAMONT DR Orig. mort.: $100,000.00 Deed Book: 32776, Page 93 Mort. Holder: Jeffrey Leonard Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 155 FOAL DRIVE Orig. mort.: $330,000.00 Deed Book: 61829, Page 45 Mort. Holder: David E. Ghattas Firm Contact: 678-2908088 8430 SENTINAE CHASE DRIVE Orig. mort.: $800,000.00 Deed Book: 42048, Page 30 Mort. Holder: James Walker Firm Contact: 888-8186032
30097 7177 BELLCREST DRIVE Orig. mort.: $44,000.00 Deed Book: 44526, Page 629 Mort. Holder: Uyen Bui Firm: MCMICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY LAW GA Firm Contact: 404-4747149 7530 BROOKSTEAD XING Orig. mort.: $266,400.00 Deed Book: 39560 Page 514 Mort. Holder: Ifeanyi Ezunu Firm Contact: 404-9947400 10790 BRUNSON DRIVE Orig. mort.: $320,699.00 Deed Book: 60520, Page 140 Mort. Holder: Michael C Adams Firm Contact: 850-4222520 401 BLACK DIAMOND CT Orig. mort.: $925,000.00 Deed Book: 55824, Page 30 Mort. Holder: SEAN FOLEY Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
30213 115 ROYAL COURT Orig. mort.: $210,691.00 Deed Book: 59569, Page 286 Mort. Holder: Rashida J Jackson Firm Contact: 800-9457700 2015 WINDING CROSSING TRL Orig. mort.: $242,000.00 Deed Book: 66005, Page 471
Mort. Holder: Regina Boone Firm Contact: 818-4830027 250 MISTY WALK Orig. mort.: $217,963.00 Deed Book: 59318, Page 581 Mort. Holder: Melvin Amos Firm Contact: 888-4802432 344 LAUREN DRIVE Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 56648, beginning at page 96 Mort. Holder: Tawanna Lynn Manick Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041 3485 ESTATE LAKE DR Orig. mort.: $127,275.00 Deed Book: 52567 Page 601 Mort. Holder: Annie L. Elston Firm Contact: 404-9947400 403 OAKWELL COURT Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 57454, beginning at page 486 Mort. Holder: Travis Moore and Chanel Moore Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041 58 SOMERSET HLS Orig. mort.: $313,653.00 Deed Book: 61875, Page 569 Mort. Holder: SHANDRA JOHNSON Firm Contact: 470-3217112 6325 WHITE MILL ROAD Orig. mort.: $220,353.00 Deed Book: 46685, Page 391 Mort. Holder: Chandi Ashmore Firm: LEFKOFF, RUBIN, GLEASON, & RUSSO, P.C.
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mortgage foreclosures Firm Contact: 404)8696900 6474 ST.MARK WAY Orig. mort.: $156,021.00 Deed Book: 54957, Page 404 Mort. Holder: Daphne Fortson Firm Contact: 800-3654441 6754 LAKE ERIE LANE Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 38352, beginning at page 231 Mort. Holder: LaPriest Mayo Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041 6960 HASSANA LANE Orig. mort.: $193,500.00 Deed Book: 41804, Page 340 Mort. Holder: EVELYN AND PAUL POPE Firm Contact: 470-3217112 7050 JOHN RIVERS ROAD Orig. mort.: $94,907.00 Deed Book: 42164, Page 170 Mort. Holder: Viola D. Garris Firm Contact: 850-4222520 7145 JUMPERS TRAIL Orig. mort.: $223,341.00 Deed Book: 63056, Page 548 Mort. Holder: Jebrez K. Woodson Firm Contact: 850-4222520 7327 PARKLAND BEND Orig. mort.: $268,843.00 Deed Book: 58592, Page 144 Mort. Holder: Dellwin Purnell Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC Firm Contact: 404-7892661 7450 SPOLETO LOOP Orig. mort.: $220,924.00 Deed Book: 67170 Page 122 Mort. Holder: William Wilson Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC Firm Contact: 404-7892661 7481 HAWK TAIL WAY Orig. mort.: $359,851.00 Deed Book: 65981 and Page No. 566 Mort. Holder: Gregory Maurice Best, Jr. Firm Contact: 803-5095078 8030 SNAPWELL DR Orig. mort.: $325,600.00 Deed Book: 65571, Page 65 Mort. Holder: Hope Johnson Anderson Firm Contact: 734-8057125 91 REVERE TURN Orig. mort.: $153,388.00 Deed Book: 58287 at Page 458
Mort. Holder: Melissa D. Lewis Firm: HALLIDAY WATKINS & MANN Firm Contact: 801-3552886
30268 547 ZOIE LANE Orig. mort.: $34,000.00 Deed Book: 67217, Page 319, Mort. Holder: Charles Lane Firm: MCMICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY LAW GA Firm Contact: 404-4747149
30291 3992 SHENFIELD DRIVE Orig. mort.: $120,550.00 Deed Book: 66185, Page 700 Mort. Holder: Dianne Williams Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 4523 SWAN TRACE Orig. mort.: $128,750.00 Deed Book: 32720, Page 132 Mort. Holder: Trevor L. Howard Firm Contact: 850-4222520 4990 ALEXANDER AVE Orig. mort.: $265,000.00 Deed Book: 66119, Page 5 Mort. Holder: Georgia Hope 4 Homes Inc. Firm Contact: 404-5841238 5207 DIXIE LAKE RD Orig. mort.: $100,000.00 Deed Book: 44372, Page 470 Mort. Holder: Vera Wilder Firm Contact: 800-3066059 521 GREYHOUND COURT Orig. mort.: $208,000.00 Deed Book: 59431 and Page No. 506 Mort. Holder: Melissa Y. Smith-Jenkins and Theresa Demecia SmithJenkins Firm Contact: 803-5095078 9876 VISTA CIRCLE Orig. mort.: $107,900.00 Deed Book: 45505, Page 482 Mort. Holder: Felicia Marie Knight Firm Contact: 850-4222520
30296 2815 CAROLINA RIDGE Orig. mort.: $118,392.00 Deed Book: 40121, Page 153
Mort. Holder: Alexander O Izuchukwu and Chinyere Mabel Izuchukwu Firm Contact: 888-8186032 885 BULOXI BOULEVARD Orig. mort.: $150,218.00 Deed Book: 57327, Page 626 Mort. Holder: Rayburn McGuire, Jr Firm Contact: 800-8935304
30305 2479 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, UNIT 314 Orig. mort.: $206,600.00 Deed Book: 58124 and Page No. 101 Mort. Holder: Robert K. West, III Firm Contact: 803-5095078 325 E PACES FERRY RD NE APT 1606 Orig. mort.: $191,250.00 Deed Book: 63358, Page 431 Mort. Holder: Insoon Woo Firm Contact: 404-7931447 640 LONGWOOD DR NW Orig. mort.: $40,000.00 Deed Book: 43088, Page 331 Mort. Holder: Christopher T. Beavor a/k/a Christopher Beavor and Holly A. Beavor Firm: LEFKOFF, RUBIN, GLEASON, & RUSSO, P.C. Firm Contact: 404)8696900
30306 1102 BRIARCLIFF PLACE Orig. mort.: $800,000.00 Deed Book: 64691, Page 230 Mort. Holder: Sovereign Entertainment, Inc. Firm Contact: 404-6959279 1120 UNIVERSITY DR Orig. mort.: $478,400.00 Deed Book: 40764, Page 132 Mort. Holder: James A Conant Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535
30308 400 W PEACHTREE ST NW 3007 Orig. mort.: $220,500.00 Deed Book: 61401 Page 235 Mort. Holder: Bruce Morris
Firm Contact: 404-9947400
Firm Contact: 877-8130992
400 WEST PEACHTREE STREET NW, UNIT 2116 Orig. mort.: $213,750.00 Deed Book: 66304, Page 309 Mort. Holder: Holmes Residential and Renovations Inc. Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385
1735 STOKES AVE SW Orig. mort.: $243,508.00 Deed Book: 60613, Page 238, Mort. Holder: ATTILIA CHRISTOPHER Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
30309 1891 WYCLIFF ROAD NW Orig. mort.: $172,500.00 Deed Book: 53439 Page 618 Mort. Holder: Margaret M Sherrod Firm Contact: 404-9947400 2161 NE PEACHTREE ROAD UNIT 701 Orig. mort.: $231,343.00 Deed Book: 61599, Page 190 Mort. Holder: Kristopher G Rush Firm Contact: 800-6544566 61 16TH ST NE UNIT 4 Orig. mort.: $255,647.00 Deed Book: 66411, Page 316 Mort. Holder: Raul S. Dominguez Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535
30310 1081 PEEPLES STREET SW Orig. mort.: $271,800.00 Deed Book: 64953, Page 122 Mort. Holder: Sole Source LLC Firm Contact: 404-7931447 1167 INDALE PLACE SW Orig. mort.: $235,500.00 Deed Book: 41993, Page 306 Mort. Holder: ROSA B. LUKE Firm Contact: 470-3217112 1287 GRAYMONT DR SW Orig. mort.: $112,000.00 Deed Book: 42204 and Page No. 45 Mort. Holder: WANDA S WALKER Firm: BARRETT DAFFIN FAPPIER LEVIN Firm Contact: 972-341 5398 1357 PLAZA AVE SW Orig. mort.: $223,420.00 Deed Book: 64774, Page 423 Mort. Holder: DNP REALTY GROUP LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC
1875 LANGSTON AVENUE SW Orig. mort.: $324,800.00 Deed Book: 65766, Page 640 Mort. Holder: Gemini Global Trading LLC Firm Contact: 404-7931447 1909 SYLVAN RIDGE DR Orig. mort.: $25,000.00 Deed Book: 44056 Page 311 Mort. Holder: Dennis L. White and Violet White Firm Contact: 404-9947400 692 CATHERINE ST SOUTHWEST Orig. mort.: $172,500.00 Deed Book: 45935, Page 403 Mort. Holder: ANNIE GRACE BRYANT Firm Contact: 470-3217112 766 HUMPHRIES ST SW Orig. mort.: $101,250.00 Deed Book: 58760, Page 692 Mort. Holder: Stephen A. Fields Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC Firm Contact: 404-7892661 944 HUBBARD ST SW Orig. mort.: $192,000.00 Deed Book: 64704, Page 188 Mort. Holder: AMBER COAST LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 954 HOBSON STREET SW Orig. mort.: $308,250.00 Deed Book: 66781, Page 332 Mort. Holder: Enterprise Development Group, Inc. Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385
30311 1080 WESTMONT ROAD SOUTHWEST Orig. mort.: $208,000.00 Deed Book: 61979, Page 369 Mort. Holder: S K Real Properties, LLC Firm: POOLE HUFFMAN LLC Firm Contact: 404-3734008 1350 WICHITA DRIVE SW Orig. mort.: $146,246.00 Deed Book: 58218, Page 145
Mort. Holder: Solid Estate Investments LLC Firm Contact: 770-6856320 1546 SARAH M. HARDEN DR., SW Orig. mort.: $198,750.00 Deed Book: 66543, Page 142 Mort. Holder: Yates Properties, Renovations & Management, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 1580 KENMORE STREET SOUTHWEST Orig. mort.: $142,500.00 Deed Book: 50215, Page 673 Mort. Holder: EARNESTINE C. MAJORS Firm Contact: 470-3217112 1674 DODSON DR SW Orig. mort.: $275,000.00 Deed Book: 56559 and Page No. 87 Mort. Holder: YASIN SALEEM AND ANASTASIA SALEEM Firm: BARRETT DAFFIN FAPPIER LEVIN Firm Contact: 972-341 5398 1716 MILL ACRES DRIVE SW Orig. mort.: $125,744.00 Deed Book: 49082 and Page No. 567 Mort. Holder: Peggy W. Mapp and Wallace G. Mapp Firm Contact: 803-5095078 1789 STANTON ROAD, SW Orig. mort.: $171,295.00 Deed Book: 66452, Page 167 Mort. Holder: Yates Properties, Renovations & Management, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 1949 VENETIAN DRIVE SE Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 62670, beginning at page 651 Mort. Holder: Peoples Ade Property Solutions, LLC Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041 2139 MEADOWLANE DR SW Orig. mort.: $91,592.00 Deed Book: 42206, Page 63 Mort. Holder: Betty E Robinson Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 2265 CHILDRESS ROAD, SW
Orig. mort.: $700,000.00 Deed Book: 65137, Page 257 Mort. Holder: from Kegdrick Deshawn Smith, Sr. Firm: WESTFALL LLC Firm Contact: 678-3847005 2409 W. CEDAR LN SW Orig. mort.: $166,500.00 Deed Book: 60046, Page 505 Mort. Holder: Fast Forward Events, LLC Firm Contact: 770-6856320 2757 CHERRY LAUREL LANE SW Orig. mort.: $190,000.00 Deed Book: 60673, Page 126 Mort. Holder: Michael Petrone Firm: MK CONSULTANTS, INC. Firm Contact: 888-4034115 2994 PEYTON WOODS CT Orig. mort.: $171,000.00 Deed Book: 37341, Page 119 Mort. Holder: (954) 8937874 Firm: HOWARD LAW GROUP Firm Contact: 954-8937874 2960 CAMPBELLTON ROAD, SOUTHWEST Orig. mort.: $450,000.00 Deed Book: 65385, Page 228 Mort. Holder: Financial Keys Holdings, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503
30312 563 MEMORIAL DRIVE SE #610 Orig. mort.: $144,900.00 Deed Book: 55645, Page 201 Mort. Holder: Jennifer R Blair Firm Contact: 800-3657107
30313 244 PETERS ST SW #25 Orig. mort.: $441,750.00 Deed Book: 63507, Page 650 Mort. Holder: Keith Williams Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC Firm Contact: 404-7892661 285 CENTENNIAL OLYM PK DR 1501 Orig. mort.: $354,000.00 Deed Book: 33858, Page 126 Mort. Holder: Herbert Middleton
Firm Contact: 800-3066059
30314 0 MAPLE STREET NW Orig. mort.: $285,000.00 Deed Book: 66669, Page 601 Mort. Holder: Higher Ground Empowerment Center Church, Inc. f/k/a Higher Ground Empowerment Center, Inc. Firm: WACHTER LAW FIRM, THE Firm Contact: 770.973.1100 1022 MAYSON TURNER ROAD, NORTHWEST Orig. mort.: $192,500.00 Deed Book: 67118, Page 194 Mort. Holder: QHB Remodeling LLC Firm: MCMICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY LAW GA Firm Contact: 404-4747149 2027 VERBENA ST NW Orig. mort.: $127,059.00 Deed Book: 58814, Page 168 Mort. Holder: CARL E TYLER JR Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 215 ADAIR AVE SE Orig. mort.: $108,500.00 Deed Book: 61394, Page 473 Mort. Holder: ADAIR FLOW PROPER LLC ADAIR FLOW PROPER, LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 2183 WILSON AVE Orig. mort.: $162,500.00 Deed Book: 65908, Page 405 Mort. Holder: DALESHAWN BUTLER Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 523 JOSEPH E BOONE BOULEVARD Orig. mort.: $2,760,000.00 Deed Book: 63565, Page 113 Mort. Holder: 523 JEB QUALIFIED OZ FUND, LLC Firm Contact: 404-6813450 893 MAGNOLIA STREET Orig. mort.: $700,000.00 Deed Book: 65137, Page 235 Mort. Holder: ODA BELL, LLC Firm: WESTFALL LLC Firm Contact: 678-3847005 1441 EZRA CHURCH DRIVE Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 66373??, page 447 Mort. Holder: Black Opal
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30315 107 BISBEE AVENUE SE Orig. mort.: $111,336.00 Deed Book: 53374 Page 404 Mort. Holder: Dorian Jordan Firm Contact: 404-9947400 207 ADAIR AVE SE Orig. mort.: $71,910.00 Deed Book: 46829, Page 282 Mort. Holder: MARY G. WALKER Firm Contact: 470-3217112 2285 METROPOLITAN PARKWAY 223 Orig. mort.: $180,000.00 Deed Book: 47842 and Page No. 689 Mort. Holder: BARBARA M LEE AND HARRY LEE JR. Firm: BARRETT DAFFIN FAPPIER LEVIN Firm Contact: 972-341 5398 23 STILLMAN STREET SE Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 65772, Page 375 Mort. Holder: RAGS 2 RICHES AUTO SALES, LLC Firm: ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY LLP Firm Contact: 770-5792700 2371 SWALLOW CIR SE Orig. mort.: $173,365.00 Deed Book: 64461, Page 644 Mort. Holder: Toriano Perkins Firm: PADGETT, TIMOTHY D. Firm Contact: 850-4222520 2381 SW MACON DRIVE Orig. mort.: $66,730.00 Deed Book: 53282, Page 301 Mort. Holder: Deborah S Rumney Firm Contact: 800-3066059 253 FLETCHER STREET Orig. mort.: $50,400.00 Deed Book: 47989, Page 405 Mort. Holder: Anthony R Vidal Firm Contact: 800-3066059 2539 PRESTON VIEW SW CT Orig. mort.: $156,929.00 Deed Book: 47680 Page 130 Mort. Holder: Jacqueline White Firm Contact: 404-9947400 2845 FORREST HILLS DRIVE SW Orig. mort.: $221,000.00 Deed Book: Book 64013, Page 143
Mort. Holder: ATLANTA SOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 43 GAMMON AVE SE Orig. mort.: $337,500.00 Deed Book: 42884, Page 338 Mort. Holder: NELLIE SPRINGS Firm Contact: 470-3217112 85 POLAR ROCK RD SW Orig. mort.: $332,000.00 Deed Book: 66544, Page 391 Mort. Holder: KRW HOLDINGS LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
30316 169 MORELAND AVE SE Orig. mort.: $300,000.00 Deed Book: 41334 Page 163 Mort. Holder: Charles Robinson Jr and Belinda B Robinson Firm Contact: 404-9947400 911 MORELAND AVE SE Orig. mort.: $379,719.00 Deed Book: 65337, Page 109 Mort. Holder: TARA L ABDULLAH Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
30318 1055 MANTISSA STREET NW Orig. mort.: $117,000.00 Deed Book: 47247 at Page 636 Mort. Holder: Daniel L. Simpson Firm: SERVICELINK AGENCY SALES AND POSTIN Firm Contact: 770-3734242 1151 2ND ST NW Orig. mort.: $260,000.00 Deed Book: 65190, Page 73 Mort. Holder: LUCIAN LUXE RENTALS, LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 1884 CAMBRIA AVENUE NW Orig. mort.: $31,065.00 Deed Book: 66512, Page 280 Mort. Holder: Golden Opp, Inc. Firm Contact: 1923 BAKER RD NW Orig. mort.: $141,000.00 Deed Book: 63770, Page 525 Mort. Holder: Michael Miles and Melba Miles
Firm Contact: 800-3066059 2311 JONES RD NW Orig. mort.: $86,571.00 Deed Book: 42868 Page 3 Mort. Holder: Daisy B Dorsey and Xaymon Dorsey Sr Firm Contact: 404-9947400 2452 SYCAMORE RD NW Orig. mort.: $463,200.00 Deed Book: 66187 Page 350 Mort. Holder: Jamal Renfroe Firm Contact: 404-9947400 2525 HOOD AVE NW Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 65700, Page 169 Mort. Holder: Southern Touch Development LLC Firm: MCMICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY LAW GA Firm Contact: 404-4747149 2650 WASHINGTON ST NW Orig. mort.: $261,000.00 Deed Book: 65739, Page 269 Mort. Holder: COSMOPOLITAN REALTY LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 2676 BAKER RIDGE DRIVE NW Orig. mort.: $70,000.00 Deed Book: 38366 Page 544 Mort. Holder: Ethyl Bigby Firm Contact: 404-9947400 2732 OLDKNOW DRIVE Orig. mort.: $700,000.00 Deed Book: Book 65137, Page 279 Mort. Holder: KEWS, LLC Firm: WESTFALL LLC Firm Contact: 678-3847005 390 WEST LAKE AVE, C2 Orig. mort.: $173,150.00 Deed Book: 65792, Page 547 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. CONTRACTING, LLC Firm Contact: 404-2337000 390 WEST LAKE AVE, C3 Orig. mort.: $173,150.00 Deed Book: 65792, Page 454 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm Contact: 404-2337000 390 WEST LAKE AVE, C6 Orig. mort.: $173,150.00 Deed Book: 65792, Page 378 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm Contact: 404-2337000 390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, C5 Orig. mort.: $178,000.00
Deed Book: 65664, Page 154 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm Contact: 404-2337000 390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, UNIT C8 Orig. mort.: $183,360.00 Deed Book: 66103, Page 193 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385 390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, UNITS A1, A10, C1, C4, AND C7 Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 65968, Page 595 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385 390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, UNITS A2, A3, AND A5 Orig. mort.: $543,000.00 Deed Book: 66293, Page 188 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385 390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, UNITS A6, A9, B5, B8, AND B9 Orig. mort.: $905,000.00 Deed Book: 66268, Page 327 Mort. Holder: by D.A.T. Contracting, LLC, Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385 390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, UNITS B10 AND C10 Orig. mort.: $366,720.00 Deed Book: 66004, Page 567 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385 390 WEST LAKE AVENUE, UNITS C9 AND C11 Orig. mort.: $366,720.00 Deed Book: 66078, Page 600 Mort. Holder: D.A.T. Contracting, LLC Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385 626 ENGLISH AVENUE NW Orig. mort.: $231,970.00 Deed Book: 63691, Page 699 Mort. Holder: Anitra Denise Hill Firm Contact: 800-5614567 674 JETT ST NW Orig. mort.: $220,500.00 Deed Book: 65080, Page 131
Mort. Holder: GIDEON CONNECTION LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 994 ADA AVENUE NW, ATLANTA, GA 30318 Orig. mort.: $267,400.00 Deed Book: 66194, Page 43 Mort. Holder: Telfair Houston Real Estate Investment Company, LLC Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385
30319 1115 OLD WOODBINE RD, Orig. mort.: $332,000.00 Deed Book: 41002 and Page No. 490 Mort. Holder: SILVIO R MELO Firm: BARRETT DAFFIN FAPPIER LEVIN Firm Contact: 972-341 5398
30324 1101 LENOX WAY Orig. mort.: $100,000.00 Deed Book: 33457, Page 23 Mort. Holder: Christopher A Black Firm Contact: 800-4468939 909 CARDOVA DR NE Orig. mort.: $264,000.00 Deed Book: 58175 Page 249 Mort. Holder: Walker H Miller and Patricia D Miller Firm Contact: 404-9947400 995 SIBLEY LN NE Orig. mort.: $574,980.00 Deed Book: 64273, Page 629, Mort. Holder: TASHONDA R ALSTON Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
30326 3334 PEACHTREE RD NE APT 713 Orig. mort.: $100,000.00 Deed Book: 61549, Page 448 Mort. Holder: Aleah Phillips Firm Contact: 855-6905900
Firm Contact: 800-4468939 2640 OLD WESLEY PL NW Orig. mort.: $1,640,000.00 Deed Book: 64247, Page 11 Mort. Holder: SOUTHEASTERN MANAGEMENT, INC. Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 68 MONTRE SQUARE NW, UNIT 27 Orig. mort.: $80,000.00 Deed Book: 37942 Page 182 Mort. Holder: Tina Maria Amisano Firm Contact: 404-9947400
30328 6346 VERNON WOODS DRIVE N Orig. mort.: $167,887.00 Deed Book: 48431, Page 352 Mort. Holder: James A Dockter and Evgenia Dockter Firm Contact: 800-4161472 6900 ROSWELL RD UNIT H1 Orig. mort.: $157,500.00 Deed Book: 57943, Page 314 Mort. Holder: Franck Duku Yata and Vanessa Eondjela Efomi Firm Contact: 800-6694268 7805 GLISTEN AVENUE NE #348 Orig. mort.: $285,750.00 Deed Book: 57077, Page 676 Mort. Holder: Jonathan R Reitnauer Firm Contact: 800-3066059
30331 1175 REUNION PLACE Orig. mort.: $133,600.00 Deed Book: 35225 Page 435 Mort. Holder: Michael J. Davis Firm Contact: 404-9947400
30327
135 CANDLELIGHT LN SW Orig. mort.: $89,250.00 Deed Book: 67130 Page 494 Mort. Holder: Maryland James Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC Firm Contact: 404-7892661
192 HURT STREET NE Orig. mort.: $462,000.00 Deed Book: 37175, Page 523 Mort. Holder: Wilbur C Fuller
153 HARWELL ROAD NW Orig. mort.: $203,000.00 Deed Book: 66023, Page 607 Mort. Holder: BGW.NOW Corporation
Firm: MCMICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY LAW GA Firm Contact: 404-4747149 2165 CAPELLA CIRCLE Orig. mort.: $163,799.00 Deed Book: 44811 and Page No. 533 Mort. Holder: Marques L. Harris Firm Contact: 803-5095078 2169 CHADWICK RD SW Orig. mort.: $135,900.00 Deed Book: 59508, Page 247 Mort. Holder: ANDRE SHOWERS Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 2219 OXFORD COURT, SW Orig. mort.: $171,500.00 Deed Book: 66065, Page 290 Mort. Holder: Maine Consulting, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 2225 OXFORD COURT, SW Orig. mort.: $171,750.00 Deed Book: 66169, Page 565 Mort. Holder: Maine Consulting, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 2808 BROOKFORD LANE SOUTHWEST Orig. mort.: $208,453.00 Deed Book: 56822, Page 383 Mort. Holder: Ora D Johnson Firm Contact: 850-4222520 305 KNOTTY PINE WAY SW Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 47641, beginning at page 616 Mort. Holder: Sonya James Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041 3345 LAKE VALLEY RD NW Orig. mort.: $88,906.00 Deed Book: 55680, Page 298 Mort. Holder: Gregory Reese and Diane Reese Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535
Mort. Holder: Patricia A. Dailey Firm: MANER, RICHARD B. PC Firm Contact: 404.252.6385 3682 RAMSEY CIR Orig. mort.: $45,373.00 Deed Book: 42284, Page 98 Mort. Holder: Christopher G Rankine Firm Contact: 888-8186032 3723 ASBURY LN SW Orig. mort.: $114,214.00 Deed Book: 60546, Page 380 Mort. Holder: Carla Hamilton Firm Contact: 404-6794908/-3133 4220 NOTTING HILL DR., SW Orig. mort.: $181,500.00 Deed Book: 66065, Page 266 Mort. Holder: Maine Consulting, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 4221 NOTTING HILL DR., SW Orig. mort.: $173,250.00 Deed Book: 66065, Page 290 Mort. Holder: Maine Consulting, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 4477 CLEMENT DR SW Orig. mort.: $127,765.00 Deed Book: 50361, Page 647 Mort. Holder: Joan H Mitchell and Sylvester Mitchell Firm Contact: 800-3657107 530 CONSTELLATION OVERLOOK Orig. mort.: $229,085.00 Deed Book: 44358, Page 587 Mort. Holder: Dineo A Brinson Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 730 JAMES MADISON DR SW Orig. mort.: $357,000.00 Deed Book: 59116, Page 696 Mort. Holder: Jason Myles Firm Contact: 888-8186032
3392 TREADWELL CIRCLE, SW Orig. mort.: $235,653.00 Deed Book: 62961, Page 112 Mort. Holder: Byron Jones Firm Contact: 866-2586572
831 MERCURY DRIVE, NW Orig. mort.: $157,000.00 Deed Book: 64354, Page 372 Mort. Holder: KCL CAPITAL, LLC Firm: WESTFALL LLC Firm Contact: 678-3847005
3647 VENUS PLACE NW Orig. mort.: $50,059.00 Deed Book: 25491, Page 293
990 REUNION PL SW Orig. mort.: $107,300.00 Deed Book: 55031, Page 306
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mortgage foreclosures Mort. Holder: Barbara Williams Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 2221 OXFORD COURT, SW Orig. mort.: $171,000.00 Deed Book: 66170, Page 26 Mort. Holder: Maine Consulting, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 4316 NOTTING HILL DR., SW Orig. mort.: $162,000.00 Deed Book: 66066, Page 147 Mort. Holder: Maine Consulting, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503
30337 1883 CAMBRIDGE AVE Orig. mort.: $236,250.00 Deed Book: 65777, Page 665 Mort. Holder: CROSSROAD PROPERTIES, LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
30342 3728 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD NE Orig. mort.: $988,000.00 Deed Book: 64710 Page 125 Mort. Holder: Eddie Dwayne Bradley Firm Contact: 404-9947400 3820 ROSWELL RD NE 802 Orig. mort.: $294,950.00 Deed Book: 64723 Page 181 Mort. Holder: Chung Eng Firm Contact: 404-9947400 4217 WIEUCA OVERLOOK NE, Orig. mort.: $455,000.00
Deed Book: 60827, Page 327 Mort. Holder: Funke Olayinka Otti Firm: MCMICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY LAW GA Firm Contact: 404-4747149 4505 WIEUCA ROAD Orig. mort.: $1,700,000.00 Deed Book: 66470, Page 219 Mort. Holder: Icon Group, LLC Firm Contact: 678-4396485 4804 KITTY HAWK DRIVE Orig. mort.: $453,100.00 Deed Book: 58384 at Page 550 Mort. Holder: Berenice Benjume-Sierra Firm: SERVICELINK AGENCY SALES AND POSTIN Firm Contact: 770-3734242 821 CAMDEN PARK COURT NE, Orig. mort.: $800,000.00 Deed Book: 49236 Page 12 Mort. Holder: Christopher Bazuaye Firm Contact: 404-9947400
30344 2759 DRESDEN TRAIL Orig. mort.: $99,876.00 Deed Book: 53597 and Page No. 294 Mort. Holder: Mildred Griffin Firm Contact: 803-5095078 2759 DRESDEN TRAIL Orig. mort.: $99,876.00 Deed Book: 53597 and Page No. 294 Mort. Holder: Mildred Griffin Firm Contact: 803-5095078 1305 EGAN WAY Orig. mort.: $219,920.00 Deed Book: 56561, Page 47 Mort. Holder: Christi M Lawson Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 2113 MULBERRY STREET Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 66888, Page
494 Mort. Holder: Umoja Quick Firm: BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, P.C. Firm Contact: 404-5893406 2766 PALM DRIVE Orig. mort.: $240,000.00 Deed Book: 63982, Page 178 Mort. Holder: W and B Constructors, LLC Firm Contact: 404-2669171 2981 CHURCH ST., EAST POINT Orig. mort.: $324,000.00 Deed Book: 62921 at Page 236 Mort. Holder: Iren D. Golder Firm: SWEHOMES.COM Firm Contact: 1 800-4831118 or 713-231-1150 3185 HAMMARSKJOLD DRIVE Orig. mort.: $279,200.00 Deed Book: 65822, Page 471 Mort. Holder: A Jervis Company, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503 2601 WESTCHESTER DRIVE Orig. mort.: $251,600.00 Deed Book: 66602, Page 208 Mort. Holder: Crown Construction Pros, LLC Firm Contact: 404-3734008
30344 2184 PINEHURST DRIVE Orig. mort.: $139,500.00 Deed Book: 66452, Page 650 Mort. Holder: Yates Properties, Renovations & Management, LLC Firm: GEORGIA LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Firm Contact: 678-2816503
30349 106 BOUVET PT Orig. mort.: $339,733.00
Deed Book: 64242, Page 156 Mort. Holder: WILLIAM CARLTON ELLIOTT Firm Contact: 470-3217112 113 CREEL WAY Orig. mort.: $157,102.00 Deed Book: 61959, Page 398 Mort. Holder: Victoria Winston Firm Contact: 800-8935304 305 PINE TREE TRL. # 2B Orig. mort.: $55,000.00 Deed Book: 62072, Page 494 Mort. Holder: Vivian Mcnair Firm Contact: 734-8057125 3065 SABLE RUN ROAD Orig. mort.: $133,400.00 Deed Book: 35080 and Page No. 480 Mort. Holder: Emmanuel R. Carter and Yvonne P. Carter Firm Contact: 803-5095078 3225 WOLF CLUB LN Orig. mort.: $400,000.00 Deed Book: 43607, Page 2 Mort. Holder: Ralph Cleveland, Jr. and Sandra D. Cleveland Firm: BROCK & SCOTT PLLC Firm Contact: 404-7892661 3281 WOLF CLUB LN SW Orig. mort.: $305,000.00 Deed Book: 58628, Page 150 Mort. Holder: IRVING RUSSELL Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 3425 SABLE CHASE LN Orig. mort.: $190,000.00 Deed Book: 63908 at Page 60 Mort. Holder: Elizabeth Olushola-Anjola Akinbode Firm: SERVICELINK AGENCY SALES AND POSTIN Firm Contact: 770-3734242 3755 PEBBLE BEACH DR Orig. mort.: $144,000.00 Deed Book: 45925, Page 126
Mort. Holder: MARK D. NIXON Firm: HOWARD LAW GROUP Firm Contact: 954-8937874 3818 MAKEOVER COURT Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: $222,822.00 Mort. Holder: MARVIN JEROME WATSON Firm Contact: 470-3217112 4469 HAZELTINE DRIVE Orig. mort.: $237,350.00 Deed Book: 41412 and Page No. 466 Mort. Holder: Mahmoud Karim Diallo Firm Contact: 803-5095078 5073 RAPAHOE TRL Orig. mort.: $236,257.00 Deed Book: 66412, Page 428 Mort. Holder: Brianna Gay Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 526 JADETREE LN Orig. mort.: $220,635.00 Deed Book: 59180 and Page No. 155 Mort. Holder: SADE INDIRA STAFFORD LACHHU Firm: BARRETT DAFFIN FAPPIER LEVIN Firm Contact: 972-341 5398 5905 RAVENTREE CT Orig. mort.: $187,500.00 Deed Book: 58957, Page 426 Mort. Holder: CARL H YOUNG and CHARLOTTE YOUNG Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992 6726 MANCHA STREET Orig. mort.: $178,703.00 Deed Book: 58863, Page 111 Mort. Holder: Aku Jeffrey Firm Contact: 480-6162741 7124 DEMETER DRIVE Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 60084,
beginning at page 612 Mort. Holder: Emanuel Small Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041 3138 REDWOOD RUN Orig. mort.: $141,000.00 Deed Book: 45684, Page 314 Mort. Holder: Donna Milton and Alvin Walker Firm: LOGS LEGAL GROUP, LLP Firm Contact: 770-2202535 4085 W STUBBS RD Orig. mort.: $661,500.00 Deed Book: 39528 Page 207 Mort. Holder: Reginald A. Burney and Belinda Burney Firm Contact: 404-9947400 4300 JAILETTE ROAD Orig. mort.: $255,000.00 Deed Book: 48151 Page 603 Mort. Holder: Amatullah Y. Muhammad and Bilal A. Muhammad Firm Contact: 404-9947400 5955 RAVENTREE CT Orig. mort.: $140,313.00 Deed Book: 53111 Page 472 Mort. Holder: Gregory A Freeman Firm Contact: 404-9947400 7178 GLASPIE WAY Orig. mort.: $0.00 Deed Book: 54792, Page 64 Mort. Holder: Stephanie V. Henderson Firm: CAMPBELL & BRANNON LLC Firm Contact: 770-3920041 0 LYNFIELD DRIVE Orig. mort.: $301,000.00 Deed Book: 66235, Page 418 Mort. Holder: Tawana L. Allen and Robert Williams Firm Contact: 404-5841238 4145 STONEWALL TELL RD Orig. mort.: $115,000.00 Deed Book: 64336, Page 246 Mort. Holder: Elevated
Foundations Corp Firm Contact: 404-5841238
30354 3265 JONESBORO ROAD SE Orig. mort.: $200,500.00 Deed Book: 65270, Page 659 Mort. Holder: Sole Source, LLC Firm Contact: 404-7931447 457 JEFFERSON CHASE CIR SE Orig. mort.: $186,079.00 Deed Book: 46627 Page 99 Mort. Holder: Duncan Hill Firm Contact: 404-9947400 480 TUFTON TRL SE Orig. mort.: $221,850.00 Deed Book: 65634, Page 501 Mort. Holder: Jessica Rycheal Lester Firm Contact: 713-6252034 254 MAPLE ST Orig. mort.: $230,000.00 Deed Book: 66049, Page 658 Mort. Holder: CHASITY BOLDEN Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
30363 265 18TH ST NW UNIT 2424 Orig. mort.: $304,000.00 Deed Book: 64679, Page 287 Mort. Holder: AMMAZING INVESTMENTS LLC Firm: RUBIN LUBLIN LLC Firm Contact: 877-8130992
Without complete addresses Orig. mort.: $5,000,000.00 Deed Book: 60219, Page 308 Mort. Holder: Edward L. Chen
Firm: THOMAS E AUSTIN JR LLC Firm Contact: Orig. mort.: $92,000.00 Deed Book: 66567, Page 423 Mort. Holder: Patti K Gill Firm: KAPLAN, BOGUE & COPPER, P.C. Firm Contact: 678-3847021 376 WELLINGTON STREET SW Orig. mort.: $530,000.00 Deed Book: 64422, Page 289 Mort. Holder: Alice, LLC Firm Contact: 404-2337000 76 FORSYTH STREET: Orig. mort.: $75,000,000.00 Deed Book: 65025, Page 684 Mort. Holder: NEWPORT 0 MITCHELL STREET, L.P., Firm: BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP Firm Contact: 404-5725939 8345 GROGANS FERRY RD. Orig. mort.: $1,445,000.00 Deed Book: 62303, Page 541 Mort. Holder: TYANN JANAE HODGES Firm: MOORE CLARKE DUVAL & RODGERS Firm Contact: 229-8782008 LAND LOT 106 OF THE 17TH DISTRICT Orig. mort.: $40,000,000.00 Deed Book: 66036, Page 47 Mort. Holder: OHM Atlanta Owner, LLC Firm Contact: 404-2337000 LAND LOT 108 OF THE 17TH DISTRICT Orig. mort.: $9,000,000.00 Deed Book: 65435, Page 153 Mort. Holder: TSV Mastermind, LLC Firm Contact: 404-3226519 LAND LOT 725 OF THE 1ST DISTRICT 2ND SECTION Orig. mort.: $880,000.00 Deed Book: 47561, Page 58 Mort. Holder: M.H. Shibley and Malin Shibley Firm Contact: 404-5649300
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tax foreclosures TAX, from page 1 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).
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tax foreclosures Non-Judicial Tax Sale 1354 JONESBORO ROAD SE. Owner: MARIE A W GOOLSBY Amount Due: $16,302.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0056-0008-080-8 142 WEST LAKE AVENUE NW. Owner: ANNIE L HENDRICKS ESTATE Amount Due: $8,603.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0147-0016-003-1 1666 SANDTOWN ROAD SW. Owner: CHARLIE FLOYD REID JR Amount Due: $7,308.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0152-0005-024-2 1681 RALPH D ABERNATHY BLVD SW Owner: SIASIM ABERNATHY LLC Amount Due: $1,793.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0148-0002-128-1 2438 OLD HAPEVILLE ROAD SW. Owner: JLW DEVELOPMENT LLC Amount Due: $47,974.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0069-LL-065-3 2915 HUMPHRIES DRIVE SE. Owner: MELISSA CRUZ Amount Due: $3,624.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0036-0001-012-3 3150 BENJAMIN E MAYES DRIVE SW. Owner: WILLIE P BURNS ESTATE Amount Due: $13,267.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0235-0001-056-9 3249 MOUNT GILEAD ROAD SW #REAR. Owner: HOMESTEAD USA LTD Amount Due: $11,069.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0230-0001-066-3 377 WESTCHESTER BLVD NW 1-4 B. Owner: DJ MORTGAGE LLC & MAKING A WAY HOUSING INC Amount Due: $22,691.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0175-0005-078-1 4012 BAKERS FERRY ROAD SW. Owner: CLAUDETTE POWELL Amount Due: $7,999.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0024-LL-054-5 4810 DODSON ROAD. Owner: MARIEA D SOLANO Amount Due: $978.00 Tax Parcel ID: 09F-2203-0086-063-1 519 MAGNOLIA STREET NW. Owner: ABEBE VENTURES LLC Amount Due: $24,723.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0083-0004-229-2 522 SOUTH EVELYN PLACE NW. Owner: FLATSTONE PARTNERS LLC Amount Due: $4,394.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0175-0004-014-7 573 NORFOLK STREET NW. Owner: ISABELLA COROAMA MARTIN Amount Due: $26,094.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0003-109-0 5955 RED OAK ROAD. Owner: CHARLIE HEARD JR ESTATE Amount Due: $17,266.00 Tax Parcel ID: 13-0098-0001-016-1 651 MCWILLIAMS ROAD SE. Owner: THOMAS E LILES ESTATE Amount Due: $11,098.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0028-LL-056-2 800 GLENWOOD AVENUE SE. Owner: DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF FULTON COUNTY Amount Due: $1,333.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0021-LL-016-3 873 NORTH EUGENIA PL NW #13. Owner: FULTON COUNTY/ ATLANTA LAND BANK AUTHORITY INC Amount Due: $4,350.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0176-0005-029-3 915 COLLIER ROAD NW.
Owner: GEORGIA POWER COMPANY Amount Due: $1,568.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0186-0002-107-1 CAMPBELLTON FAIR ROAD. Owner: SOUTHWIND GOLF PARTNERS LLC Amount Due: $10,732.00 Tax Parcel ID: 09F-2000-0095-528-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 100, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: VANESSA MASTERS & CARLTON MASTERS Amount Due: $14,878.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0100-0004-080-1 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 101, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: FRED J LEE Amount Due: $11,249.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0101-0010-024-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 106, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: NICE PRICE HOMES LLC Amount Due: $32,896.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0106-0008-081-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 106, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: THE SIMMONS FAMILY FOUNDATION Amount Due: $81,676.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0106-0029-010-3 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 107, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: OLIVER CAPITAL GROUP LLC Amount Due: $2,343.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0107-0004-076-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 108, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: DISASTER MEDIATION MANAGEMENT INC Amount Due: $4,905.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0108-0008-187-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: THE WESTLINE GROUP LLC Amount Due: $15,542.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0003-082-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC; K C MARKS SR ESTATE Amount Due: $4,271.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-042-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC Amount Due: $4,271.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-040-3 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: SIMON SEBHATU ZERESENAY Amount Due: $968.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0003-114-0 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC; K C MARKS SR ESTATE Amount Due: $4,271.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-045-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: PROCTOR LAND HOLDINGS LLC; K C MARKS SR ESTATE Amount Due: $4,271.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0114-0007-038-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 115, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: XIN LIU Amount Due: $3,405.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0142-0011-026-2
Amount Due: $2,012.00 Tax Parcel ID: 13-0126-0001-106-6
Amount Due: $14,726.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0164-0005-042-0
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 127, 14FF DISTRICT Owner: JOHNNY C MILES JR Amount Due: $1,772.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0127-LL-033-5
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 164, 9F DISTRICT Owner: LEGACY INVESTMENT GROUP LLC & COOKS LANDING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC Amount Due: $8,257.00 Tax Parcel ID: 09F-4100-0164-360-6
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 13, 9TH DISTRICT Owner: ROXWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC Amount Due: $17,305.00 Tax Parcel ID: 09F-0202-0013-027-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 137, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CHRISTIANA LAND TRUST LLC Amount Due: $10,320.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0137-0001-146-7
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 168, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CHARLES F MULLINS ESTATE Amount Due: $16,333.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0168-0004-011-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 176, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: ELISHA MCCRAY BUSSEY Amount Due: $39,327.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0176-0001-032-1
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 138, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: GRANITE CITY HOLDINGS LLC Amount Due: $4,742.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0138-0003-021-9
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 179, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CHRISTOPHER B LITTLE Amount Due: $14,680.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0179-0003-097-9
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 139, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CHERYL D JONES Amount Due: $1,412.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0139-0002-032-6
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 180, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: LITTLE DOLLAR INC Amount Due: $2,686.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0180-0003-057-0
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 142, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: SARA K WHEELER Amount Due: $148,834.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0142-0001-038-2
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 183, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: JOAN ASHLEY C GARTEN Amount Due: $103,029.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0183-LL-101-0
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 143, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CROSSSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC Amount Due: $5,788.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0143-0002-035-3
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 191, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: GILMORE REAL PROPERTIES LLC Amount Due: $32,996.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0191-LL-138-2
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 145, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: GEORGIA TAX PAYMENTS LLC Amount Due: $16,265.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0145-0008-020-7
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 202, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: ETHELLENE LESLIE ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN Amount Due: $9,414.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0202-0006-030-8
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 146, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: ROBERT D BENTIL Amount Due: $17,394.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0146-0006-009-1
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 209, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: DAVID HUNTER JR Amount Due: $13,369.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0209-0005-033-6
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 148, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: BEULAH F PITTS ESTATE Amount Due: $8,193.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0148-0004-099-2
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 210, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: MELODY HILL Amount Due: $13,861.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0210-LL-055-2
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 148, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: BEULAH F PITTS ESTATE Amount Due: $8,154.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0148-0004-095-0
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 215, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: FLEMING OWEN FAMILY TRUST Amount Due: $5,596.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0215-0003-065-2
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 15, 14F DISTRICT Owner: THE MLK GORDON TRUST, M S KAUFMAN AS TRUSTEE Amount Due: $23,041.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0015-0003-021-1
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 226, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: QUARRY PROPERTIES LLC Amount Due: $14,338.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0226-0009-023-5
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 15, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: WILLIAM DAVID TURNER ESTATE AND ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN Amount Due: $11,824.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0015-0007-067-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 156, 13TH DISTRICT Owner: HERITAGE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC Amount Due: $5,307.00 Tax Parcel ID: 13-0156-LL-218-4
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 23, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: GLOBAL SIGNAL ACQUISITIONS IV LLC Amount Due: $877.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0023-0002-109-1 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 24, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: INTRENCHMENT CREEK COALITION INC Amount Due: $39,952.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0024-LL-029-3 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 24, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: EMILY KIMBROUGH ESTATE Amount Due: $9,014.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0024-0001-020-4
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 119, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: PIONEER CAPITAL LLC Amount Due: $3,289.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0119-0005-027-7
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 161, 13TH DISTRICT Owner: REBONNA MITCHELL (VIA TAX DEED) & MOHAMMED KHIMANI Amount Due: $4,861.00 Tax Parcel ID: 13-0161-LL-028-0
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 120, 14FF DISTRICT Owner: MUTUAL PROPERTIES LLC Amount Due: $13,464.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0120-LL-068-8
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 164, 13TH DISTRICT Owner: BYRON RAINEY ESTATE Amount Due: $16,458.00 Tax Parcel ID: 13-0164-LL-201-0
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 242, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CURTIS M RICHARDSON JR ESTATE Amount Due: $7,115.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0242-0004-026-0
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 121, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: CHRISTINE B THOMSON Amount Due: $98,795.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0121-LL-058-7
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 164, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: JAMES J JOHNSON Amount Due: $6,761.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0164-0013-035-4
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 243, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: JAMES J MOORHEAD ESTATE Amount Due: $58,832.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0243-0008-013-3
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 126, 13TH DISTRICT Owner: WEBSTER RICHARDS
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 164, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: DAVID DANIEL
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 243, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CHARLES JACKSON
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 241, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: DORIS L MERKERSON ESTATE Amount Due: $3,488.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0241-0002-055-2
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tax foreclosures Amount Due: $16,143.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0243-0002-064-2CHARLES JACKSO LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 244, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: IFAJAX LLC Amount Due: $12,043.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0244-0002-056-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 248, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: MENDEL BAIN & EVELYN BALL NORMAN ESTATE Amount Due: $4,948.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0248-0001-027-5 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 248, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: CAREY PARK INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD CO Amount Due: $7,159.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0248-0002-032-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 249, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: MONNA HARRIS Amount Due: $10,318.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0249-0002-025-0 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 249, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: CAREY PARK EQUITY FUND I LLC Amount Due: $6,159.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0249-0001-020-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 250, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: SRP SUB LLC Amount Due: $1,600.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0250-0001-011-4 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 250, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: COMMONWEALTH VENTURES LLC Amount Due: $6,505.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0250-0004-032-0 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 257, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: MARVIN TILLER & TATE INDUSTRIES LLC (VIA TAX DEED) Amount Due: $3,583.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0257-0001-041-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 257, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: P J MARTIN SR ESTATE Amount Due: $16,643.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0257-0003-055-5 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 365, 1ST DISTRICT Owner: WEIHUA YE & MIAOLIN HOU Amount Due: $13,542.00 Tax Parcel ID: 12-1770-0365-076-0 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 41, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: TONI E SULMERS Amount Due: $2,203.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0041-0001-039-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 43, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: ERNESTINE SMITH REED ESTATE Amount Due: $62,548.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0043-0006-054-1 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 46, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: DELORES C MCMULLINS ESTATE Amount Due: $7,153.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0046-0003-065-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 46, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA Amount Due: $1,650.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0046-LL-030-8 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 49, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: MICHAEL J COULON JR Amount Due: $6,702.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0049-0026-006-1 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 5, 14FF DISTRICT Owner: STANLEY WALKER Amount Due: $1,823.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0005-0003-077-5 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 5, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: BERNICE WOODWARD ESTATE Amount Due: $7,538.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0005-0002-046-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 501, 1ST DISTRICT, Owner: LI XIN & SHI LEI Amount Due: $60,670.00 Tax Parcel ID: 11-1290-0501-240-0 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 51, 17TH DISTRICT
Owner: LUCINDA PATTERSON Amount Due: $776.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0051-0007-052-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 54, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: CITY OF ATLANTA Amount Due: $1,397.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0054-0008-127-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 60, 7TH DISTRICT Owner: ROMELIA SAGRERO Amount Due: $3,423.00 Tax Parcel ID: 07-3201-0060-044-1 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 62, 14F DISTRICT Owner: MDW HOMES LLC Amount Due: $1,470.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0062-LL-107-4 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 64, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: SANDRA HOLMES SCOTT Amount Due: $5,491.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0064-0003-090-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 66, 14F DISTRICT Owner: J & R CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION LLC Amount Due: $13,294.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0066-0001-035-1 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 69, 7TH DISTRICT Owner: CLYDE E BROWNING Amount Due: $1,137.00 Tax Parcel ID: 07-3101-0069-019-5 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 70, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: DORIAN WILKERSON AKA DORRIAN WILKERSON Amount Due: $2,052.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0070-0003-036-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 8, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: GSRAN-Z ASSET RECOVERY LLC Amount Due: $15,074.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0008-0003-012-5
Amount Due: $7,574.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0147-0002-010-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 107 & 108, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: INNER FORREST EXECUTIVE LLC Amount Due: $16,964.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0108-LL-065-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 109 & 147, 17TH DISTRICT, Owner: VASILIY DZHUS Amount Due: $18,415.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0109-0005-095-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 1193, 1194, 1255 & 1256, 2ND DISTRICT Owner: ANGELA W HUNTER Amount Due: $10,086.00 Tax Parcel ID: 22-5144-1256-029-8 LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 406 & 407, 1ST DISTRICT Owner: JOANNE M BOWERS AKA JOANNE M BOWERS-MCCLURE Amount Due: $6,737.00 Tax Parcel ID: 12-1870-0406-224-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 46 & 47, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: REBECCA RICE Amount Due: $12,686.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0046-0013-180-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 95 & 96, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: RICKENBACKER PARTNERS LLC Amount Due: $39,068.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0096-0003-054-3 LAND BEING IN PART OF LAND LOT 426, 1ST DISTRICT, 2ND SECTION Owner: ANTHONY KARWOSKI Amount Due: $23,547.00 Tax Parcel ID: 12-2007-0426-023-2
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 81, 14FF DISTRICT Owner: VINCENT K CUNNINGHAM Amount Due: $27,092.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0081-0002-005-4 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 83, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: MIKAEL PROPERTIES LLC Amount Due: $804.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0083-0004-127-8 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 83, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: FAMERICA HOUSING LLC Amount Due: $1,828.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0083-0004-069-2 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 87, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: WILLIE FLOYD Amount Due: $22,912.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0087-0003-126-7 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 88, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: ANTWAN BROOMFIELD Amount Due: $26,220.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0088-0004-004-4 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 88, 9F DISTRICT Owner: LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 88, 9F DISTRICT Amount Due: $13,241.00 Tax Parcel ID: 09F-2101-0088-278-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 93, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: IRONGATE CONSTRUCTION FIRM LLC Amount Due: $1,841.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0093-0002-094-0 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 94, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: JAMES E HORNSBY Amount Due: $5,121.00 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0094-0007-089-4 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 96, 17TH DISTRICT Owner: JENNIFER C VARN & ROBERT B VARN Amount Due: $307,877.00 Tax Parcel ID: 17-0096-0001-033-9 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 97, 13TH DISTRICT Owner: SRP SUB LLC Amount Due: $971.00 Tax Parcel ID: 13-0097-LL-218-6 LAND BEING IN LAND LOT147, 14TH DISTRICT Owner: MARSHA E LEWIS ESTATE
Quiet Title 0 CRESCENDO DR Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 0 SAHARA DR Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 0 WESTBROOK AVE Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 0 WOODROW AVENUE Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-009400080232 000 ALFRED ROAD Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0016-0003-0194 000 CHARLES PLACE N.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 17 -0226-0011-018-1 and 17 -0226-0011019-9 000 MAYSON TURNER ROAD Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0115-0006-085-8 000 MCDANIEL STREET S.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0086-0005-012-8 000 WELCH STREET S.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0086-0007-021-7 1239 PLAZA AVENUE, S.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0138-0003-021-9 1674 MARY GEORGE AVENUE N.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 17 -0246-0002-055-0 1778 LAKEWOOD AVE SE Owner:
Tax Parcel ID: 14-0057-0026-0006-0 1888 MARKONE STREET N.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0175-0002-033-9 1930 HONEYSUCKLE LN S.W. #11 Owner: PRECIOUS MUHAMMAD Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0168-0002-05723 JOHNSON ROAD Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 2520 CANDLER RD, DECATUR GA 30032 Owner: Red Lobster Restaurants, LLC et al. Tax Parcel ID: ID 15 137 15 027 359 ANDREW J. HAIRSTON PLACE Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0111-0008-097-5 362 VINE STREET N.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0111-0009-074-3 398 HOLDERNESS STREET S.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0117-0001-101-6 421 BLACK HAWK DRIVE Owner: Migdonia Cardona Tax Parcel ID: 509 DUNBAR STREET SW Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0087-0008-094-2 549 ROCKWELL STREET S.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0086-0006-077-0 978 STONEWALL DRIVE S.E. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14-0006-0003-110-9 JONESBORO RD S.E. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0038-0011-002-0 PRYOR ROAD S.W. Owner: Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0070-0004-003-6
Redemption Rights Deadline 0 ASTOR AVENUE Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0122-0006-008-1 0 BLANCHE STREET N.W. Tax Parcel ID: 14- 0146-0005-051-4 0 DUNCOURTNEY DR Tax Parcel ID: 17 -0074-0001-061-6 0 HIGHTOWER RD NW Tax Parcel ID: 17-0249-0005-061-2 0 LINCOLN STREET SW Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0072-0001-026-8 0 LINCOLN STREET, SW Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0072-0001-014-4 0 MORTON MILL CT Tax Parcel ID: 11 -0690-0261-047-7 0 PLANTATION RD Tax Parcel ID: 09F-0700-0026-069-3 0 SIMS ST SW Tax Parcel ID: 14-0087-0005-077-0 0 SLOAN CIRCLE, SE Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0009-0005-022-1 0-38 RIDGE AVE., SW # REAR Tax Parcel ID: 14-0074-0011-035-5 1048 ADA AVENUE Tax Parcel ID: 17-0248-0004-015-0
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tax foreclosures 1125 BUCKHURST DRIVE Tax Parcel ID: # 13-0160-0005-115-0
Tax Parcel ID: 14 007000020095
Tax Parcel ID: 14-0100-0001-033-0
Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0146-0002-008-7
2230 COUNTY LINE ROAD, SW Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0043-LL-044-3
2967 DIANA DR SW Tax Parcel ID: 14-0100-0001-066-0
570 WHITEHALL TERRACE S.W. Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0085-0013-080-6
2242 BAYWOOD DR. Tax Parcel ID: 14 0059 0003 028 9
3 CHARLESTON AVE S.E. Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0057-0020-029-8
672 COMMERCIAL AVENUE Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0208-0011-052-9
2304 DORSEY AVE Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0189-0007-037-9
3443 ESTES DR Tax Parcel ID: 13-0096-LL-011-6
233 PEYTON PLACE Tax Parcel ID: 14-0212-0006-029-8
384 ASHLEY AVENUE, N.E. Tax Parcel ID: 14-0018-0008-024-3
2367 EL PASO ROAD SW Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0065-0002-055-9
4551 WHITE CITY RD Tax Parcel ID: 13 -0035-0001-023-3
179 WALNUT ST., SW Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0084-0005-035-1
2425 OMAHA ROAD Tax Parcel ID: 14F-0065-0003-048-3
4701 FLAT SHOALS RD 50G Tax Parcel ID: 09F-2305-0085-380-7.
195 CHILDS DRIVE Tax Parcel ID: 14-0142-0004-015-4
2462 SPRING GARDEN DRIVE Tax Parcel ID:
520 CENTER HILL AVENUE Tax Parcel ID: 14-0178-0001-060-0
2135 CASTLEWOOD STREET Tax Parcel ID: 14-0198-0005-005-7
2801 CARRIAGE LANE Tax Parcel ID: 13 -0126-0001-106-6
5240 OLD BILL COOK RD Tax Parcel ID: 13-0067-0001-009-3
2190 HIGHVIEW ROAD S.W. Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0183-0002-045-3.
282 THORNTON STREET SW Tax Parcel ID: 14-0072-0003-011-8
525 UNIVERSITY AVE S.W. Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0087-0007-055-4.
2195 BICKNELL STREET SW
2847 DIANA DRIVE
540 WEST LAKE AVENUE, N.W.
132 FAIRFIELD PL NW #402 Tax Parcel ID: 14-0179-0003-101-9 1354 MONTREAT AVENUE S.W Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0138-0002-029-3. 159 PEYTON PLACE SW Tax Parcel ID: 14 0212 0006 0587 169 PEYTON PLACE SW Tax Parcel ID: # 14-0212-0006-063-7 1721 BROWNING STREET S.W. Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0148-0001-007-8.
681 ANGIER AVE NE Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0018-0008-002-9 7360 POPPY WAY Tax Parcel ID: 09F-0500-0037-097-3. 879 EDWIN PLACE, NW Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0176-0008-022-5 901 NORTH EUGENIA PL., NW Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0176-0005-002-0 935 SMITH STREET Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0087-0003-014-5 964 OGLETHORPE AVENUE, SW Tax Parcel ID: 14-0118-0006-006-1 GASTON STREET S.W. Tax Parcel ID: 14 -0138-0001-029-4.
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TRUST FRANCES PATRICIA MIHAILOFF FRANCHOT FRALEY FRED J LEE FULTON COUNTY/ ATLANTA LAND BANK AUTHORITY INC GEORGIA POWER COMPANY GEORGIA TAX PAYMENTS LLC GILMORE REAL PROPERTIES LLC GLOBAL SIGNAL ACQUISITIONS IV LLC GRANITE CITY HOLDINGS LLC GSRAN-Z ASSET RECOVERY LLC HEARTLAND HOMES REALTY LLC HERITAGE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC HOMESTEAD USA LTD IFAJAX LLC INNER FORREST EXECUTIVE LLC INTRENCHMENT CREEK COALITION INC IRONGATE CONSTRUCTION FIRM LLC ISABELLA COROAMA MARTIN J & R CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION LLC JAMES E HORNSBY JAMES J JOHNSON JAMES J MOORHEAD ESTATE JENNIFER C VARN & ROBERT B VARN JLW DEVELOPMENT LLC JOAN ASHLEY C GARTEN JOANNE M BOWERS AKA JOANNE M BOWERSMCCLURE JOHNNY C MILES JR LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 88, 9F DISTRICT Lawrence Davis, Jr. LEGACY INVESTMENT GROUP LLC & COOKS LANDING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC LI XIN & SHI LEI LITTLE DOLLAR INC LUCINDA PATTERSON MARIE A W GOOLSBY MARIEA D SOLANO MARSHA E LEWIS ESTATE MARVIN TILLER & TATE INDUSTRIES LLC (VIA TAX DEED) MDW HOMES LLC MELISSA CRUZ MELODY HILL MENDEL BAIN & EVELYN BALL NORMAN ESTATE MICHAEL J COULON JR Migdonia Cardona MIKAEL PROPERTIES LLC MONNA HARRIS MUTUAL PROPERTIES LLC
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PROPERTY ADDRESS INDEX 0 Astor Avenue 0 BLANCHE STREET N.W. 0 Crescendo Dr 0 Duncourtney Dr 0 HIGHTOWER RD NW 0 Lincoln Street SW 0 Lincoln Street, SW
0 Morton Mill Ct 0 Plantation Rd 0 Sahara Dr 0 Sims St SW 0 Sloan Circle, SE 0 Westbrook Ave 0 WOODROW AVENUE 000 Alfred Road 000 CHARLES PLACE N.W. 000 Mayson Turner Road 000 McDaniel Street S.W. 000 Welch Street S.W. 0-38 Ridge Ave., SW # Rear 1048 Ada Avenue 1125 Buckhurst Drive 1239 Plaza Avenue, S.W. 132 FAIRFIELD PL NW #402 1354 JONESBORO ROAD SE. 1354 MONTREAT AVENUE S.W 142 WEST LAKE AVENUE NW. 159 Peyton Place SW 1666 SANDTOWN ROAD SW. 1674 Mary George Avenue N.W. 1681 RALPH D ABERNATHY BLVD SW 169 Peyton Place SW 1721 BROWNING STREET S.W. 1778 Lakewood Ave SE 179 Walnut St., SW 1888 Markone Street N.W. 1930 HONEYSUCKLE LN S.W. #11 195 Childs Drive 2135 Castlewood Street 2190 HIGHVIEW ROAD S.W. 2195 Bicknell street SW 2230 COUNTY LINE ROAD, SW 2242 Baywood Dr. 23 Johnson Road 2304 DORSEY AVE 233 Peyton Place 2367 El Paso Road SW 2425 Omaha Road 2438 OLD HAPEVILLE ROAD SW. 2462 SPRING GARDEN DRIVE 2520 Candler Rd, Decatur GA 30032 2801 Carriage Lane 282 Thornton Street SW 2847 Diana Drive 2915 HUMPHRIES DRIVE SE. 2967 Diana Dr SW 3 CHARLESTON AVE S.E. 3150 BENJAMIN E MAYES DRIVE SW. 3249 MOUNT GILEAD ROAD SW #REAR. 3443 ESTES DR 359 Andrew J. Hairston Place 362 Vine Street N.W. 377 WESTCHESTER BLVD NW 1-4 B. 384 Ashley Avenue, N.E. 398 Holderness Street S.W.
4012 BAKERS FERRY ROAD SW. 421 BLACK HAWK DRIVE 4551 White City Rd 4701 FLAT SHOALS RD 50G 4810 DODSON ROAD. 509 Dunbar Street SW 519 MAGNOLIA STREET NW. 520 Center Hill Avenue 522 SOUTH EVELYN PLACE NW. 5240 Old Bill Cook Rd 525 UNIVERSITY AVE S.W. 540 West Lake Avenue, N.W. 549 Rockwell Street S.W. 570 WHITEHALL TERRACE S.W. 573 NORFOLK STREET NW. 5955 RED OAK ROAD. 651 MCWILLIAMS ROAD SE. 672 Commercial Avenue 681 Angier Ave NE 7360 POPPY WAY 800 GLENWOOD AVENUE SE. 873 NORTH EUGENIA PL NW #13. 879 Edwin Place, NW 901 North Eugenia Pl., NW 915 COLLIER ROAD NW. 935 Smith Street 964 Oglethorpe Avenue, SW 978 Stonewall Drive S.E. CAMPBELLTON FAIR ROAD. GASTON STREET S.W. Jonesboro Rd S.E. LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 100, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 101, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 106, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 106, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 107, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 108, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 114, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 115, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 119, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 120, 14FF DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 121, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 126, 13TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 127, 14FF DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 13, 9TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 137, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 138, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 139, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT
142, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 143, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 145, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 146, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 148, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 15, 14F DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 15, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 156, 13TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 161, 13TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 164, 13TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 164, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 164, 9F DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 168, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 176, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 179, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 180, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 183, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 191, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 202, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 209, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 210, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 215, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 226, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 23, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 24, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 241, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 242, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 243, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 244, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 248, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 248, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 249, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 250, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 250, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 257, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 365, 1ST DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 41, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 43, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 46, 14TH DISTRICT
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mortgage foreclosures LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 46, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 49, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 5, 14FF DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 5, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 501, 1ST DISTRICT, LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 51, 17TH DISTRICT
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 54, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 60, 7TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 62, 14F DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 64, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 66, 14F DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 69, 7TH DISTRICT
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 70, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 8, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 81, 14FF DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 83, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 87, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 88, 14TH DISTRICT
LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 88, 9F DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 93, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 94, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 96, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT 97, 13TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOT147, 14TH DISTRICT
LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 107 & 108, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 109 & 147, 17TH DISTRICT, LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 1193, 1194, 1255 & 1256, 2ND DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 406 & 407, 1ST DISTRICT
LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 46 & 47, 14TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN LAND LOTS 95 & 96, 17TH DISTRICT LAND BEING IN PART OF LAND LOT 426, 1ST DISTRICT, 2ND SECTION Pryor Road S.W.
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Brain Love: Fashion with a message of mental health resilience BY NOAH WASHINGTON
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rain Love, a Black-owned fashion brand focused on mental health awareness, is now available for purchase at Saks 5th Avenue. Owned and founded by Archie Clay III, who first ventured into fashion in 2016 opening his first brand, Wearbrims with his co-owner Tahj Crutch. Clay faced a pivotal moment that questioned his life's trajectory earlier this year when Wearbrims came to an unceremonious end. Marked by separation from this previous venture, Clay says he plunged into a mental spiral. The emotional turmoil that accompanied his separation from Wearbrims fueled his quest to reevaluate his life's purpose. He said that intense periods of reflection led him to lean on his faith, tap into his spirituality, and ultimately, shift his mindset towards a greater calling. “God made me realize that I had to lock in on my faith first then start shifting my mindset. It didn't come easily, he didn't come right then. I just kind of had to lock in and just figure out where I wanted to go from there,” Clay told The Atlanta Voice. Amidst this personal transformation, Clay realized that adversity is a universal experience, shared by people from all walks of life. As he read books and listened to motivational speakers, Clay was inspired by the idea that individuals must seek higher purposes and connect with those who motivate and inspire them. This revelation laid the foundation for Brain Love, a brand determined to challenge societal norms and inspire individuals to break free from limiting beliefs. "We need to get outside the box, create our narrative, and define success on our terms, thinking big and breaking free from the mold,” says Clay. Consisting of traditional gender inclusive garments, Clay wanted to make Brain Love different by having a give back positivity to his community and gave himself a challenge. 5% of our Brain Love’s annual sales will go to Silence The Shame, an Atlanta-based mental health charity based. Clay envisions Brain Love as more than just a fashion brand. He sees the company as a movement. Aspiring to create a brand that not only produces stylish products but also champions mental resilience. "God wants to see you evolve,” Clay said. The brand's mission extends beyond fashion, with a focus on education and community engagement. Partnering with schools and organizations, Brain Love is committed
Brain Love, a Black-owned fashion brand focused on mental health awareness, is now available for purchase at Saks 5th Avenue. Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice
Founder and Owner Archie Clay III pictured with Fiancé Alex Tucker. Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice
to sharing its story and motivating young minds to think bigger. “I want us to be able to think bigger and I want our customers to think bigger and that and we want to push that narrative to tell stories like truly tell stories around man,” Clay said. Clay, a Tuskegee University graduate, wants people to understand the importance of inspiring the younger generation- emphasizing that disruption in the fashion industry truly occurs when creating a community where change is driven by a transformational mindset, “I didn't have people in my corner, pushing me into a nice level, especially with an HBCU community, as a man, we get the short end of the stick, especially within the fashion space,” Clay said. Clay wants consumers to know that Brain Love is not just a brand. He says it's a philosophy of self-empowerment and resilience that he hopes will inspire countless individuals to think big, believe in themselves, and create positive change in the world. “A part of my purpose is to motivate and inspire anyone, but more importantly, especially HBCUs, my culture, my community, and get them to think bigger,” Clay said. Visit Brain Love at https://brainlove. store//
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Dorm Parents: a chance to help students, families in need BY ISAIAH SINGLETON
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hyllis Collier, founder of the Dorm Parents program, created a GoFundMe page to help elementary, middle school teachers, scholars, and school communities in need. Seventy-nine neighborhoods across the Greater Atlanta region are among the most in need and also are in a state of declining child well-being, compared to just a few years ago, according to The United Way of Greater Atlanta. The Dorm Parents Program Dorm Parents is a pilot program that serves the Carver Cluster, according to Collier. She also started the Collier Community food bank five years ago, which serves Butts, Pike, Clayton, Spalding, and surrounding South Atlanta Metro area counties. Collier said she created the program because she had three kids go to college and they didn’t have anything. “I literally cried when Nancy [her daughter] left. She didn’t have anything and I’m like, ‘can we just wait the next four’, she said, ‘no mom, I’m not waiting, I’m leaving’ and she did,” Collier said. “My children left going to college with nothing and that’s where all of this came from. I didn’t want any parent to feel how I felt at that moment and wanted to make sure they got that.” With the help of others, Collier was able to assist three of her children in getting college degrees. Due to this and remembering what it was like to struggle as a single parent, Collier said she had a God-given desire to assist other college students. While starting off as a program to help supply the necessary toiletries to college students in need, the financial burden of fuel for vans as well as workers became too great for her to carry alone. “I’ve traveled to various colleges delivering these items at no charge to the students or school. The financial burden became too great for me alone, and as a result, I was not able to continue serving the colleges,” she said. Fortunately, the passion and drive still runs through Collier’s heart, as she is now serving middle and elementary school teachers, scholars, and school communities to meet the need. As a result, teachers in the schools serviced by Dorm Parents, receive a $25 Dorm Parent gift certificate every month of service. Dorm Parent Program Assistant Debra Parks said the importance of the program and the GoFundMe is to be able to supply items like toiletries, food items, non perishable items, and school supplies to children and parents that are in need. “Even down to personal items like underwear, socks, T-shirts, things of that nature, because there is apparently a need for it and there’s a lot of kids that do go without. We’re here to meet that need,” Parks said. Parks also said being in the community and aware of children and parents not hav-
Stocked pantry and supplies at William M. Finch Elementary School. Photo courtesy of the Dorm Parent program
The Dorm Parent Program Team. Photo courtesy of the Dorm Parent project
ing basic items is when they decided to do something about the issue and help. “After COVID, people are still struggling with things. Ms. Collier has a heart of gold and a desire to always help people,” Parks said. “She’s always there and initially, she started helping college students because that’s a real struggle. Aiding them, unfortunately, is extremely pricey and expensive, but she didn’t want to stop, so she transferred to helping elementary school, middle schools and even high schools, just doing what she can to meet the need.” William M. Finch Elementary School Social Worker (Atlanta Public Schools) Tamisha-Brothers Bembry said many times when she gives kids snacks after they come to school late, they’re still hungry. “A lot of times in the morning, I’m bringing a group of kids down to get breakfast bars, cereal, and other stuff, because they’ll come in late after we serve breakfast, but they’re still hungry,” Bembry said. “So, what Dorm Parents have done is bridge the gap by providing these items, we can feed our kids in the morning and then send them to class, because I don’t know about you, but when I come to work hungry, ain’t nothing going down.” Parks said many of the schools they’re supplying items to, they will send students home with supplies on the weekends or during long breaks. “There are kids that will come in needing a bath, no socks, and people aren’t aware this is happening,” Parks said. “There are families that are still struggling and still in need and that’s what we’re doing, we’re trying to meet that need. But to continue this, we welcome donations from anybody because
there is a cost involved.” Bembry said she is forever grateful to Dorm Parents for helping her school. “I’m thankful" doesn't even begin to describe it. Before Dorm Parents joined us this year, we had a few cans here and there, a couple of items here and there, but we had such a great need for more supplies,” she said. Bembry also said it’s important to make sure families have what they need. “I have kindergartners, third, fourth, fifth grade kids coming in saying, ‘Hey, Ms. Bembry, can I come in your pantry and get some socks or in the morning time?’, their family doesn’t have food at home, so they’re coming hungry,” she said. “A lot of times our kids come late, so I’m able to walk them in here, see their faces brighten up, and they’re able to get items they would pick for themselves.” Additionally, Bembry said because of Dorm Parents, the school is able to send food bags home with students on the weekends. “A lot of times we have a whole week break coming up, so what we’re going to do is have our kids come in and they’ll be able to pick their own snacks and items,” she said. “We try to send them home with breakfast, something quick for lunch, like a Velveeta or some mashed potatoes or some soup and then some drinks, something quick. A lot of our students can make them themselves or feed themselves. It’s definitely changed the fabric of how we serve our families.” What are Dorm Parents Seeking? As to what Dorm Parents are seeking from the community, Collier said they need a van and if possible, more in the future. Items in the pantry are donated, but Collier has trucks transport the donations to schools, which Collier must pay the drivers.
This is where the GoFundMe kicks in. Funds will be used to purchase additional vans to transport items to the schools, fuel for vans, payment for distribution employees, and cost for storage to maintain the items and supplies for the Dorm Parents Program for the 2023-2024 academic school year. “I have to pay so much money to this guy who transports the supplies from the warehouse where we live and brings it to the schools here,” she said. “It becomes a lot when you add gas and transport back and forth from Pike County to Fulton and the surrounding areas.” Parks said if they have a van, or vans, they can reach more people and schools. “We’re just scratching the surface and we’ve certainly supplied some of the schools here in Atlanta, like Macon, Spalding, and Pike, where we live. The need is still great, and it just takes money to get out to the people, to get the items and stuff to do so,” she said. Collier also said she would like to have all the schools she works with to be fully stocked and in the next couple of years, she wants to have at least a 30,000 square foot warehouse in the Atlanta area stocked with supplies. “Both of the warehouses I have are in South Georgia where I live, but I would love to have one up here in the Atlanta area so people can come and shop in, this would also help with gas, staffing, and everything else,” she said. Additionally, Collier said she is looking for a grant writer, so she can apply for one to help the program’s funding. Bembry said one of the things they have been strategizing is getting a warehouse in Atlanta because Collier and Parks live in Pike County, which is a journey to travel back and forth to. To donate to the Dorm Parent program, visit https://shorturl.at/sHP56. The donation goal is $50,000. As of Oct. 7, the GoFundMe page is at $235 (six donations). Additionally, to view testimonials and clips from recent donations, visit their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thedormparent.
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lark Atlanta University has found their new head football coach after previous head coach Willie Slater was fired last Monday. Coach Richard Moncrief was previously the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for the Panthers. As a way for Moncrief to connect with the student body at CAU, he and the Clark Atlanta athletic department are beginning to host ‘Coffee with Moncrief.’, a Q&A session that will take place once a week. Moncrief, who played quarterback at Clemson University from 1990 to 1993, has spent time at multiple institutions in multiple divisions throughout his coaching career. His coaching career ranges from high school to Division one institutions such as Alabama State University and the University
of Alabama at Birmingham. “All of those experiences taught me something, in themselves, that was very unique. The game is bigger than just football, it is about relationships,” Coach Moncrief shared at the Q&A. In most of his previous stops he served as an assistant coach, offensive coordinator and/or quarterback coach. However, this is not his first rodeo at CAU. Coach Moncrief first served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2015 through 2018. During that initial stint he coached former quarterback Jonathan McCrary, the 2016 SIAC Newcomer of the Year. The Panthers are having a rough season as they are still looking to win their first game, plus the team has been losing key players due to injuries. How is Coach Moncrief looking to finish the season in the win column?
He is adopting a popular mindset to implement in the team’s game plan every week. “We want to have a 1 and 0 mindset. It is easy to look down the road when you start talking about football, but the focus needs to be right now, this moment.” He continued, “Between those two hours, inside the lines, if [the team] can maintain their focus and give maximum effort, we can take care of what we have to do week by week.” Later in the Q&A, Coach Moncrief paid his respects to Coach Slater, his legacy, and talked about what he has learned from Coach Slater. “Coach Slater is a legendary SIAC coach. His record is unmatched by anyone who has coached in this conference. He brought a level of toughness and an old school hard nose mentality that I am definitely going to try to implement into my coaching style.” He
added, “I am forever grateful for him, simply because he gave me an opportunity to learn and coach under his leadership.” The Panthers (0-7 overall, 0-5 in SIAC) playoff chances are slim, but Moncrief has a plan to help the team stay optimistic. “Football is a game. When you have a game what is your objective? To play. When you play something, you are supposed to have fun. Anytime we have an opportunity to go out on the grass, we understand how to compartmentalize things. Yesterday may have been a bad day, but we look forward to the next day to get out there and do what we love.” The Panthers have four games remaining in the season, including homecoming against Central State University on Saturday, October 21, and the ‘Battle of the AUC,’ against Morehouse College on Saturday, November 1.
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Behind the Hits: Drumma Boy speaks his mind in new book BY NOAH WASHINGTON
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n Wednesday, Oct. 11, music producer Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson hosted a release reception for his book, "Drumma Boy: Behind The
Hits." The book provides an in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes moments that have marked Gholson's extensive career in HipHop. This release is particularly significant as it coincides with Gholson's 40th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. To celebrate the launch of "Behind The Hits," Drumma Boy and Wahida Clark Publishing, the book's publisher, jointly organized a book release event at the House of Fresh retail store located on Howell Mill Road. In attendance at the book's unveiling was Wahida Clark, the founder and owner of Wahida Clark Publishing. She had first encountered Gholson in February 2023 at his studio, during which Gholson shared his aspirations and objectives for the book. Already in the process of writing the book, he sought Clark's guidance to bring the project to completion. Clark recounted, "He told me what he was trying to do and what he wanted to do. He had started to write the book, he just needed to finish it and get it out. He need-
ed me to make it happen." This introduction between Gholson and Clark was facilitated through one of Clark's authors, Alah Adams. Wahida Clark, although initially unfamiliar with Drumma Boy, was impressed when reviewing the book and discovering the prominent figures he had worked with. She noted his hustle and passion as evident in the pages of the book. ““I didn't even know who Drumma Boy was until I got the story and I'm going through the pages and looking at all the heavy hitters that he worked with. Seeing his hustle, feeling his passion,” Clark told The Atlanta Voice”. Both Gholson and Clark recognize HipHop as more than just a musical genre. They emphasize its power to convey stories, emotions, and experiences, highlighting its literary dimension. "Hip hop is a world for us to express ourselves. It means grace. It means positivity. It means negativity. It means balance, and being able to have all of those things in one pot," Gholson articulated. "Behind The Hits" offers readers a glimpse into Drumma Boy's personal journey, from his upbringing in Memphis, Tennessee, to his career in the music industry. The book is organized with over 50 "tracks" instead of traditional chapters, each named after songs he has produced for artists in the Hip-Hop
On Wednesday, Oct. 11, music producer Christopher “Drumma Boy” Gholson hosted a release reception for his book, “Drumma Boy: Behind The Hits.” Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice
and R&B genres. The book begins with his early years as the son of a Memphis Opera vocalist and his father, who was the first Black principal clarinetist in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Drumma Boy's entry into the world of music
was further influenced by his brother, the late Ensayne Wayne, who introduced him to the recording studio at the young age of 12. Regarding the book's development, Gholson explained that he had been collecting notes over the years, chronicling various moments in his life. “Well, I had jotted down notes over the course of the past like seven years, just dropping down different moments,” Gholson said, recounting his early days working on the book. “ It was already in my head, this is my life story, it was just about putting it in chronological order, where it made sense, you know, and sharing these stories with the world,” Gholson continued. The release of "Behind The Hits" during the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop prompted Gholson to reflect on his role in its history. "I believe people primarily see how music has inspired, uplifted, and transformed countless lives,” he said. “I help transition people from being in the dope game and dealers and turn them into businessmen.” Gholson then reflected on the essence of Hip-Hop, stating, "It's about helping us express our stories while keeping our spirits as pure as possible and channeling our energy, even when it's negative, to share and vent, letting others know what we're going through.”
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Somebody’s Life In Your Hands BY CLAYTON GUTZMORE
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PR is a life-saving skill. It is easy to learn, the knowledge is accessible, and it makes a difference in the outcome of a cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, not everyone has this skill under their belt. Studies have shown about 50 percent of people don't know CPR. The American Heart Association (AHA) encourages everyone to gain this skill. CPR is a tool to utilize during sudden medical emergencies. According to the AHA, roughly 350,000 adults experience cardiac arrest outside of [1] the hospital in the United States. AHA’s research also reveals that people in low-income and predominantly Black neighborhoods are less likely to receive bystander CPR than those in predominantly white communities with higher income, and women are less likely to receive CPR than men. Learning this technique is not just for you. It is for the people around you. “CPR is the superpower you have to help somebody in a dire situation. You are trained and ready to intervene to be of help. It’s like reading, writing, driving or swimming. It’s a skill you take for your whole life that is not for you; it's for somebody else,” said Denise Levy, National senior director for professional membership at the American Heart Association. CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This method involves resurrecting the heart to get blood flowing through the body. When a person is unresponsive, another individual needs to put their hands on the person's chest. From there, they need to push down the trunk with force to initiate the start of the heart. The conscious individual must repeat this action until the person awakens or medical professionals arrive. “An emergency does not discriminate. Sudden cardiac arrest affects anyone of all ages, sizes, and ethnicities,” said Denise Dawkins, registered nurse and CPR instructor. “We reviewed a lot of cases that were simple and preventable. People die for the most ridiculous reasons because others are afraid to do what they need to or don't know how,” said Dawkins. The AHA advocates on the state and local levels to get more people to learn CPR. CPR is not mandatory to learn in public schools, but the AHA has partnered with school districts for initiatives to encourage students to learn. Initiatives like Jump rope and heart help for kids exemplify their ef-
Denise Dawkins, registered nurse and CPR instructor. Photos provided by Denise Dawkins
According to the AHA, roughly 350,000 adults experience cardiac arrest outside of [1] the hospital in the United States
CPR is a technique that makes a difference during a cardiac arrest.
forts. AHA has partnered with the NFL for NFL Play 60 to influence people to understand the life-saving method. The latest and possibly the most memorable example of CPR’s necessity was in January 2023. NFL Safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on[2] the field during a Monday Night Football Game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. Damar is only 25 and suffered a cardiac arrest from a blow to the chest. Millions of fans at the stadium and watching from home were silent and praying for him as medical professionals used CPR and an AED defibrillator. Demar Survived and became an advocate for CPR. “He is living proof that CPR works. People hear about CPR, but we all saw it on Monday Night Football that it saved a life. His outcome is because he received the right medical intervention when needed,” said Levy. “Because of his position, which personally happened to him, Damar Hamlin impacts those who watch and listen to him. Because of what happened to Damar, I heard institutions implement CPR as a part of their regular certification amongst the employees. I think this impact sheds a light on CPR and its value to sustain and save a life,” said Dawkins. CPR is a technique that makes a difference during a cardiac arrest. Levy and Dawkins reinforce that possessing this skill can save the lives of many when it’s time to intervene. More information on CPR and where to learn it can be found on Heart.org.
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