PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE

Sale at public auction will be on June 04, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., local time at the usual and customary location at the Claiborne County Courthouse, 1740 Main Street, Tazewell, TN 37879, pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by Samuel L. Richardson and Pam S. Richardson for the benefit of United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or Successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, as Beneficiary, dated August 16, 2001, of record in Book 1071 Page 720 , in the Registers Of Deeds Office for Claiborne County, Tennessee, (“Deed of Trust”), conducted by James E. Albertelli, P.A. d/b/a ALAW, a Florida corporation duly authorized to conduct business in Tennessee, having been appointed Trustee, all of record in the Register of Deeds Office for Claiborne County, Tennessee. Default in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust has been made; and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.
Party entitled to enforce the debt: Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
Other Interested Parties: Occupants.
The hereinafter described real property located in Claiborne County will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:
SITUATED IN DISTRICT NO. ONE (1) OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEING LOT NO. TWENTY-FOUR (24) OF THE SKYVIEW SUBDIVISION TO THE TOWN OF TAZEWELL, COUNTY OF CLAIBORNE, STATE OF TENNESSEE AS SHOWN BY PLAT DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 2, PAGE 53, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LOT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROTECTIVE AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS DULY FILED WITH SAID PLAT.
THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO SAMUEL L. RICHARDSON AND WIFE, PAM S. RICHARDSON FROM JAMES GROSS AND WIFE, JENNIFER GROSS BY WARRANTY DEED DATED ON 08/16/2001 AND RECORDED ON 08/16/2001 IN BOOK 1071, PAGE 717, REGISTERS OFFICE OF CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
Street Address: The street address of the property is believed to be 138 OPAL STREET TAZEWELL 37879, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property. In the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
Map/Parcel Number: 069H B 003.00 000
Current owner(s) of the property: Samuel L. Richardson and Pam S. Richardson
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded Plat or Plan; and unpaid taxes and assessments; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; rights of redemption, equity, statutory or otherwise, not otherwise waived in the Deed of trust, including right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; and any and all prior deeds of trust, liens, dues, assessments, encumbrances, defects, adverse claims and other matters that may take priority over the deed of Trust upon which this foreclosure sale is conducted or are not extinguished by this foreclosure sale.
THE PROPERTY IS SOLD WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO TITLE, MARKETABILITY OF TITLE, POSSESSION, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR THE LIKE AND FITNESS FOR A GENERAL OR PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. The title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn the sale to another time certain or to another day, time, and place certain, without further publication upon announcement on the day, time, and place of sale set forth above or any subsequent adjourned day, time, and place of sale.
If you purchase the property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified check made payable to or endorsed to Albertelli Law Trust Account. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the Lender and any other bidders. Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received, in excess of the winning bid, will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the Lender or Trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Trustee at any time.
Please be advised that the trustee will require any entity or trust bidder at this trustee’s sale to provide beneficial ownership information, documentation, and written certification as required under FinCEN’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers, effective for transfers to covered transferees closing on or after March 1, 2026. This requirement applies where the purchaser is a legal entity (including an LLC, corporation, or partnership) or a trust, and the transfer is not financed by an institutional lender subject to existing anti-money laundering requirements. The required information and certification must be provided to the trustee prior to issuance of the trustee’s deed upon sale. No trustee’s deed will be issued for a covered transfer until all required FinCEN information has been received and certified. Additional information regarding these regulations and required transferee disclosures can be found at:
https://www.fincen.gov/rre and https://www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
James E. Albertelli, P.A. d/b/a ALAW, Trustee
501 Union Street, Suite 600G
Nashville, TN 37219
PH: (615) 265-0835
FX: (615) 265-0836
File No.: 23-010153
Online publication at: www.nwpostingservices.com

Claiborne Progress:
Apr. 29 and May 6, 2026
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