Legal Notices

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in him by that certain Deed of Trust, dated August 14, 2024, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Wayne County, West Virginia, in Document No. 3130577422, in Book No. 873, at Page 776, Gregory A Perkins did convey unto Douglas McElwee, Trustee(s), certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute Trustee; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by Rocket Mortgage, LLC, FKA Quicken Loans, LLC to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Wayne County Courthouse in Wayne, West Virginia, on June 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM the following described real estate, together with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in 02 – Ceredo District, Wayne County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows: The following described real estate situated in the Ceredo District, Wayne County and the State of West Virginia to-wit: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land shown and designated on a map entitled “Plat, Valley Lake Sub-Div., Ceredo District, Wayne County” made by Okla Branham, Surveyor, dated June 13, 1977, and recorded in the Wayne County Commission Clerk’s Office on June 14, 1977 in Map Book No. 6 at page 13 as LOT NUMBER (5). Subject to the following restrictive covenants and that they, the party of the second part, shall abide by and conform to all the requirements of such restrictions: 1. The property hereby conveyed shall not be resubdivided or the dimensions altered or changed, and shall not be used for any purpose other than residence purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, remodeled or used for any purpose except as a single family dwelling and shall not exceed two and one-hlf stories in height. The exterior walls of any building erected shall have no other exterior finish than that constructed of brick, frame, natural stone, glass, plastic, steel or aluminum; 2. No single story residence shall be erected with a floor area of less than sixteen hundred square feet. No split floor residence shall be erected with a total living floor area of less than eighteen hundred square feet; no two story residence or one and one half story residence shall be erected with a total living floor area of less than twenty hundred square feet. All the above-mentioned areas shall be exclusive of porches, breezeways, and garages; 3. Any buildings erected on said property shall set back at lease sic twenty feet from the front street line. No building shall be erected on said property closer than ten (10) feet to interior side and rear lot line; 4. No sewer disposal system, septic tank, filter or thing of like purpose shall be constructed on any lot which does not meet the requirements of the State Board of Health; 5. No structure of a temporary character, trailer, tent, garage, basement or outbuilding shall be used at any time as a residence. 6. No pre-fabricated house nor modular home shall be erected, on any of said lots, nor shall there be used siding or asphalt shingles, asbestos, or asphalt insulbrick on any building thereon; 7. Any outbuilding built on any of said lots shall be constructed of the same type of material as the house built on that lot, and shall be set back from the street or road not less than 30 feet; 8. No fence or wall shall be erected or maintained on any lot nearer the street line than the front wall of the dwelling on said lot, except retaining walls protecting the entrance to a basement, garage or a retaining wall along the street or road frontage; provided, however, that such retaining walls shall not extend above the grade of the lawn on said lot; 9. No animals, livestock or poultry shall be raised or kept on any lot, except that dogs, cats and other household pets may be kept as such but not for breeding or commercial purposes; 10. The owner of each lot within the subdivision shall pay to the grantors herein the sum of $60.00 per year for upkeep, maintenance and repair of Valley Lake Drive roadway commencing with the 1st day of January, 1978. Any person purchasing a lot in the subdivision in the calendar year 1978 from the grantors shall pay a fee of $4.17 per month for each month or part thereof remaining in the calendar year 1978 which amount shall be paid at the time of the purchase. On or after January 1, 1979 the owners of not less than 12 of the lots in the subdivision may select a lot owner to collect and administer the funds collected hereunder. 11. All of said covenants and restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding on said party of the second part, and upon the owner and owners of any of said lots on said map, and upon their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and upon any successor of said party of the second part, and said covenants and restrictions may be enforced by the owner or owners of any of said lots, by suit in any Court of competent jurisdiction. LSOT: Deed Book 708, Page 631, dated June 3, 2015. At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have an address of: 66 Valley Lake Dr, Kenova, WV 25530-9741. The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements, rights of way and reservations which may be a matter of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all prior liens and encumbrances, including, without limitation, liens for real estate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs and also the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost of the tax stamp to be affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall be responsible for payment of all real estate taxes. The subject property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property. TERMS: $9000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit at the time of sale with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale. Sale is also subject to buyer providing Trustee with information needed for reporting requirements required by Federal Law including FinCen requirements (31 CFR Chapter X) within 15 days from date of sale. FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right to redeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date of such sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law, whichever is longer. Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee may postpone the sale by public announcement at the time and place designated or by posting a notice of the same, and act by agent in the execution of the sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at such sale. SENECA TRUSTEES, INC. 5000 Coombs Farm Drive, Suite 104 Morgantown, WV 26508 (304) 413-0044 (304) 292-2918 Toll free: (888) 534-3132 Reference File No. 96182 LH-457577 05-13,20;2026