NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA MECKLENBURG COUNTY In the Superior Court Harold Dean Bradley Jr. v. Jeffery Todd Brooks, Mecklenburg County Special Proceedings File: 26SP001177-590. To Jeffery Todd Brooks, and any and all individuals who may have an interest in the real properties referenced in the Petition, TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Sale in Lieu of Partition Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 46A-75 has been filed in the above-entitled action against you. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: A Sale in Lieu of Partition of the Real Property located in Mecklenburg County with Parcel Ref. Number 00320531 and more specifically described in the Petition. You are required to make a defense to such pleading not later than July 20, 2026, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. Margaret M. Chase, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner; 111 Wilson Street, Greensboro, NC 27401; 336-355-6633. This the 9th day of June, 2026. IPL0348040 Jun 11,18,25 2026