Clayton County surplus funds list

Q: Where does the Clayton County surplus funds list come from?

From the official list published by Clayton County Tax Commissioner (source). Surplus Funds HQ checks it daily and last found it updated Jun 30, 2026.

Q: How do I claim surplus funds in Clayton 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 Georgia: No fixed deadline while the county holds the funds.

Q: Can someone else claim the money for me?

Yes, recovery agents and attorneys do this for a fee, but Georgia law may cap the fee or require a waiting period (None in 48-4-5 (text current as of 2024 checked). After the funds pass to DOR Unclaimed Property, the locator fee is capped at 10%.). Read any contract carefully; you never need an agent to file.

Georgia · unclaimed money left over from tax deed and foreclosure sales, updated Oct 12, 2026.

$2,619,767unclaimed on the list

110records

$412,400largest surplus

33over $10,000

Surplus by amount

9<$1K

63$1–5K

5$5–10K

9$10–25K

9$25–50K

15$50K+

The newest sale on this list is from Apr 7, 2026. Clayton 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.

Is this your former property? You can claim surplus yourself, free, from Clayton County Tax Commissioner. How to claim →

Clayton County surplus records (110)

Sale date	Type	Case / deed #	Former owner	Surplus
Apr 7, 2026	Tax deed	13247C A001 J04	M••••• S••••• L••	$32,894
Feb 3, 2026	Tax deed	12117D C001 Q03	H••••• T•••	$12,387
Feb 3, 2026	Tax deed	06160D E003	C••••• C••••• L••	$521
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	06002C B001	B••••• A•• H•••••	$2,393
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	12180A F014	G••••• E•••••	$2,360
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13104D G011	L••••• J•• K••••	$2,358
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	12239B B021	G••• L••• S•••••	$2,297
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13213D B017	V••••• P••••• M•••••	$2,192
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13046A A009	J•••• E•• P••••	$2,142
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13136C A021	S••••• P••••• G••	$1,785
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13136C A024	S••••• P••••• G••	$1,780
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13136C A032	S••••• P••••• G••	$1,716
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13136C A020	S••••• P••••• G••	$1,599
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	13078A C022	P••••• J•••• K••••	$1,070
Nov 4, 2025	Tax deed	06037B A010	A••••• P•• B•••••	$1,052
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	12173C B007	V••••• C••••• B•••••	$99,163
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	13088A E039	J••• J••••• W•••••	$48,817
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	13051C A003 150	D••• R•• T•••••	$44,906
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	12109C E008	J••••• G•••••	$10,555
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	05015 017010	C••••• H•••••	$3,311
Sep 2, 2025	Tax deed	13181C B024	A••••• P••••• L••	$113,585
Sep 2, 2025	Tax deed	05246C D008	M••••• D•••• &••	$17,624
Aug 5, 2025	Tax deed	13208C B072	J••• E••••• C•••••	$105,717
Aug 5, 2025	Tax deed	12086D F002	L••••• H••••• L••	$96,330
Jul 1, 2025	Tax deed	12242C D017	T••• T••••	$139,705
Jun 3, 2025	Tax deed	12152C E002	T•••• L•• P•••••	$139,449
Jun 3, 2025	Tax deed	12172D A030	T••• P••••• L••	$130,601
Jun 3, 2025	Tax deed	05244D A026	C••••• D••••• M•••••	$114,547
Jun 3, 2025	Tax deed	05244C B018	P••••• D••••• E••	$105,235
Jun 3, 2025	Tax deed	06026C B006	M••••• S•••••	$3,264
Jun 3, 2025	Tax deed	12144C B014	T•• S••••• A••	$1,884
Jun 3, 2025	Tax deed	06134A D004	W••• L••••	$1,164
May 6, 2025	Tax deed	13121D F001	P•••• C••• P•••••	$3,115
Apr 1, 2025	Tax deed	13201B A035	M••••• R•••••	$3,818
Apr 1, 2025	Tax deed	05214B F016	L••••• L••••	$3,233
Mar 4, 2025	Tax deed	12043C B027	H••••• J•• B••	$5,163
Mar 4, 2025	Tax deed	12022A A007	H••••• J•• B••	$3,261
Mar 4, 2025	Tax deed	13082D H003	O•••• G••••• C•••	$2,231
Mar 4, 2025	Tax deed	12246C A005	S••••• J••••• D••	$1,559
Feb 4, 2025	Tax deed	12012D A013	U•• B••• N•••••	$412,400
Nov 5, 2024	Tax deed	12144B A003	J•••• E•••• T•••••	$76,219
Nov 5, 2024	Tax deed	05213 214013 A07	W••••• D••••	$44,135
Nov 5, 2024	Tax deed	05213 235002	M••••• J•••••	$3,146
Oct 1, 2024	Tax deed	13086B A001	P•••• L•••••	$3,821
Nov 7, 2023	Tax deed	12235A A007	J••••• C••••• J••	$5,806
Nov 7, 2023	Tax deed	06026C C005	A••••• C••••• M•••••	$4,377
Nov 7, 2023	Tax deed	12019A A010	T•••• G••••• I•••••	$2,819
Nov 7, 2023	Tax deed	12238D A030	A•••• A••••• T•••••	$1,413
Nov 7, 2023	Tax deed	12173A G001	O•••• S•• D••	$967
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	13138D G004	G••• G•• R•••••	$159
Sep 5, 2023	Tax deed	06127B A005	F••••• L••• L••	$102,140
Sep 5, 2023	Tax deed	13139C H010	O••••• O•••• J••	$1,434
Aug 1, 2023	Tax deed	12144A A021	C••••• D•••• M••	$25,993
Jul 5, 2023	Tax deed	13213B B025	J••••• S•••••	$147,775
Jun 6, 2023	Tax deed	12072D A007	I•••• P•••••	$49,662
Mar 7, 2023	Tax deed	13209A B004	T••••• M•• W•••••	$11,841
Feb 7, 2023	Tax deed	13208C E009	B•••• K•••••	$4,878
Nov 1, 2022	Tax deed	13114C A011	M••••• R••• J••	$1,376
Nov 1, 2022	Tax deed	12167A B012	B••••• C••••• A•••••	$889
Nov 1, 2022	Tax deed	13244A B007	V••••• P•••• H•••••	$817
Nov 1, 2022	Tax deed	13168B A002	W•• N••••• C•••••	$755
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	12167B F005	B••••• C••••• A•••••	$3,079
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	12167A B001	B••••• C••••• A•••••	$2,179
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	12167A B003	B••••• C••••• A•••••	$2,079
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	12167A B002	B••••• C••••• A•••••	$1,879
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	06027D B019	F•• R••••• L••	$1,263
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	13020B A006	D•••• J•• K••	$1,149
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	12117C B015	C••••• C•••• C••	$958
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	12137D D090	W••••• E•••• &••	$715
Sep 6, 2022	Tax deed	05215A B013	C•••• R••••• E••	$10,460
Jul 5, 2022	Tax deed	12109C F001	P••••• F••• L••	$1,497
Jun 7, 2022	Tax deed	12181A A003	R••••• R•• A••	$28,124
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	12246D A004	M••••• T•••• A••	$12,491
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	12138D F006	N••••• V••	$3,410
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	13239C D025	W••••• A••••	$1,522
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	12241C C018	S••••• J••••• J••	$1,237
Oct 5, 2021	Tax deed	05247D F005	C•• R••••• S•••••	$3,107
Sep 7, 2021	Tax deed	12114C A002 B07	C••••• M•••••	$20,206
Sep 7, 2021	Tax deed	12152C A010	F•••• A••••• C•••••	$5,270
Sep 7, 2021	Tax deed	12172C A012	W••••• L••	$1,331
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	13086B B004	L••• M••• I••	$4,107
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	12117D B004	A••••• A•••••	$3,915
Feb 2, 2021	Tax deed	06062C B006	P••••• N••••• &••	$2,522
Feb 2, 2021	Tax deed	05015 017010	P••••• M••••• B•••••	$1,914
Dec 1, 2020	Tax deed	06031C A040	S••••• D••••• I•••	$6,249
Dec 1, 2020	Tax deed	12017C E010	C••••• G•••••	$3,924
Dec 1, 2020	Tax deed	13137D C018	P••••• P••••• L••	$1,517
Dec 1, 2020	Tax deed	12174B D003	W••••• H•••••	$1,055
Dec 1, 2020	Tax deed	12077C A001	N••••• C••••• L••	$750
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	06065A A009	N••••• D••••• W•••••	$117,603
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	12104B E015	O•••• S••• T•••••	$58,121
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	13111A B017	T••••• S••••• M•••••	$40,477
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	13245D A001 L04	A•••• S••• M•••••	$11,925
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	13245A A007	J••••• A•••••	$11,612
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	06128D A066	T••••• T••••	$4,170
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	12109C E009	P••••• F••• L••	$2,844
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	12109C F004	P••••• F••• L••	$2,139
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	12120B E017	W•• L••	$2,063
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	12109C B024	P••••• F••• L••	$1,946
Nov 3, 2020	Tax deed	12109C B028	P••••• F••• L••	$1,348
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	13248A D009	D•••• P•••••	$40,902
Sep 1, 2020	Tax deed	06097A D015	D••• C••••• T••	$8,411
Sep 1, 2020	Tax deed	12179B F004	E•••• D••••• J•••••	$1,332
Aug 6, 2019	Tax deed	13207A E002	J•• C••••• T•••••	$3,683
Jul 2, 2019	Tax deed	12246C D012	E••••• T•••• C••	$2,174
Jul 2, 2019	Tax deed	12246C B021	E••••• T••••	$1,774
Jul 2, 2019	Tax deed	12246C D010	E••••• T•••• C••	$1,774
Jul 2, 2019	Tax deed	12246C D011	E••••• T•••• C••	$1,774
Jul 2, 2019	Tax deed	12246C D013	E••••• T••••	$1,274
Nov 7, 2017	Tax deed	13114A A058	T••••• N••••• C••	$4,912

Source: Clayton County Tax Commissioner, list dated Jun 30, 2026, checked Oct 12, 2026. Owner names are shortened here; full names, parcel numbers and CSV export are in Pro.

Georgia surplus funds rules

Sales that create surplus: tax sale (sheriff/tax commissioner tax-execution sale with 12-month redemption; non-judicial power-of-sale mortgage foreclosure (surplus held by foreclosing lender/attorney; HOA/POA lien foreclosure (how surplus is handled
Who holds the money: The officer who ran the tax sale: the county tax commissioner in most counties, the sheriff in some (Fulton County excess funds are held by the Sheriff's Office). For mortgage foreclosures, the foreclosing party or its attorney holds the surplus.
Unclaimed funds go to: After 5 years with no claim or pending action, the excess goes to the Georgia Department of Revenue Unclaimed Property Program. Once there, it is released only on a court order from an interpleader action the claimant files in the county of the tax sale (48-4-5).
How owners claim: File the county's written excess-funds claim form, usually notarized, with ID and proof of interest (record owner at the time of sale, security-deed holders, or other recorded interests, paid in order of priority). The officer must mail notice within 30 days after the sale and may file an interpleader in superior court if claims conflict. — deadline: No fixed deadline while the county holds the funds; after 5 years they go to DOR (court order needed to get them back).
Agent / finder fee cap: None in 48-4-5 (text current as of 2024 checked). After the funds pass to DOR Unclaimed Property, the locator fee is capped at 10%. verify

Law: O.C.G.A. 48-4-5; Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, O.C.G.A. 44-12-190 et seq. · confirm details with the county; rules change.

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Questions

Where does the Clayton County surplus funds list come from?