59 official lists across 15 states, last checked Oct 10, 2026; each row shows the date we last opened that list. Broken link or a list we're missing? Send a correction.
When a county sells a home for unpaid taxes and the winning bid is higher than the debt, the difference belongs to the former owner, and after them to the heirs and lienholders. Some of that money is never claimed. Many counties publish the list of what they are holding, but each one does it on its own site, under its own name: "surplus", "excess proceeds", "excess funds", "overage".
This page collects 59 of those lists from 58 counties and Arkansas's statewide office, in 15 states. Every link goes to the county's own page (or the official site it sends you to), never to a recovery company. We don't copy names or amounts here: the lists change every week, and the official one is the only one that counts.
If someone wrote to you knowing the exact amount, they almost certainly got it from one of the public lists below. Open the official list for your county first: it is free, it shows the amount, and it names the office that pays it.
Where the claim is a court motion or petition (Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, New York), court costs or a lawyer can be a real expense, and paying for help can make sense. Just know what percentage you are giving away, and never pay upfront to be told whether money exists.
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Who holds it: The Commissioner of State Lands, not the county.
How claiming works: After a one-year escrow, the record titleholder applies to the Commissioner with proof of ownership. Unclaimed money goes back to the county where the land is.
"Available Excess Proceeds" · Commissioner of State Lands
Arkansas sells tax-delinquent land at the state level, so there is one statewide list (downloadable spreadsheet and name search).
Claim rule: Held in escrow for one year after the sale, then the record owner may apply. For parcels sold after July 1, 2018 the money stays available for two years; then it goes back to the county.
Who holds it: The county tax collector.
How claiming works: Any party of interest files with the county within one year after the tax collector's deed is recorded. Lienholders of record come first, then former owners, and nothing is paid until that year is over.
Law: Rev. & Tax. Code § 4675 (same text on Justia) · Our full California guide →
"Excess Proceeds List (per sale)" · Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector
The two lists posted when we checked (March–April 2025 and June 13, 2025 sales) had claim deadlines of April 29 and June 30, 2026, both already past.
Claim rule: Each sale has its own deadline on this page, and no extra time is granted.
"2026 Sale – Excess Proceeds List" · Treasurer-Tax Collector
Dated June 1, 2026; it is in the "Excess Proceeds" section of the page.
"Sold Properties and Excess Proceeds Lists" · Treasurer and Tax Collector
One "EP Listing" per sale, from 2018 to the 2026A sale when we checked.
Claim rule: Notice goes out within 90 days of the sale when the excess is over $150. The office's page: parties of interest "can file claims, without fees, directly" with the Treasurer and Tax Collector.
"Finalized Excess Proceeds (one list per sale, 2019–2026)" · Treasurer-Tax Collector
Claim rule: The county's page: an individual has the right to file a claim on his or her own behalf, directly with the county.
"Excess Proceeds (one list per auction)" · Treasurer-Tax Collector
Claim rule: Claims must be received within one year after the tax collector's deed to the purchaser is recorded.
"Excess Proceeds – February and May 2026 Public Auctions" · Department of Finance, Tax Collector
Claim rule: The county's FAQ: there is no charge to file a claim; it must be filed within one year of the deed recording, and review only starts once that year is over.
"Final Reports of Sale (excess proceeds by parcel)" · Treasurer-Tax Collector
The excess proceeds page sends you to one Final Report of Sale per auction.
Claim rule: The office's page: claims must be filed within one year of the tax deed recording, with no exceptions, and no award is decided until that year is over; unclaimed money can then go to the county general fund.
"Excess Proceeds & Prior Auction Results" · Treasurer-Tax Collector
The March 2026 auction list was posted when we checked.
Claim rule: A claim must be filed within one year after the tax collector's deed is recorded.
Who holds it: The clerk of the circuit court in most counties.
How claiming works: The clerk mails a Notice of Surplus Funds; you file a written, usually notarized, claim within 120 days of that notice. Government liens are paid first, then other lienholders, then the titleholder. Several clerks say they hold what is left for about a year and then report it to the state's unclaimed property program (Florida Treasure Hunt).
"Tax deed file search (Tax Deed Surplus section)" · Clerk of the Court
The clerk's Unclaimed Funds page sends you to its tax deed file search: Tribute Web for sales before Dec. 17, 2020, RealTDM for sales since. That is where the surplus and any claims filed show up. RealTDM may not load outside the U.S.
"Tax deed file search, "surplus funds" option" · Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Claim rule: Lienholders have 120 days from the Notice of Surplus Funds; with no claim within one year of that notice, the balance is reported as unclaimed funds.
"Weekly Tax Deed Spreadsheet" · Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Shows only the tax deed file number and the unclaimed amount; look the file up in the clerk's tax deed search. The file was last updated Oct. 2, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: Claims on files from August 15, 2019 onward use the clerk's "TD-120 Day Surplus Proceeds Affidavit".
"Tax Deed Surplus Weekly Report" · Clerk of Court and Comptroller
The clerk's page: balances don't reflect pending claims and may not reflect clerk fees. A second report lists surplus already sent to the state.
Claim rule: The clerk's page: lienholder claims must arrive within 120 days of the notice of surplus, which goes out about two weeks after the sale. Unclaimed surplus goes to the state about one to two years after the sale; while the clerk still holds it, claims are still reviewed.
"List of Unclaimed Funds (tax deeds)" · Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Each row shows the date one year after the sale.
"Tax Deeds Surplus Funds List" · Clerk of Court and Comptroller
Run on Oct. 2, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: The clerk holds surplus for one year from the sale, then reports it to the Florida Department of Financial Services as unclaimed property.
"Tax Deed Surplus List" · Clerk of Court and Comptroller
Claim rule: The clerk's FAQ: if no claims come in by the end of the claim period, the funds go to the State of Florida.
"Tax Deed Surplus List (Tax Deeds Surplus Funds Available report)" · Clerk of the Court
Generated Oct. 9, 2026 when we checked.
"Unclaimed Funds – Tax Deed Surplus" · Clerk & Comptroller
The page's "here" link opens the clerk's tax deed reports; the surplus file was dated Sept. 30, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: The clerk's page: the claim period expires 120 days after the date of the mailed Notice of Surplus (§ 197.582).
"Current Tax Deeds & Surplus Funds" · Clerk of the Circuit Court & County Comptroller
Covers sales from January 2025 to the present, on the clerk's RealTDM case site, which refused our checker in Europe on Oct. 10, 2026 and may not load outside the U.S.
"Tax deed search, filtered by "Surplus Balance"" · Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller
The search runs on RealTDM, which may not load outside the U.S.
Claim rule: The clerk's page: 120 days from the date of the Notice of Surplus Funds to submit a notarized claim; after a year unclaimed, look on the state's Treasure Hunt site.
"Tax Deed Surplus list" · Clerk of the Circuit Court
Dated Oct. 7, 2026 when we checked.
Who holds it: The tax commissioner (or the sheriff) who ran the sale; some counties pass the money to the superior court instead.
How claiming works: Notice goes out by first-class mail within 30 days of the sale. There is no short deadline: the record owner, security-deed holders and other recorded interests can claim until the funds are paid out, but after five years unclaimed money goes to the Department of Revenue, and then only a court order releases it.
Law: O.C.G.A. § 48-4-5 (same text on FindLaw) · Our full Georgia guide →
"Excess Tax Sale Funds list" · Tax Commissioner
A second list on the same page shows funds already paid to the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Claim rule: The office's page: it won't accept applications from third parties other than attorneys licensed in Georgia, and after five years from the sale unclaimed funds are paid to the State of Georgia.
"Excess Funds Report" · Tax Commissioner
Updated Aug. 31, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: The office's page: funds nobody claims within five years of the tax sale date are transferred to the state.
"Excess Funds Listing" · Tax Commissioner
Monthly; the June 2026 edition was posted when we checked.
"Excess Funds List" · Tax Commissioner
"Excess Funds Listing" · Tax Commissioner
"Tax Sale Excess Funds list (all years)" · Tax Commissioner
Updated Aug. 21, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: The office's page: a claim may be filed at any time after the sale until the funds are awarded, and you are not required to pay, or be represented by, any third party to claim.
"Tax Sale Excess Funds" · Tax Commissioner
Dated Oct. 2, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: The office's page: you are not required to pay, or be represented by, any third party to claim excess funds.
"Excess Funds List" · Tax Commissioner
Real property and mobile homes are separate lists on the same page.
Claim rule: Henry County interpleads all excess funds to the Clerk of Superior Court; you claim by filing a motion in Civil Court, not with the tax office.
"Excess Funds List" · Tax Commissioner
Dated Aug. 20, 2026 when we checked.
Who holds it: The county; the chancery clerk certifies the amount.
How claiming works: You can claim for two years after the redemption period ends; the clerk certifies the claim and the board of supervisors orders the payment. If the property is redeemed, there is nothing to claim. Unclaimed money stays with the county.
Law: Miss. Code § 27-41-77 (same text on FindLaw) · Our full Mississippi guide →
"Unredeemed Taxes with Excess Bid Amount" · Chancery Clerk
One list per sale year (2022 and 2023 sales when we checked).
Who holds it: The county treasurer.
How claiming works: The county first keeps $300 and 10% of the next $10,000 of the excess. For the rest, a written claim within one year after the treasurer's deed is recorded; lienholders first, then the former owner. Miss the year and the county keeps it; it is not sent to unclaimed property. Any agreement with a finder must be in writing and signed, and when the home was the owner's primary residence the fee can't exceed 10%.
Law: NRS 361.610 (same text on FindLaw) · Our full Nevada guide →
"Excess Proceeds Available (trustee auctions)" · Treasurer
Claim rule: Excess proceeds must be claimed within one year after the deed is recorded (NRS 361.610(5)).
"2026 Real Estate Tax Excess Proceeds List (and mobile homes)" · Treasurer
Who holds it: The court in the county's in rem foreclosure, or the county officer the court names.
How claiming works: Anyone with title, a lien or another interest just before the foreclosure judgment can file a claim with the court for a share. For a home, if no former homeowner has claimed by the time the sale is confirmed, the proceeding stays open for at least three years. Surplus nobody claims goes to the tax district, not to the state comptroller. Each county runs the claim differently.
Law: RPTL § 1197 (same text on Justia) · Our full New York guide →
"Report of Surplus Tax Sale Proceeds (2023–2025 auctions)" · County Treasurer
Claim rule: You claim through the court, quoting the lien year and index number from Schedule A of the Order Confirming Surplus.
"Surplus Funds (search by street)" · Comptroller's Office
Includes surplus from City of Buffalo and Erie County in rem foreclosures and from mortgage foreclosures.
Claim rule: The office's page: the funds can only be claimed from it with a certified court order; its office charges a 2% fee (CPLR § 8010), and a referee may also charge fees.
Who holds it: The clerk of courts after a foreclosure sale; later the county treasurer.
How claiming works: The clerk notifies the former owner. Still unclaimed 90 days after the clerk's final notice, the money moves to the county treasury, where it can be claimed for three more years before it is forfeited to the county or its land bank.
Law: R.C. 5721.20 (same text on FindLaw) · Our full Ohio guide →
"Excess Funds List" · Clerk of Courts
Court-held excess from foreclosure sales in general, not only tax cases. On Oct. 10, 2026 the page opened for a U.S. fetch but not for our checker in Europe (error 522), so it may not load outside the U.S.
Claim rule: You apply in the original case, must serve a copy on every party, and bring a proposed order to the hearing; the judge decides who is owed what.
"Tax foreclosure cases with excess funds on deposit" · Treasurer
The page's "download here" link opens the list as an image, dated April 17, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: You file a claim with the treasurer on its form; court review and a court order can follow. The treasurer's page: money left unclaimed after the statutory periods can end up with the county land bank.
"Excess Funds" · Clerk of Courts
Every foreclosure case with money on deposit: tax foreclosures (the county treasurer is the plaintiff) and mortgage foreclosures together. As of Sept. 1, 2026 when we checked.
Who holds it: The county treasurer, from the annual resale.
How claiming works: The record owner as of the day the resale began has one year to withdraw it; then it goes to the county resale property fund. Assigning the right to the excess on or after the day the resale began is void.
"Excess Proceeds list (excess resale)" · Treasurer
Dated Oct. 5, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: The treasurer's claim procedures: the signed claim and documents must arrive within one year of the date of sale; a claim signed by an attorney in fact under a power of attorney is not accepted.
Who holds it: The county tax claim bureau.
How claiming works: Who gets paid is set by the Real Estate Tax Sale Law (Act 542 of 1947); there is no statewide list. Bureaus pay the prior owner on a notarized claim with photo ID (Wayne, Cumberland, Bucks). Erie County's list adds that after three years unclaimed funds are distributed under that law, and that a paid finder must be certified by the Pennsylvania Treasury.
"Tax Claim Undistributed Funds" · Tax Claim Bureau
Includes money still to be paid to lienholders and taxing bodies, so an amount may or may not be owed to the former owner. Dated Aug. 21, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: Prior owners return a notarized Distribution Affidavit with photo ID; the bureau isn't part of any agreement with a "finder" and pays the prior owner or the estate.
"Butler County Excess Funds List" · Tax Claim Bureau
"Sale Surplus & Claim Procedure (with the list of unclaimed funds)" · Tax Claim Bureau
Claim rule: The bureau's procedure: surplus goes to whoever is named in the court's order of distribution; prior owners mail the notarized claim form from their Petition for Distribution packet with photo ID.
"Unclaimed – Surplus Funds from Tax Sales" · Revenue and Tax Claim Bureau
As of March 11, 2026 when we checked; the bureau updates it only when something changes.
Claim rule: The list itself: after three years, unclaimed funds are distributed under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, and a "finder" who charges a fee must be certified by the Pennsylvania Treasury.
"Upset and Judicial Sale Distribution Surplus Funds" · Tax Claim Bureau (site run by its agent)
"Tax Sale Distribution and Surplus Money Sheets" · Tax Claim Bureau (site run by its agent)
Sheets up to the 2023 sales when we checked.
"Unclaimed Surplus" · Tax Claim Bureau
Claim rule: Updated each May 15. Owners claim with photo ID and a notarized claim form; the bureau pays only the owner stated under the Real Estate Tax Sale Law.
Who holds it: The county delinquent tax collector, in escrow.
How claiming works: The overage first pays any outstanding municipal tax liens. The rest belongs to the owner of record just before the redemption period ended and is payable 90 days after the tax deed is executed, usually on a notarized county claim form. Unclaimed after five years from the sale, it goes to the county general fund.
Law: S.C. Code § 12-51-130 (same text on Justia) · Our full South Carolina guide →
"Overage Claim List" · Tax Collection
Covered the 2021–2024 tax sales when we last opened the list; the claim form and instructions are on the same page. On Oct. 10, 2026 the page opened but the list file refused our checker in Europe, so it may not load outside the U.S.
Who holds it: The Clerk and Master of the chancery court that ordered the sale.
How claiming works: You file a motion in that court after the order confirming the sale, served on every interested person at least 30 days before the hearing. Filing it ends your own right to redeem. Unclaimed money eventually goes to the state's unclaimed property program.
"Excess Proceeds" · Clerk & Master, Chancery Court
Updated Oct. 9, 2026 when we checked.
Who holds it: The district clerk, in the registry of the court that ordered the sale.
How claiming works: The clerk must send written notice within 31 days if the excess is over $25. You claim by petition in that same court, before the second anniversary of the sale; after that the money goes to the taxing units.
"Excess Tax Funds" · District Clerk
"Excess Proceeds" · District Clerk
Cause number, date of sale and amount held.
"Tom Green County Excess Funds List" · District Clerk
Marked "Updated 8/26/2026" when we checked.
"Excess Proceeds Report" · District Clerk
A new report each month; the August 2026 report was posted when we checked.
Who holds it: The county, then the State Treasurer's unclaimed property office.
How claiming works: By statute the excess is treated as unclaimed property; each county sets its own steps. Once it reaches the state you claim it at mycash.utah.gov.
"Excess Funds List" · Auditor, Tax Administration
Lists by sale year, up to 2024 when we checked.
Claim rule: Held at least 90 days after the County Commission ratifies the sale, then sent to the State Treasurer's unclaimed property office. A claim needs a petition in the Fourth District Court.
Who holds it: The county treasurer.
How claiming works: The excess belongs to whoever held title when the Certificate of Delinquency was filed. Treasurers usually mail a letter and an application; you have three years from the sale, then the money goes to the county's current expense fund for good.
"Foreclosure Surplus List" · Treasurer
Covers 2023–2025 sales; updated May 13, 2026 when we checked.
Claim rule: The office won't send surplus applications to a third party without the former owner's notarized written permission.
"Tax foreclosure excess funds data (by auction year)" · Treasury Operations
Claim rule: Paid to whoever owned the parcel when the Certificate of Delinquency was filed; held three years from the auction.
"Foreclosure Excess Funds (one list per sale year)" · Treasurer
The excess funds lists are near the bottom of the page, after the court filings by year.
Claim rule: Record owners are notified about 120 days after the sale. There is no claim form in advance: the treasurer checks title, then mails a form made for your case.
"Foreclosure Excess Funds/Surplus List" · Treasurer
Claim rule: Only the owner when the Certificate of Delinquency was filed is entitled to the surplus. The office won't send applications to a third party without the owner's notarized permission.
"Surplus Funds Listing" · Treasurer
A sample application for the surplus is on the same page.
We checked these and found no list online. The money still exists; you just have to ask for it. In each county's own words:
The district clerk holds tax-sale excess proceeds in the court registry and releases them only on a court order signed by the presiding judge. It doesn't post a list; it emails a listing of the excess proceeds in the registry on request, subject to fees. Official source ↗
The results of each monthly tax sale, including any excess proceeds held in the registry of the court, are sent by email through an open records request. You name the month and year of the sale. Official source ↗
The district clerk sends a listing of excess proceeds held in the registry by email on request, subject to fees. Money nobody establishes a right to within two years goes to the taxing units. Official source ↗
The district clerk keeps an Excess Proceeds Tax list (cause number, deposit date, expected disbursement date, amount) and emails it within one or two business days after a $2.00 online payment. Official source ↗
The clerk sells its tax deed surplus list instead of posting it: it is a paid report ("Current Tax Deed Surplus/Registry Report") in the clerk's online Clerk Cart. Official source ↗
The clerk gives out its tax deed surplus funds list through a public information request on its records portal. Official source ↗
The sheriff gives out its list of excess tax funds through an open records request. The list has the sale number, parcel ID and amount, without owner names or addresses. Official source ↗
The collector does not keep an "unclaimed surplus" list. Lienholders and the homeowner can apply for 90 days after the Collector's deed is claimed; after that it goes to the county school fund. The office says there is no need to use an outside entity or hire an attorney, and it won't help third parties claim for someone who is already entitled. Official source ↗
The clerk/auditor says it does not maintain a compiled list of excess funds; they typically go to the recorded owner before the sale. Official source ↗
Michigan doesn't work from lists: to get leftover proceeds you must first send the county treasurer Form 5743 by July 1 after the foreclosure, usually before the property has even been auctioned. The treasurer answers by January 31 and you then file a motion in circuit court between February 1 and May 15. Official source ↗
On Oct 10, 2026 these counties' sites refused our checker, so we couldn't open a list ourselves. They aren't linked or counted here; the office named is where to ask.
We only add a county when we have opened its official page ourselves and found the list on it. We left out counties whose sites blocked our checker, counties that sell their list instead of posting it, and every list that only exists on a recovery company's site. If your county is missing, the office that ran the sale (clerk, treasurer, tax collector or tax commissioner) is still the place to ask. In several states, including Florida, Georgia, Texas and California, the law requires that office to notify the former owner.
No. Each county keeps its own, run by whichever office held the sale: the clerk of court in Florida, the tax commissioner in Georgia, the district clerk in Texas, the treasurer or tax collector in most western states. Arkansas is the exception, with one statewide list from the Commissioner of State Lands. In some states money nobody claims later moves to the state's unclaimed property program; in others (Nevada, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Washington) the county keeps it once the deadline passes.
Because these lists are public. Recovery firms read the same county lists linked on this page and write to the people on them, usually offering to file the claim for a percentage. Before you sign, open the official list for your county yourself: it is free, and it tells you the amount and which office to call.
Usually not to file. Los Angeles County says parties of interest can file claims without fees directly with its Treasurer and Tax Collector; Sacramento County says there is no charge to file; Clay County, Missouri says there is no need to use an outside entity or hire an attorney. Where the claim is a court motion or petition (Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, New York, Henry County in Georgia), court costs or a lawyer can be a real expense, and that is where help can be worth paying for.
There are four common reasons: the money was already paid out; the sale is too recent (Marion County, Florida, for example, adds a sale about 30 days after it closes); the claim deadline passed and the funds moved to the county or the state; or there was no surplus at all. The office that ran the sale can tell you which.
If a link here is broken, a deadline is wrong, or your county publishes a list we don't have, send it through our contact form with the county and the link to the county's own page. We only add lists published by the county office itself (or the official site it sends you to), and we check each one before it goes up.
The rules behind the lists, for every state: tax sale surplus funds, state by state. New to this? Start with what happens to surplus funds after a tax sale.
General information, not legal advice. Lists, deadlines and claim procedures change; the county's own page is the authority, and each row shows the date we last checked it. TaxLien.io has no connection with any county office or recovery company and doesn't file claims.