IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR HERNANDO COUNTY FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 24000491CAAXMX

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST,
Plaintiff,
v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSES, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DALE KNOTT A/K/A CHARLES DALE KNOTT, DECEASED, et al.,
Defendants. CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
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NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated August 14, 2026, issued in and for Hernando County, Florida, in Case No. 24000491CAAXMX , wherein U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST is the Plaintiff, and UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSES, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF DALE KNOTT A/K/A CHARLES DALE KNOTT, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSES, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF LINDSAY ELAINE BRAYKO, DECEASED, MARTHA JUNE POOLE A/K/A JUNE POOLE, SANDRA SLAUTER, KRYSTLE DAWN KNOTT, STEVEN LAINE BRAYKO, JEFFREY LAINE BRAYKO, NICHOLAS KEITH BRAYKO, HERNANDO COUNTY CLERK OF COURT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, STATE OF FLORIDA and HERNANDO COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS are the Defendants.

The Clerk of the Court, DOUG CHORVAT, JR., will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes, on September 22, 2026, at in-person sale beginning at 11:00 AM, outside of the Civil Department, Room 245 of the Hernando County Courthouse, 20 North Main Street, Brooksville, FL 34601 the following-described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure, to wit:

BEGINNING AT THE NE CORNER OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST, HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA, GO THENCE NORTH 89° 30` 37`` WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SEC ON 34, A DISTANCE OF 245.6 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY SIDE OF HOPE HILL ROAD, SAID POINT BEING 23.0 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF SAID ROAD AS MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES AS IT NOW EXISTS, THENCE SOUTH 17° 43` WEST 23.0 FEET FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTER LINE OF HOPE HILL ROAD A DISTANCE OF 325.0 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTINUE THENCE SOUTH 17° 43` WEST 23.0 FEET FROM AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTER LINE OF HOPE HILL ROAD, A DISTANCE 111.0 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE NORTH 72° 17` WEST A DISTANCE OF 90.0 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE NORTH 17° 43` EAST A DISTANCE OF 111.0 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 72° 17` EAST, A DISTANCE OF 90.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID LANDS LYING AND BEING A PART OF NW 1/4 OF SEC ON 34, TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST, HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Property Address: 7159 Hope Hill Rd, Brooksville, FL 34601

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM BEFORE THE CLERK REPORTS THE SURPLUS AS UNCLAIMED.

Dated This 18th day of August, 2026.

Respectfully submitted,
HOWARD LAW
902 Clint Moore Road, Suite 220
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Telephone: (954) 893-7874
Facsimile: (888) 235-0017
Designated Service E-Mail:
Pleadings@HowardLaw.com

By: /s/ Matthew B. Klein
Matthew B. Klein, Esq.
Florida Bar No.: 73529
E-Mail: Matthew@HowardLaw.com

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Invoice to:
HOWARD LAW
902 Clint Moore Road, Suite 220
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Phone: (954) 893-7874
Fax: (888) 235-0017
E-Mail: Pleadings@HowardLaw.com
Counsel for Plaintiff
08/23/2026, 08/30/2026 24-000135-1 100816