Sources
Our guides are grounded in statutes, court resources, and consumer-protection sources. Laws change — always confirm the current text and your local rules before acting.
Primary law & courts
- Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. 631 (2023) — U.S. Supreme Court opinion — government may not keep tax-sale surplus.
- California Civil Code §2924j — Trustee’s sale surplus: notice and claim timelines.
- Texas Tax Code §34.04 — Claims for excess proceeds from a tax sale.
- Florida Statutes §45.032 — Disbursement of surplus after mortgage foreclosure.
- Florida Statutes §197.582 — Tax-deed surplus: 120-day claim window.
Government & consumer protection
- U.S. SEC — investor.gov: recovery-scam alert — How “recovery” outfits solicit people from public records.
- NY Courts — Claim Surplus Monies instructions — New York judicial-foreclosure surplus claim process.
- California Courts Self-Help — surplus / excess proceeds — Court self-help resources for claiming surplus.
- NAUPA / unclaimed.org — Official directory of state unclaimed-property programs (free).
Legal-aid & secondary references
- California Rural Legal Assistance — surplus funds — Legal-aid explainer on surplus funds and avoiding fees.
- Nolo — excess proceeds from a foreclosure sale — General legal encyclopedia overview.
- Upsolve — foreclosure surplus funds — Nonprofit consumer-debt education.
State-specific deadlines we mark as “verified” were checked against the cited statute for this guide; other states show general process only. Nothing here is legal advice — see our disclaimer.