Decatur County surplus funds list

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

From the official list published by Decatur County Tax Commissioner (source). Surplus Funds HQ checks it daily and last found it updated Oct 12, 2026.

Q: How do I claim surplus funds in Decatur 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.

$404,645unclaimed on the list

88records

$103,144largest surplus

7over $10,000

Surplus by amount

30<$1K

38$1–5K

13$5–10K

6$10–25K

0$25–50K

1$50K+

The newest sale on this list is from Oct 7, 2025. Decatur 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 Decatur County Tax Commissioner. How to claim →

Decatur County surplus records (88)

Sale date	Type	Case / deed #	Former owner	Surplus
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0360102	H••••• R•••••	$11,421
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	0021D021	A••••• I••	$9,465
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0360097	H••••• R•••••	$9,302
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0360092	H••••• R•••••	$8,865
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0620108	H••••• R•••••	$8,125
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0290037	R••••• M••••• J••	$6,556
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	00500039A00	M••••• H•••••	$6,282
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0290039047	R••••• M••••• J••	$5,472
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	0021D091	G••••• S••••• E•••••	$5,311
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0360100101	H••••• R•••••	$4,969
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	0016B163	R••••• C•••• &••	$2,958
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0310176179	D•••• T••••• &••	$2,907
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	B0380162	W••••• M••• L••	$2,704
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	0062A023	R••••• M••••• J••	$2,702
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	0016B164	L•••• D••••• D••••	$2,524
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	0062C025	J••••• L•••••	$2,305
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	0021D092	G••••• S••••• E•••••	$1,740
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	00920025	B•••• L••••• M••	$1,394
Oct 7, 2025	Tax deed	BJ010026	H••••• W••••• T•••••	$1,012
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 38 129	H••••• M••••• P••	$103,144
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	32 10	D•••• T••••• &••	$24,989
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	CL01 47	P••••• A•••• F••	$14,463
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 62 89	H••••• W••••• L••	$11,241
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	21D 47	M••••• I•• I••	$8,394
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	25 11 A	H•••• W••••• L••	$7,724
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 76 17	L••• S•••• J••	$5,745
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 47 24 B	S•••• E••••	$5,360
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	85B 6	B•••• C••••• F••	$4,446
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	21D 48	B••••• T••••• A•••	$4,320
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 10 39	J••••• B••• &••	$3,493
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 44 21	G••••• S•••••	$3,313
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	16A 28	P••••• L•••• E••	$2,961
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 52 59	D•••• T••••• &••	$2,858
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	85B 57	D••••• J•••• D••	$2,696
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 31 77	—	$1,995
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 31 78	—	$1,709
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 31 91	—	$1,674
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 27 124	P•••• C•••••	$1,566
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	16A 6	M••••• S•••••	$1,350
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 28 142	S••••• J••••• M••	$1,074
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 62 58	B•••• B•••• M••	$732
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	21C 34	M••••• J•• W••	$496
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 45 7	T••••• H•••• &••	$440
Dec 3, 2024	Tax deed	B 32 47	W•••• A•••••	$355
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	FA02 17	D••••• J•••• C•••••	$19,258
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	16A 54	W•••• A••••• &••	$17,281
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	69B 31	P••••• N••••• D••	$4,030
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	22 28 B	G••••• G••••• L••	$3,170
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	B 35 176	B•••• J•••••	$2,703
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	B 76 26	R••• G••••	$1,462
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	B 38 130	H••••• M••••• P••	$291
Oct 3, 2023	Tax deed	B 37 45 A	M••••• K•••••	$269
Oct 2, 2023	Tax deed	B 32 23	W••••• A•••••	$476
Jun 6, 2023	Tax deed	85B 4	C•••• M••••• L••	$1,158
Jun 6, 2023	Tax deed	44 39 A 2	G•••• F••••• E•••••	$383
Jun 6, 2023	Tax deed	74 45	A•••• D•••• C••	$332
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	B 36 25	G••• F•••	$8,934
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	AT01 19	D•••• T••• A••	$1,538
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	AT01 27	D•••• T••• A••	$729
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	B 32 108	J••••• W••••• M••	$284
Oct 4, 2022	Tax deed	108A 10	J••••• C••••• &••	$4
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	100A 10	C••••• J•• C••	$4,750
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	B 38 194	G•• P••••	$2,847
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	76 19 I	H•••• H••••• J••	$2,379
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	BJ02 15	H••••• A•••• R••	$1,607
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	47 37	K••• C••••• N•••	$912
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	B 54 3	H••••• M••••• P••	$864
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	22 23	W••••• E•••• W•••••	$712
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	100A 9	H••• W•••••	$307
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	100A 8	H••• W•••••	$207
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	B 45 91	H••••• C•• W••	$58
Nov 2, 2021	Tax deed	100A 7	H••• W•••••	$7
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	75 17A	W•••• L••••	$1,080
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	63 5A	B••••• T••••• A••	$661
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	85A 68	O••••• L•••• C••	$655
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	31A 22	P••••• A•••••	$436
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	62 120B	W••• F••••	$407
Jun 1, 2021	Tax deed	42 4C	M••••• J•••	$139
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	109 9 F	L••• J•••• E••	$4,214
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	16 32	E••••• G••••• J••	$2,018
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	74A 141	H••••• M••• C••	$1,698
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	B 38 36	J••••• J•••••	$1,469
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	B 10 103	H••••• J•••• J••	$604
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	16B 49	M••••• T••••• C••	$482
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	B 47 73 A	—	$443
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	B 28 37	C••••• G•••••	$392
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	B 14 2	F••••• D•••• &••	$245
Oct 6, 2020	Tax deed	B 28 36	R••••• T•• H••••	$200

Source: Decatur County Tax Commissioner, list dated Oct 12, 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 Decatur County surplus funds list come from?