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Washington surplus funds recovery

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Surplus Funds Leads in Washington

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

Entitled to tax foreclosure surplus (explicit statute) and mortgage foreclosure surplus.

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Washington counties (39)

39 counties

  • Adams County
  • Asotin County
  • Benton County
  • Chelan County
  • Clallam County
  • Clark County
  • Columbia County
  • Cowlitz County
  • Douglas County
  • Ferry County
  • Franklin County
  • Garfield County
  • Grant County
  • Grays Harbor County
  • Island County
  • Jefferson County
  • King County
  • Kitsap County
  • Kittitas County
  • Klickitat County
  • Lewis County
  • Lincoln County
  • Mason County
  • Okanogan County
  • Pacific County
  • Pend Oreille County
  • Pierce County
  • San Juan County
  • Skagit County
  • Skamania County
  • Snohomish County
  • Spokane County
  • Stevens County
  • Thurston County
  • Wahkiakum County
  • Walla Walla County
  • Whatcom County
  • Whitman County
  • Yakima County

Live surplus leads

Surplus funds leads in Washington

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

RCW 61.24.080(1), (3) governs deed-of-trust proceeds, with surplus deposited with the superior court clerk, eliminated liens attaching by priority and payment ordered on motion. RCW 61.24.080(3) sets no fixed initial surplus-motion deadline. Serve the motion at least 20 days before hearing and file in the superior court where sale occurred. Property-redemption timing is separate.

Tax sale surplus

RCW 84.64.080(10) governs real-property tax-sale excess after recorded water-sewer district liens, claimed from the county treasurer by the specified record owner. The owner must claim within three years after sale. At expiration, excess goes to the county current expense fund. All owner claims are then extinguished under RCW 84.64.080(10).

Unclaimed funds

RCW ch. 63.30 governs unclaimed property, with claims, decisions and review under §§ 63.30.530–.560. RCW 63.30.530 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim cutoff. A court action on a denied or deemed-denied claim must begin within one year after filing the claim under § 63.30.560.

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Questions

Washington surplus funds questions

What rules govern tax-sale surplus in Washington?+

RCW 84.64.080(10) governs real-property tax-sale excess after recorded water-sewer district liens, claimed from the county treasurer by the specified record owner. The owner must claim within three years after sale.

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

RCW 84.64.080(10) governs real-property tax-sale excess after recorded water-sewer district liens, claimed from the county treasurer by the specified record owner. The owner must claim within three years after sale. At expiration, excess goes to the county current expense fund.

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

At expiration, excess goes to the county current expense fund. All owner claims are then extinguished under RCW 84.64.080(10).

How are mortgage foreclosure proceeds handled in Washington?+

RCW 61.24.080(1), (3) governs deed-of-trust proceeds, with surplus deposited with the superior court clerk, eliminated liens attaching by priority and payment ordered on motion. RCW 61.24.080(3) sets no fixed initial surplus-motion deadline.

What claim details matter for foreclosure surplus in Washington?+

RCW 61.24.080(1), (3) governs deed-of-trust proceeds, with surplus deposited with the superior court clerk, eliminated liens attaching by priority and payment ordered on motion. RCW 61.24.080(3) sets no fixed initial surplus-motion deadline. Serve the motion at least 20 days before hearing and file in the superior court where sale occurred.

What timing applies to mortgage surplus in Washington?+

Serve the motion at least 20 days before hearing and file in the superior court where sale occurred. Property-redemption timing is separate.

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

RCW ch. 63.30 governs unclaimed property, with claims, decisions and review under §§ 63.30.530–.560. RCW 63.30.530 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim cutoff.

What claim details matter for unclaimed property in Washington?+

RCW ch. 63.30 governs unclaimed property, with claims, decisions and review under §§ 63.30.530–.560. RCW 63.30.530 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim cutoff. A court action on a denied or deemed-denied claim must begin within one year after filing the claim under § 63.30.560.

What timing applies to unclaimed funds in Washington?+

RCW 63.30.530 sets no fixed general initial owner-claim cutoff. A court action on a denied or deemed-denied claim must begin within one year after filing the claim under § 63.30.560.

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

All owner claims are then extinguished under RCW 84.64.080(10). Property-redemption timing is separate. A court action on a denied or deemed-denied claim must begin within one year after filing the claim under § 63.30.560.

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