Claiming surplus funds in Houston County
Surplus from sales in Houston 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.
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 35-5-101–117 govern nonjudicial deed-of-trust sale procedure; the deed, Tennessee equity and lien-priority law govern surplus. The foreclosure provisions set no universal post-sale owner surplus deadline. Request trustee accounting and payment promptly. The statutory two-year property-redemption right under §§ 66-8-101 et seq. may be waived in the deed and is separate from surplus.