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SAID \nTRACT OF LAND CONTAINS 3 \nACRES, AND IS MORE PARTIC -\nULARLY DESCRIBED ACCORD -\nING TO THAT CERTAIN PLAT \nOF SURVEY ENTITLED “SUR -\nVEY FOR PHIL H. AND DONNA \nG. SUMNER” PREPARED BY \nGIBBS & HARPER SURVEYING \nCOMPANY OF TIFTON, GEOR -\nGIA, ON MAY 23, 1986, SAID \nPLAT BEING RECORDED IN \nPLAT BOOK 17, PAGE 31, PUB -\nLIC RECORDS. TIFT COUN -\nTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING BY \nREFERENCE INCORPORATED \nHEREIN\nCommonly known as: 54 Needle \nRoad, Tifton, GA 31794\nSale will be held at the Court -\nhouse Door of the Tift County \nCourthouse, Georgia\nThe Secretary of Housing and \nUrban Development estimated \nbid will be $125,410.98.\nThere will be no proration of tax -\nes, rents or other income or lia -\nbilities, except that the purchaser\nwill pay, at or before closing, his \nprorata share of any real estate \ntaxes that have been paid by the\nSecretary to the date of the fore -\nclosure sale.\nWhen making their bids, all \nbidders except the Secretary \nmust submit a deposit totaling \n$12,541.10 (10% of Secretary’s \nbid) in the form of a certified \ncheck or cashier’s check made \nout to the Secretary of HUD. A \ndeposit need not accompany \neach oral bid. If the successful \nbid is oral, a deposit of $12,541.10 \nmust be presented before the \nbidding is closed. The deposit is \nnonrefundable. The remainder of \nthe purchase price must be de -\nlivered within 30 days of the sale \nor at such other time as the Sec -\nretary may determine for good \ncause shown, time being of the \nessence. This amount, like the \nbid deposits, must be delivered in \nthe form of a certified or cashier’s \ncheck. If the Secretary is the \nhighest bidder, he need not pay \nthe bid amount in cash. The suc -\ncessful bidder will pay all convey -\ning fees, all real estate and other \ntaxes that are due on or after the \ndelivery date of the remainder of \nthe payment and all other costs \nassociated with the transfer of ti -\ntle. At the conclusion of the sale, \nthe deposits of the unsuccessful \nbidders will be returned to them.\nThe Secretary may grant an ex -\ntension of time within which to \ndeliver the remainder of the pay -\nment. All extensions will be for \n15-day increments for a fee of \n$500.00, paid in advance. The \nextension fee shall be in the form \nof a certified or cashier’s check \nmade payable to the Secretary \nof HUD. If the high bidder closes \nthe sale prior to the expiration of \nany extension period, the unused \nportion of the extension fee shall \nbe applied toward the amount \ndue.\nIf the high bidder is unable to \nclose the sale within the required \nperiod, or within any extensions \nof time granted by the Secretary, \nthe high bidder may be required \nto forfeit the cash deposit or, at \nthe election of the foreclosure \ncommissioner after consultation \nwith the HUD representative, will\nbe liable to HUD for any costs in -\ncurred as a result of such failure. \nThe Commissioner may, at the \ndirection of the HUD representa -\ntive, offer the property to the sec -\nond highest bidder for an amount \nequal to the highest price offered \nby that bidder.\nThere is no right of redemption, \nor right of possession based \nupon a right of redemption, in the\nmortgagor or others subsequent \nto a foreclosure completed pur -\nsuant to the Act. Therefore, the \nForeclosure Commissioner will \nissue a Deed to the purchaser(s) \nupon receipt of the entire pur -\nchase price in accordance with \nthe terms of the sale as provided \nherein. HUD does not guarantee \nthat the property will be vacant.\nThe scheduled foreclosure sale \nshall be cancelled or adjourned if \nit is established, by documented\nwritten application of the grantor \nto the Foreclosure Commissioner \nnot less than 3 days before the \ndate of sale, or otherwise, that \nthe default or defaults upon which \nthe foreclosure is based did not \nexist at the time of service of this \nnotice of default and foreclosure \nsale, or all amounts due under \nthe security deed agreement \nare tendered to the Foreclosure \nCommissioner, in the form of a \ncertified or cashier’s check pay -\nable to the Secretary of HUD, be -\nfore public auction of the property \nis completed.\nThe amount that must be paid if \nthe security deed is to be rein -\nstated prior to the scheduled sale \nis based upon the nature of the \nbreach, this loan is not subject \nto reinstatement.   A total payoff \nis required to cancel the foreclo -\nsure sale or the breach must be \notherwise cured.  A description of\nthe default is as follows: FAILURE \nTO PAY THE PRINCIPAL BAL -\nANCE AND ANY OUTSTANDING \nFEES, COSTS, AND INTEREST \nWHICH BECAME ALL DUE AND \nPAYABLE BASED UPON THE \nDEATH OF ALL GRANTORS OF \nTHE PROPERTY, CEASING TO \nUSE THE PROPERTY AS THE \nPRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.\nTender of payment by certified \nor cashier’s check or application \nfor cancellation of the foreclosure \nsale shall be submitted to the \naddress of the Foreclosure Com -\nmissioner provided below.\nDated this 30th date of April,     \n2026.\nSummer Parker\nHalliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.\nForeclosure Commissioner\n244 Inverness Center Drive\nSuite 200\nBirmingham, AL 35242\nPhone: (801) 355-2886\nFax: (801) 328-9714\nHWM File: GA21273\n937971\n06/18,25;07/02/2026","legal_description":"ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 146 OF THE 6TH LAND DISTRICT OF TIFT COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TO OBTAIN THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COMMENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE CHULA-BROOKFIELD ROAD AND THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NEEDLE ROAD AND TRAVEL THENCE SOUTH 69° 40’ 00” WEST 1,323 FEET TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF NEEDLE ROAD SOUTH 69° 40’ 00” WEST 260.34 FEET; THENCE TRAVEL NORTH 21° 30’ 00” WEST 502.04 FEET; THENCE TRAVEL NORTH 69° 40’ 00” EAST 260.34 FEET; THENCE TRAVEL SOUTH 21° 30’ 00” EAST 502.04 FEET TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT HEREIN DESCRIBED. SAID TRACT OF LAND CONTAINS 3 ACRES, AND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO THAT CERTAIN PLAT OF SURVEY ENTITLED “SURVEY FOR PHIL H. AND DONNA G. SUMNER” PREPARED BY GIBBS & HARPER SURVEYING COMPANY OF TIFTON, GEORGIA, ON MAY 23, 1986, SAID PLAT BEING RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 17, PAGE 31, PUBLIC RECORDS. TIFT COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING BY REFERENCE INCORPORATED HEREIN","tax_parcel_id":"0079 037","deed_book_references":["Deed Book 1584, Page 0208","Deed Book 1903, Page 108"],"principle_mortgage_amount":null,"original_date_of_mortgage":"2011-07-01","mortgage_company":"United States Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development","attorney_firm_name":"Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.","attorney_phone_number":"801-355-2886","attorney_url":"https://www.halliday-watkins.com/live/GA/bids.htm","venue_name":"Tift County Courthouse - Courthouse Door","venue_address":"237 E 2nd St, Tifton, GA 31794","last_sold_amount":65000.0,"last_sold_date":"2006-02-28","latest_valuation_price":null,"latest_assessment_year":null,"lot_acres":3.0,"fireplace_count":null,"subdivision":null,"zillow_url":"https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/54-Needle-Rd-Tifton-GA-31794/76606929_zpid/","contributing_sources":["georgia-public-notice","HWM"],"distinct_source_count":2,"foreclosure_source_type":"law_firm","foreclosure_discovered_at":"2026-06-18T19:22:25.801220+00:00","property_last_updated_at":"2026-07-06T18:22:25.105254+00:00","bid_or_status_changed_at":"2026-07-06T18:22:25.105254+00:00","last_modified":"2026-07-06T18:22:25.105254+00:00","as_of":"2026-10-23T11:27:23.137619+00:00","public_delay_days":14},"success":true,"moved":false}