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Surplus Funds Leads in California

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Live count of surplus funds leads from tax and foreclosure sales. Counts only.

Entitled to tax sale "excess proceeds" and any mortgage foreclosure surplus.

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California counties (58)

58 counties

  • Alameda County
  • Alpine County
  • Amador County
  • Butte County
  • Calaveras County
  • Colusa County
  • Contra Costa County
  • Del Norte County
  • El Dorado County
  • Fresno County
  • Glenn County
  • Humboldt County
  • Imperial County
  • Inyo County
  • Kern County
  • Kings County
  • Lake County
  • Lassen County
  • Los Angeles County
  • Madera County
  • Marin County
  • Mariposa County
  • Mendocino County
  • Merced County
  • Modoc County
  • Mono County
  • Monterey County
  • Napa County
  • Nevada County
  • Orange County
  • Placer County
  • Plumas County
  • Riverside County
  • Sacramento County
  • San Benito County
  • San Bernardino County
  • San Diego County
  • San Francisco County
  • San Joaquin County
  • San Luis Obispo County
  • San Mateo County
  • Santa Barbara County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Shasta County
  • Sierra County
  • Siskiyou County
  • Solano County
  • Sonoma County
  • Stanislaus County
  • Sutter County
  • Tehama County
  • Trinity County
  • Tulare County
  • Tuolumne County
  • Ventura County
  • Yolo County
  • Yuba County

Live surplus leads

Surplus funds leads in California

Live count of surplus funds leads from tax and foreclosure sales. Updated in real time, counts only.

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Total Unclaimed Surplus Refunds

Mortgage foreclosure surplus

Cal. Civ. Code §§ 2924j and 2924k govern nonjudicial trustee-sale surplus, paying sale costs, secured debt, junior liens by priority, then the trustor or successor. Under § 2924j(a), the trustee sends notice within 30 days after executing the trustee's deed, and the claimant has 30 days after notice is sent to submit a written claim. If disputed money is deposited with the court, a claimant has 30 days after the court-deposit notice to claim there under § 2924j(d). These surplus procedures are separate from property redemption.

Tax sale surplus

Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 4675 governs tax-defaulted-property excess, with recorded lienholders and persons holding title immediately before the tax deed receiving statutory priority. A party of interest must file before one year expires after the tax collector's deed is recorded; a timely postmark counts under § 4675(a). A denied claimant may seek review within 90 days after the decision under § 4675(g). Section 4676 addresses unclaimed excess, while property redemption has a separate period.

Unclaimed funds

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 1500–1582 govern unclaimed property, with owner claims to the Controller under § 1540. Section 1540 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline. The Controller must consider a complete claim within 180 days. Denial has separate review procedures under § 1541.

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Whether you're an individual claimant or you run a surplus funds recovery business, reach out for a free case review. Our California attorney network checks eligibility across tax-defaulted property sales, trustee's sale foreclosures, and unclaimed property, and partners with recovery businesses that need a licensed California attorney to complete filings.

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California surplus funds questions

What rules govern tax-sale surplus in California?+

Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 4675 governs tax-defaulted-property excess, with recorded lienholders and persons holding title immediately before the tax deed receiving statutory priority. A party of interest must file before one year expires after the tax collector's deed is recorded; a timely postmark counts under § 4675(a).

What claim details matter for tax-sale proceeds in California?+

Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 4675 governs tax-defaulted-property excess, with recorded lienholders and persons holding title immediately before the tax deed receiving statutory priority. A party of interest must file before one year expires after the tax collector's deed is recorded; a timely postmark counts under § 4675(a). A denied claimant may seek review within 90 days after the decision under § 4675(g).

What timing applies to tax-sale surplus in California?+

A denied claimant may seek review within 90 days after the decision under § 4675(g). Section 4676 addresses unclaimed excess, while property redemption has a separate period.

How are mortgage foreclosure proceeds handled in California?+

Cal. Civ. Code §§ 2924j and 2924k govern nonjudicial trustee-sale surplus, paying sale costs, secured debt, junior liens by priority, then the trustor or successor. Under § 2924j(a), the trustee sends notice within 30 days after executing the trustee's deed, and the claimant has 30 days after notice is sent to submit a written claim.

What claim details matter for foreclosure surplus in California?+

Cal. Civ. Code §§ 2924j and 2924k govern nonjudicial trustee-sale surplus, paying sale costs, secured debt, junior liens by priority, then the trustor or successor. Under § 2924j(a), the trustee sends notice within 30 days after executing the trustee's deed, and the claimant has 30 days after notice is sent to submit a written claim. If disputed money is deposited with the court, a claimant has 30 days after the court-deposit notice to claim there under § 2924j(d).

What timing applies to mortgage surplus in California?+

If disputed money is deposited with the court, a claimant has 30 days after the court-deposit notice to claim there under § 2924j(d). These surplus procedures are separate from property redemption.

What rules apply to state-held unclaimed funds in California?+

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 1500–1582 govern unclaimed property, with owner claims to the Controller under § 1540. Section 1540 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline.

What claim details matter for unclaimed property in California?+

Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 1500–1582 govern unclaimed property, with owner claims to the Controller under § 1540. Section 1540 sets no fixed initial owner-claim deadline. The Controller must consider a complete claim within 180 days.

What timing applies to unclaimed funds in California?+

The Controller must consider a complete claim within 180 days. Denial has separate review procedures under § 1541.

What should owners and recovery businesses keep separate in California?+

Section 4676 addresses unclaimed excess, while property redemption has a separate period. These surplus procedures are separate from property redemption. Denial has separate review procedures under § 1541.

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