Mississippi surplus funds list
Unclaimed overages from tax deed and foreclosure sales.
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Mississippi surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- tax sale (county tax collector sale in late August; non-judicial trustee sale under a deed of trust; HOA lien foreclosure
- Who holds the money
- County treasury: the tax collector reports the excess to the chancery clerk and pays it into the county treasury/general fund.
- Unclaimed funds go to
- If the land is redeemed or the purchaser's title fails, the county keeps the excess. If not redeemed, the owner may request it after the redemption period ends; if not requested within 2 years after that, the county keeps it. It does not go to state unclaimed property.
- How owners claim
- After the 2-year redemption period expires unredeemed, the former owner requests the excess. The chancery clerk certifies the claim and the board of supervisors orders a warrant on the general county fund. — deadline: 2 years after the redemption period expires (about 4 years after the sale).
- Agent / finder fee cap
- None found in 27-41-77 or 27-45-3. Mississippi unclaimed property finder rules do not reach county-held excess. verify
- Waiting period
- None found.
- Registration
- None found.
- Getting the list
- County by county, from the chancery clerk or tax collector. Few or no online lists found; use a Mississippi Public Records Act request (Miss. Code 25-61-5) to the chancery clerk.
Law: Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-77 (excess bid); 27-45-3 (redemption) · confirm details with the county; rules change.
Questions
Is there a free Mississippi surplus funds list?
Counties publish or provide lists on request; Surplus Funds HQ links to the official sources and is adding Mississippi lists.
Who gets surplus funds in Mississippi?
The former owner first (and lienholders in order of priority). The money is held by: County treasury: the tax collector reports the excess to the chancery clerk and pays it into the county treasury/general fund..
What is the recovery agent fee cap in Mississippi?
None found in 27-41-77 or 27-45-3. Mississippi unclaimed property finder rules do not reach county-held excess.