MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 The State of Ohio, Lake County Nationstar Mortgage LLC Plaintiff V. Martin T. Berger, AKA Martin Berger, et al. Defendant Case No. 25CF001803 Pursuant to an Order of Sale issued from the Lake County Common Pleas Court, I will offer for sale at public auction in accordance with ORC Section 2329.153, online @ https://lake.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov on the 5th day of January, 2026, at 10:00 A.M., and if not then sold, on the 26th day of January, 2026, at 10:00 A.M., the said premises located at 1266 Hidden Harbor Drive, Unit 68, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077 PPN: 14-A-025-C-00-023-0. To see the full legal description, visit the Lake County Recorder’s Office @ https://www.lakecountyohiorecorder.com/ and/or in the Complaint. Appraised at $198,000.00 One Hundred Ninety-eight Thousand and no/100. The appraisal was completed based on an exterior view of the property only. PROPERTY SOLD AS IS. Property cannot be sold for less than 2/3 of the appraised value. Terms of sale: Initial deposit must be on account with Realauction (see online sale/bidding instructions). If the appraised value of the property is less than or equal to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), the deposit shall be Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). If appraised value of the property is greater than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) but less than or equal to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), the deposit shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). If the appraised value of the property is greater than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), the deposit shall be Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The entire balance of the purchase price shall be paid by cashier’s check ONLY within thirty (30) days after the filing of the Confirmation Entry, to the Lake County Sheriff. Partial payments will not be accepted. If this property remains unsold after the first sale, then the property shall be offered again at a second sale and shall be sold to the highest bidder without regard to the minimum bid requirement in ORC 2329.20. The purchaser shall pay the actual costs (conveyance and recording) to the Sheriff for the recording of the deed. ORC 2329.36(C). The purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. ORC 2329.52(B). Neither the Sheriff’s Office or any of its affiliates have access to the inside of said property, at any time. (This includes appraisals for bank loans.) Situated in the Village of Fairport Harbor, County of Lake, and State of Ohio: And known as being Building No. 21, Unit 68 in Hidden Harbor Estates of Fairport Harbor Phase 3, of part of Original Lots No. 10, and Samuel Fowler in Tract 4, as shown by the recorded plat in Volume 39 of Maps, Page 18 of Lake County Records. Subject to the Declaration of Condominium as recorded in File No. 200102896 of Lake County Records, together with an undivided percent interest of ownership of the common areas, limited common areas and facilities in said area in said condominium and subject to subsequent amendments of the declaration and bylaws as from time to time may be amended and as appears by said plat, be the same more or less, but subject to all legal highways. FRANK LEONBRUNO SHERIFF OF LAKE COUNTY, OHIO Ann M. Johnson, Lake County, Ohio Attorney for Plaintiff 2779175/December 12, 19 and 26, 2025
