Claiming surplus funds in Santa Cruz County
Surplus from sales in Santa Cruz County is held by the county office that conducted the sale, typically the clerk, auditor, or treasurer. We confirm the holding office before anything is filed.
A.R.S. § 33-812 governs trustee-sale surplus, paying sale costs, secured debt, qualifying association liens, junior liens by priority, then the trustor or record owner at sale. The trustee must notify the trustor within 15 days and distribute or deposit the balance with the county treasurer within 90 days after sale under § 33-812(B), (K). For deposited proceeds, an interested person applies in the trustee's superior-court action under § 33-812(G); 90 days is the trustee's duty, not an owner cutoff. Sections 33-807 and 33-811 govern the sale and deed, and § 33-811(E) conveys without property redemption.