Los Angeles County surplus funds list
California · unclaimed money left over from tax deed and foreclosure sales, updated Oct 12, 2026.
$10,097,655unclaimed on the list
302records
$591,757largest surplus
106over $10,000
The newest sale on this list is from Jun 9, 2026. Los Angeles County holds tax sales only a few times a year, and new surplus shows up on the list after the next sale. We check the official list every day — source.
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Los Angeles County surplus records (302)
| Sale date | Type | Case / deed # | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3525 | $2,690 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1432 | $521 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3543 | $376 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3686 | $591,757 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1748 | $579,823 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2297 | $307,413 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3600 | $244,464 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3096 | $187,967 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3095 | $156,230 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2579 | $123,130 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1663 | $117,377 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1017 | $116,429 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1873 | $114,575 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1234 | $111,685 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3607 | $68,342 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 712 | $56,120 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3481 | $52,475 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 27 | $47,976 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1229 | $46,273 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2401 | $43,820 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1870 | $40,718 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3486 | $28,469 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 747 | $26,764 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3519 | $25,561 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 713 | $23,940 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2322 | $23,135 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3505 | $21,242 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3513 | $20,740 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1130 | $20,728 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2323 | $20,627 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3673 | $19,310 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 912 | $18,979 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1135 | $18,692 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 604 | $18,605 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2226 | $18,307 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 763 | $16,717 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3482 | $16,037 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3497 | $15,969 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 626 | $15,189 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1808 | $15,155 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 997 | $14,670 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 919 | $13,824 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 236 | $12,201 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3493 | $11,025 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3500 | $10,886 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 674 | $10,768 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3501 | $10,575 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3495 | $10,109 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3530 | $10,011 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3483 | $9,522 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3539 | $8,060 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 684 | $6,404 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1206 | $6,372 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 627 | $6,332 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 683 | $5,956 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 872 | $5,566 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3540 | $5,467 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2428 | $5,230 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 933 | $5,216 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 913 | $5,215 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 987 | $5,164 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 908 | $5,158 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 988 | $4,642 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3462 | $4,493 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1196 | $4,435 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3559 | $4,350 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2436 | $4,328 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 812 | $3,913 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 620 | $3,903 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2437 | $3,799 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 819 | $3,745 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1318 | $3,721 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 820 | $3,045 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3626 | $2,941 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 810 | $2,872 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1795 | $2,847 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1319 | $2,411 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1199 | $2,194 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 727 | $2,140 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3494 | $2,065 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3514 | $1,921 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3648 | $1,678 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1775 | $1,676 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3523 | $1,513 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3641 | $1,513 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3699 | $1,513 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3591 | $1,512 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3541 | $1,512 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3623 | $1,512 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3526 | $1,512 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3527 | $1,512 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3637 | $1,512 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 3517 | $1,512 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 233 | $1,374 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1198 | $1,113 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1778 | $965 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1185 | $964 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 325 | $852 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1217 | $740 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 459 | $582 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1208 | $539 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 235 | $518 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 811 | $513 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 2429 | $286 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1209 | $246 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tax deed | Item 1205 | $235 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1585 | $7,356 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2572 | $3,349 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2185 | $32,392 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1534 | $15,104 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2902 | $9,877 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2176 | $6,848 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1910 | $6,108 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1854 | $5,096 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2035 | $4,714 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1896 | $4,713 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1840 | $4,572 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1809 | $4,558 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2212 | $4,292 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1978 | $3,761 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1752 | $3,710 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2030 | $3,458 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1839 | $3,201 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1999 | $2,716 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2656 | $2,252 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1520 | $1,947 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2210 | $1,928 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2449 | $1,621 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1959 | $1,459 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1930 | $1,331 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2805 | $1,123 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2218 | $897 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2036 | $656 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3511 | $526,180 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3301 | $490,633 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1701 | $443,308 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2873 | $438,096 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2632 | $421,635 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3286 | $353,330 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3012 | $327,505 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1861 | $295,810 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1711 | $285,606 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3153 | $271,051 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3241 | $235,626 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1706 | $221,693 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3415 | $143,921 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3166 | $143,385 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3265 | $124,484 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3159 | $83,224 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1852 | $77,825 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2920 | $73,679 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3036 | $73,368 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2918 | $66,097 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1748 | $62,541 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1763 | $47,722 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1867 | $43,912 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3001 | $43,802 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2862 | $40,778 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1681 | $29,048 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2072 | $26,847 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1922 | $25,843 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1917 | $23,492 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3037 | $22,109 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1749 | $20,749 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2108 | $20,410 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1803 | $19,841 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1798 | $18,322 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3002 | $18,141 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1903 | $17,728 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2864 | $16,974 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2714 | $16,922 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2178 | $16,640 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1956 | $16,423 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1855 | $15,406 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1804 | $15,016 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2174 | $14,391 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1753 | $13,332 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1873 | $13,019 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3123 | $12,692 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1813 | $12,306 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1812 | $11,515 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1740 | $11,292 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1815 | $11,282 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1792 | $11,061 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1942 | $10,638 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1673 | $10,609 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1980 | $10,489 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1802 | $10,391 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1911 | $10,268 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1771 | $10,215 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1811 | $10,202 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2532 | $9,852 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2470 | $9,852 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1952 | $9,521 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1742 | $9,446 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2081 | $9,077 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1787 | $8,852 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1810 | $8,393 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1868 | $8,368 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1962 | $8,047 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2039 | $7,881 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2924 | $7,773 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1829 | $7,692 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2008 | $7,509 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1780 | $7,478 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1856 | $7,353 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1733 | $7,262 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2038 | $7,222 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1972 | $7,171 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1761 | $7,057 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1905 | $6,866 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1772 | $6,859 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1947 | $6,855 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1732 | $6,839 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2011 | $6,826 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1961 | $6,735 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1770 | $6,596 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2250 | $6,565 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1876 | $6,339 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3440 | $6,000 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2536 | $5,968 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2003 | $5,962 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1827 | $5,929 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1828 | $5,583 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1729 | $5,309 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1932 | $5,295 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1687 | $5,234 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2010 | $5,217 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2032 | $5,128 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1833 | $5,103 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1825 | $4,751 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1981 | $4,743 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2206 | $4,688 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2535 | $4,676 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2544 | $4,359 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1800 | $4,315 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1731 | $4,151 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2533 | $3,895 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1912 | $3,868 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1975 | $3,766 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2655 | $3,725 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1915 | $3,620 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1671 | $3,534 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1965 | $3,508 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1923 | $3,436 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2027 | $3,389 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2028 | $3,121 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1831 | $3,112 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1989 | $3,082 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1862 | $2,884 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2017 | $2,843 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2020 | $2,823 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2534 | $2,776 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2074 | $2,764 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1775 | $2,744 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2315 | $2,673 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2021 | $2,668 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2666 | $2,619 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2450 | $2,598 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1998 | $2,395 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1964 | $2,238 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1670 | $2,157 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2203 | $2,087 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1823 | $2,078 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2207 | $2,044 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1573 | $2,000 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3016 | $1,952 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1766 | $1,926 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1837 | $1,921 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1838 | $1,833 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1990 | $1,821 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1741 | $1,752 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1966 | $1,736 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1806 | $1,611 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1672 | $1,576 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2667 | $1,522 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1675 | $1,471 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3500 | $1,453 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3005 | $1,424 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2665 | $1,414 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2019 | $1,272 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1657 | $1,241 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2005 | $1,182 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1776 | $1,125 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1805 | $1,084 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2001 | $1,074 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1872 | $1,003 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1924 | $957 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1967 | $736 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3498 | $648 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2009 | $560 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2179 | $497 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1768 | $418 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2324 | $392 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2046 | $346 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1807 | $321 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3496 | $261 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 3497 | $221 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2075 | $187 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1717 | $167 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 2217 | $161 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Tax deed | Item 1971 | $159 |
Source: Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, list dated Jun 9, 2026, checked Oct 12, 2026. Owner names are shortened here; full names, parcel numbers and CSV export are in Pro.
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California surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- Tax-defaulted property (tax deed) auction by county treasurer-tax collector (Rev & Tax Code 4671-4676); Non-judicial trustee sale under deed of trust (Civ. Code 2924j/2924k); Judicial mortgage foreclosure (court-ordered; HOA assessment-lien foreclosures run as trustee sales (same 2924j process) -
- Who holds the money
- Tax sale: county treasurer-tax collector (excess proceeds trust fund). Trustee sale: trustee; if priority disputed, deposited with superior court clerk or interpleaded (Civ. 2924j(c)-(d)).
- Unclaimed funds go to
- Tax sale: excess not claimed within 1 year after the tax deed is recorded goes to the county general fund (RTC 4674/4676; Riverside Board items confirm unclaimed balances transferred to general fund). Trustee sale: surplus not deposited with court is handled under the Unclaimed Property Law (CCP 1500 et seq., State Controller) per 2924j.
- How owners claim
- Tax sale: county 'Claim for Excess Proceeds' form filed with the county treasurer-tax collector; notarized if over $50 in OC. Trustee sale: written claim, signed under penalty of perjury, sent to the trustee within 30 days of the trustee's notice. If funds were deposited with the court, file a claim with the superior court within 30 days of the deposit notice; the hearing is held within 90 days. — deadline: Tax sale: claim must be postmarked within 1 year after the tax deed to the purchaser is recorded (RTC 4675). Trustee sale: 30 days after the trustee's notice; the trustee mails notice within 30 days after the deed is executed.
- Agent / finder fee cap
- Tax sale (RTC 4675): no statutory percentage cap found in the current text (FindLaw/public.law, Jan 1 2025). Any assignment must disclose the amount of the excess and the value of the right being assigned. A 10% cap or an 'AB 2523' amendment could not be verified and appears not to exist. State-held unclaimed property (CCP 1582): investigator fee capped at 10%; agreements void within 24 months of escheat (from memory, this session). verify
Law: Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code 4675, 4676; Civ. Code 2924j, 2924k, 2924.21; Civ. Code 2945 et seq.; CCP 1582 · confirm details with the county; rules change.
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Questions
Where does the Los Angeles County surplus funds list come from?
From the official list published by Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector (source). Surplus Funds HQ checks it daily and last found it updated Jun 9, 2026.
How do I claim surplus funds in Los Angeles County?
The former owner (or heirs) files a claim with the office that holds the funds, usually with ID and proof of ownership. It is free to do yourself. See how to claim surplus funds; in California: Tax sale: claim must be postmarked within 1 year after the tax deed to the purchaser is recorded (RTC 4675). Trustee sale: 30 days after the trustee's notice.
Can someone else claim the money for me?
Yes, recovery agents and attorneys do this for a fee, but California law may cap the fee or require a waiting period (Tax sale (RTC 4675): no statutory percentage cap found in the current text (FindLaw/public.law, Jan 1 2025). Any assignment must disclose the amount of the excess and the value of the right being assigned. A 10% cap or an 'AB 2523' amendment could not be verified and appears not to exist. State-held unclaimed property (CCP 1582): investigator fee capped at 10%). Read any contract carefully; you never need an agent to file.