Claiming surplus funds in Waldo County
Surplus from sales in Waldo 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.
14 M.R.S. § 6324 governs judicial mortgage-sale proceeds after expenses under the judgment, with any surplus paid to the mortgagor; Chapter 713 supplies related foreclosure procedure. If the mortgagor did not appear, the clerk holds surplus in escrow for six months. Unclaimed money then transfers to the Treasurer of State under unclaimed-property law. Six months is a transfer point, not forfeiture of ownership or a property-redemption period.