NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATIONIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 26CV044220-590STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Plaintiff, vs. Heirs of Carol Asbury; Robin A. Steele and Spouse, if any; Bryan Asbury and Spouse, if any; State Employees' Credit Union (lien holder); and any and all other interested persons, whether sane or insane, adult or minor, in esse or en ventra sa mere, known or unknown, resident or nonresident, live corporations or dissolved corporations, who might have or claim any right or title to the property which is the subject of this action, Defendants. To: Heirs of Carol Asbury; Robin A. Steele and Spouse, if any; Bryan Asbury and Spouse, if any; State Employees' Credit Union (lien holder); and any and all other interested persons, whether sane or insane, adult or minor, in esse or en ventra sa mere, known or unknown, resident or nonresident, live corporations or dissolved corporations, who might have or claim any right or title to the property which is the subject of this action. TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of relief being sought is as follows: Foreclosure of the tax liens for the County of Mecklenburg for the years 2022 through and including 2026 against the following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and more particularly described and defined as follows: Being all of Lot 1, Block 3, of DOUGLAS ACRES, as the same is shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 1166 at Page 563 (revision of Map Book 5, Page 131) in the Mecklenburg County Public Registry. BEING the same property conveyed to Carol Asbury by Deed recorded in Book 32942 at Page 961 in said Registry. Designated as tax code number 129-091-39 and being commonly known as 1490 Carolyn Drive, Charlotte NC 28205. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than September 21, 2026, and upon your failure to do so, the parties seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This 5th day of August, 2026./S/ J.D. DuPuy J.D. DuPuy RUFF, BOND, COBB, WADE & BETHUNE, L.L.P. 831 East Morehead Street, Ste. 560 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Telephone: (704) 377-1634, Ext. 103, Fax (704)-342-33084186561 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1