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Vermont surplus funds recovery

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Surplus Funds Leads in Vermont

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

Entitled to mortgage foreclosure surplus; tax sale surplus distribution is unsettled per VT's own title examiners.

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Vermont counties (14)

14 counties

  • Addison County
  • Bennington County
  • Caledonia County
  • Chittenden County
  • Essex County
  • Franklin County
  • Grand Isle County
  • Lamoille County
  • Orange County
  • Orleans County
  • Rutland County
  • Washington County
  • Windham County
  • Windsor County

Live surplus leads

Surplus funds leads in Vermont

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

12 V.S.A. § 4954(c) governs judicial-sale distribution and § 4966(e) governs nonjudicial-sale distribution, with junior lienholders paid by priority and then remaining excess to the mortgagor. Neither section sets a fixed initial mortgagor surplus deadline. In a judicial case, respond to the sale report and confirmation proceeding; in a nonjudicial sale, seek payment promptly. Property-redemption periods are separate.

Tax sale surplus

32 V.S.A. §§ 5252–5262 and Ran-Mar, Inc. v. Town of Berlin, 2006 VT 117, ¶¶ 9–12, govern municipal tax surplus held during redemption and paid to the taxpayer if title transfers. The tax-sale statutes set no separate general surplus filing deadline. Surplus is not payable during redemption; if the taxpayer redeems, purchase proceeds return to the purchaser. If title passes, seek excess promptly from the municipality.

Unclaimed funds

27 V.S.A. ch. 18 governs unclaimed property, with § 1553 amended by 2026 Act 131 governing owner claims to the State Treasurer. Section 1553 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim deadline. Dormancy periods govern holders, not an owner cutoff.

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Vermont surplus funds questions

What rules govern tax-sale surplus in Vermont?+

32 V.S.A. §§ 5252–5262 and Ran-Mar, Inc. v. Town of Berlin, 2006 VT 117, ¶¶ 9–12, govern municipal tax surplus held during redemption and paid to the taxpayer if title transfers. The tax-sale statutes set no separate general surplus filing deadline.

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

32 V.S.A. §§ 5252–5262 and Ran-Mar, Inc. v. Town of Berlin, 2006 VT 117, ¶¶ 9–12, govern municipal tax surplus held during redemption and paid to the taxpayer if title transfers. The tax-sale statutes set no separate general surplus filing deadline. Surplus is not payable during redemption; if the taxpayer redeems, purchase proceeds return to the purchaser.

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

Surplus is not payable during redemption; if the taxpayer redeems, purchase proceeds return to the purchaser. If title passes, seek excess promptly from the municipality.

How are mortgage foreclosure proceeds handled in Vermont?+

12 V.S.A. § 4954(c) governs judicial-sale distribution and § 4966(e) governs nonjudicial-sale distribution, with junior lienholders paid by priority and then remaining excess to the mortgagor. Neither section sets a fixed initial mortgagor surplus deadline.

What claim details matter for foreclosure surplus in Vermont?+

12 V.S.A. § 4954(c) governs judicial-sale distribution and § 4966(e) governs nonjudicial-sale distribution, with junior lienholders paid by priority and then remaining excess to the mortgagor. Neither section sets a fixed initial mortgagor surplus deadline. In a judicial case, respond to the sale report and confirmation proceeding; in a nonjudicial sale, seek payment promptly.

What timing applies to mortgage surplus in Vermont?+

In a judicial case, respond to the sale report and confirmation proceeding; in a nonjudicial sale, seek payment promptly. Property-redemption periods are separate.

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

27 V.S.A. ch. 18 governs unclaimed property, with § 1553 amended by 2026 Act 131 governing owner claims to the State Treasurer. Section 1553 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim deadline.

What claim details matter for unclaimed property in Vermont?+

27 V.S.A. ch. 18 governs unclaimed property, with § 1553 amended by 2026 Act 131 governing owner claims to the State Treasurer. Section 1553 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim deadline. Dormancy periods govern holders, not an owner cutoff.

What timing applies to unclaimed funds in Vermont?+

Section 1553 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim deadline. Dormancy periods govern holders, not an owner cutoff.

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

If title passes, seek excess promptly from the municipality. Property-redemption periods are separate. Dormancy periods govern holders, not an owner cutoff.

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