North Dakota surplus funds list
Unclaimed overages from tax deed and foreclosure sales.
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North Dakota surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- County tax foreclosure / tax deed sale (N.D.C.C. ch. 57-28; Judicial mortgage foreclosure (sheriff sale; HOA lien foreclosure
- Who holds the money
- County treasurer retains excess for 90 days after sale (57-28-20(1)); then to owner, district court clerk, or unclaimed property administrator.
- Unclaimed funds go to
- N.D.C.C. 57-28-20(3)(c): if no claim within the 90-day retention period, excess goes to the unclaimed property administrator (Land Board, ch. 47-30.2).
- How owners claim
- Owner of record listed in notice of foreclosure of tax lien submits a claim to county treasurer within 90 days; disputed or multiple claims -> excess paid to clerk of district court for adjudication; afterwards claim with ND Unclaimed Property. — deadline: 90 days after sale (county); then no deadline at state
- Agent / finder fee cap
- N.D.C.C. 47-30.2-68: fee may not exceed 10% of amount recovered (property held by administrator).
- Waiting period
- N.D.C.C. 47-30.2-69: agreement void if entered from date property presumed abandoned until 24 months after payment/delivery to administrator (attorney agreements for identified property excepted).
- Registration
- 47-30.2-68(1): finder must comply with N.D.C.C. ch. 43-30 (private investigator licensing).
- Getting the list
- No statewide list; county treasurer/auditor sale results; ND Unclaimed Property search (unclaimedproperty.nd.gov) after 90 days.
Questions
Is there a free North Dakota surplus funds list?
Counties publish or provide lists on request; Surplus Funds HQ links to the official sources and is adding North Dakota lists.
Who gets surplus funds in North Dakota?
The former owner first (and lienholders in order of priority). The money is held by: County treasurer retains excess for 90 days after sale (57-28-20(1)).
What is the recovery agent fee cap in North Dakota?
N.D.C.C. 47-30.2-68: fee may not exceed 10% of amount recovered (property held by administrator).