38 U.S.C. § 8506 — Notice of sale

At least 90 days before selling any property under this subchapter, the Department^* must send written or printed notice describing the property. It mails this notice to the property's owner. If the owner has died, it mails the notice to the owner's executor or administrator instead, or to the nearest known relative if Department records show one.

If none of these people can be found in the records, the Department posts a notice instead. It posts the notice at the facility where the veteran^* died or where the property was found (if the facility still exists), at the place where the property currently sits, and at the place in the county where probate notices are normally posted.

Whoever posts the notice must sign an affidavit — a sworn written statement — saying when and where they posted it, and attach a copy of the notice. That affidavit counts as strong first-look evidence, admissible in court, that the posting happened.