Wyandotte County surplus funds list
Kansas · unclaimed money left over from tax deed and foreclosure sales.
Getting the Wyandotte County list
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City website blocks automated access (including from US servers) and we found no excess list. Ask the Wyandotte County Clerk of the District Court or the Unified Government Treasury / Land Bank for excess proceeds from the tax foreclosure sale. Excess proceeds from a tax foreclosure sale (bid above the county's taxes, interest and costs) are paid into the court case and released by court order to the former owner or other party entitled (K.S.A. 79-2803).
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Kansas surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- Judicial tax foreclosure by county (K.S.A. 79-2801 et seq.); Judicial mortgage foreclosure; HOA lien judicial foreclosure
- Who holds the money
- Clerk of the district court holds excess pending court order (79-2803: excess 'ordered by the court paid upon due proof to the owner or party entitled thereto').
- Unclaimed funds go to
- If owner can't be located, excess goes to State Treasurer unclaimed property (Kan. AG Op. 97-61 addresses disposition) - timing for court-held funds (Kansas UUPA, K.S.A. 58-3934 et seq.). verify
- How owners claim
- Motion/application in the district court tax-foreclosure case with due proof of ownership; court orders clerk to pay. After remittance, claim at kansascash.ks.gov. — deadline: None stated in 79-2803; . verify
- Agent / finder fee cap
- K.S.A. 58-3968(b): 15% of value of recoverable property (agreements made >24 months after delivery to Treasurer).
Questions
Where does the Wyandotte County surplus funds list come from?
From the official list published by Wyandotte County (source). Surplus Funds HQ checks it daily and last found it updated Oct 12, 2026.
How do I claim surplus funds in Wyandotte 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 Kansas: None stated in 79-2803.
Can someone else claim the money for me?
Yes, recovery agents and attorneys do this for a fee, but Kansas law may cap the fee or require a waiting period (K.S.A. 58-3968(b): 15% of value of recoverable property (agreements made >24 months after delivery to Treasurer).). Read any contract carefully; you never need an agent to file.