Claiming surplus funds in Lake County
Lake County, in Indiana's northwest corner and home to Gary, Hammond, and East Chicago, runs both a Treasurer's tax sale and a separate Commissioners' sale for properties that didn't sell the first time, meaning some parcels come up for surplus consideration more than once.
Surplus from sales in Lake County is held by Lake County Auditor's Office (Tax Sale Department); Treasurer's offices in Crown Point, Hammond, and Gary, based in Crown Point. Claims are filed with that office and, where the statute requires it, confirmed by the court.
Ind. Code § 32-30-10-14 sends mortgage-sale surplus to the court clerk for distribution as the court orders to the mortgagor, heirs or assignees. Section 32-30-10-14 sets no fixed surplus-claim deadline. Seek a court order while proceeds remain with the clerk. The absence of post-sale property redemption is a different rule.