Berks County surplus funds list
Pennsylvania · unclaimed money left over from tax deed and foreclosure sales, updated Oct 12, 2026.
$1,646,233unclaimed on the list
85records
$258,427largest surplus
37over $10,000
The newest sale on this list is from Jun 13, 2025. Berks 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 Berks County Tax Claim Bureau. How to claim →
Berks County surplus records (85)
| Sale date | Type | Case / deed # | Property | Former owner | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #1200052 | 450 SCHUYLKILL AV | E••••• o•• W••••• | $29,948 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #1200069 | GEORGIA RD | R••• B••••• | $5,962 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #8096 | 107 S 3RD ST | X••••• E•••• L••• | $110,946 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #7807 | 58 WILSON ST | E••••• o•• D••••• | $94,676 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #8656 | 1343 BIRCH ST | E••••• o•• G••••• | $84,899 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #8079 | 1256 PERKIOMEN AV | J••••• W••••• | $63,818 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #7252 | 257 SPIES CHURCH RD | A••••• H••••• | $56,407 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #8478 | 813 N 4TH ST | M••••• A•• R••••• | $44,072 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #7314 | 355 CLUB RD | R••••• A•• C••••• | $21,848 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #8321 | 940 GREENWICH ST | J•• W•• W••• | $5,170 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Tax deed | Upset sale #8573 | 2340 YORK ST | R••• B••••• | $2,166 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #337 | 29 RAILROAD LN | R••••• G••••• | $3,887 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #336 | 22 ROTH AV | E••••• o•• M••••• | $1,737 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6815 | 415 N 12TH ST | M••••• M•• P••••• | $50,726 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6959 | 414 WINDSOR ST | S••••• H•• K••• | $40,273 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6846 | 837 GREENWICH ST | V••••• N•••• | $29,378 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6943 | 1747 ROSE ST | E••••• o•• J••• | $19,066 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #7110 | 509 S 15TH ST | E••••• o•• J••• | $17,272 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5923 | 106 N 4TH ST | A••••• J•••• H•••• | $16,656 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #7099 | 1407 COTTON ST | C•••• A•• H••••• | $15,333 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6753 | 1054 SPRUCE ST | L••••• H••• | $14,642 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6384 | 612 PINE ST | M••••• T••••• | $12,242 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6892 | 833 WINDSOR CT | T•• I••••• L••• | $2,493 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6415 | 711 NEVERSINK AL | K•••• D•• U••••• | $1,015 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6336 | MABEL LN | E••••• o•• S••••• | $815 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6410 | 431 SPRING GARDEN ST | K••••• G••••• | $621 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6142 | SHADY LN | Y••••• A•• G••••• | $540 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #6283 | 300 TULLEY DR | T•• M•• S••••• | $527 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5802 | GRIST MILL RD | E••••• o•• R••• | $330 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #277 | 639 CLINTON ST | F•••• L••• T••••• | $42,278 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #268 | 515 WUNDER ST | R•••• L••••• M••••• | $21,352 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #287 | 4851 PERKIOMEN AV 59 | J••••• L•• E••••• | $2,075 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #299 | 23 ROTH AV | E••••• o•• R••••• | $1,854 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #304 | 5 BOYER LN | J•••• B••••• J•• | $1,073 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4529 | 537 C ARROWHEAD TL | R••• V•• B••••• | $258,427 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4392 | 41 MORAVIAN SCHL RD | E••••• o•• M•••• | $91,835 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5544 | 1020 AMITY ST | D••••• R•• S•••• | $15,591 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5604 | 428 ARLINGTON ST | M••••• R•• M••••• | $15,332 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4455 | 476 R S CHURCH ST | J••••• F•• D•••• | $11,281 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5251 | 1037 N 9TH ST | C••••• L•• R••••• | $9,530 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4530 | OLD FRITZTOWN RD | R••• V•• B••••• | $6,841 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5191 | 931 OLEY ST | A••••• P••••• | $5,658 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5140 | 445 N 12TH ST | C••••• J•• K••• | $3,939 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5147 | 1128 GREENWICH ST | G••••• A••••• | $2,656 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4862 | 416 ROSENTHAL ST | M••••• D•• J•••• | $2,343 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4391 | MORAVIAN SCHL RD | E••••• o•• M•••• | $1,232 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #5433 | 515 N FRONT ST | N•••• L••••• W••••• | $1,148 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4315 | 15132 W KUTZTOWN RD | A••• R••••• | $642 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4527 | BEACON ST | K••••• M•• F••••• | $634 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Tax deed | Upset sale #4528 | BEACON ST | K••••• M•• F••••• | $634 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #236 | 1225 COLUMBIA AV | R•• A•• R••••• | $64,753 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #108 | 332 FRANKLIN ST | E••••• o•• E•••• | $29,994 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #132 | 1130 ELM ST | M••••• K••• | $18,437 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #178 | 1345 MOSS ST | E••••• o•• R•••• | $15,575 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #200 | 204 PINE FORGE RD | T••• L•• R••••• | $15,561 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #149 | 1056 N 10TH ST | M••••• R••••• | $15,171 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #152 | 919 CHURCH ST | R••• R•• &•• | $11,266 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #160 | 728 PEAR ST | M••••• A•• S••••• | $10,279 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #184 | 429 R PARK AV | L•• H••• H•• | $9,203 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #172 | 442 S 15TH ST | D•• H••••• L••• | $7,901 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #125 | 236 A CEDAR ST | J••• Q••••• | $6,171 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #120 | 155 PEAR ST | E••••• o•• I••••• | $4,668 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #227 | CRYSTAL ROCK RD | S••• M•• S••• | $4,462 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #229 | 1015 MOHRSVILLE RD | E••••• o•• D••••• | $3,396 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #91 | 306 S 6TH ST | G•••• C••••• | $2,244 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #137 | 414 R WUNDER ST | J••• J•• D••••• | $2,185 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #208 | 313 HILL LN | E•••• T•• &•• | $1,463 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #230 | 367 R MOHRSVILLE RD | E••••• o•• J••••• | $1,398 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #161 | 618 EISENBROWN ST | M••••• L•••• | $712 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #204 | 1205 HOLLYWOOD DR | J••• R•• Q••••• | $659 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #205 | 1114 BROADWAY AV | D•••• J•• H••••• | $561 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Tax deed | Upset sale #1971 | 242 Bird St | C••••• G••••• | $44,285 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Tax deed | Upset sale #3472 | 1741 Centre Av | N•••• N•••• L•• | $31,264 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Tax deed | Upset sale #1886 | 2510 Park St | E••••• o•• M••• | $28,628 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Tax deed | Upset sale #2201 | 104 W Ryeland Rd | E••••• o•• B•••• | $24,218 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Tax deed | Upset sale #3646 | 145 Bern St | E••••• o•• E•• | $7,299 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Tax deed | Upset sale #3438 | 1155 N 11th St | H••• F••••• L•• | $1,242 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Tax deed | Upset sale #3206 | 1230 Buttonwood St | L•• A••••• | $787 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #49 | 1027 Oley Street | A•• I•• P••••• | $21,423 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #42 | 1127 Spruce Street | E••••• o•• R••• | $9,162 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #32 | 239 Reed Street | E••••• o•• S••••• | $4,499 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #46 | 1132 Green Street | A••••• C•• R••••• | $1,442 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #14 | 812 Bingaman Street | D••••• D••••• | $1,124 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #90 | Columbia Avenue | E••••• o•• B••••• | $647 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Tax deed | Judicial sale #20 | 110 S. 8th Street | C••••• R••••• S••••• | $339 |
Source: Berks County Tax Claim Bureau, list dated May 21, 2026, checked Oct 12, 2026. Owner names are shortened here; full names, parcel numbers and CSV export are in Pro.
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Pennsylvania surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- County Tax Claim Bureau upset sale and judicial (free and clear) sale under Real Estate Tax Sale Law (RETSL), 72 P.S. 5860.101 et seq.; Philadelphia/Pittsburgh sheriff tax sales under Municipal Claims and Tax Liens Act; Judicial mortgage foreclosure sheriff sales (distribution under Pa.R.C.P. 3136 schedule); No non-judicial trustee sales
- Who holds the money
- Tax sales: county Tax Claim Bureau holds owner's balance in a separate account per property (RETSL 205(b)). Sheriff sales: county sheriff (e.g., Philadelphia Sheriff's Office) holds proceeds pending schedule of distribution.
- Unclaimed funds go to
- RETSL 205(f): if no claim for the balance due owner within 3 years of the sale date, the balance is distributed to taxing districts pro rata by millage (county keeps interest). Sheriff excess unclaimed goes to PA Treasury unclaimed property. verify
- How owners claim
- Tax Claim Bureau: notarized application with photo ID and proof of ownership/interest (county forms, e.g., Berks, Cumberland). Owner is paid fifth after Commonwealth, taxing districts, municipal claims, mortgagees/lienholders (205(d)). Sheriff sales: exceptions/claim to schedule of distribution (Pa.R.C.P. 3136) or petition to court. — deadline: 3 years from date of tax sale (RETSL 205(f)).
- Agent / finder fee cap
- 15% of property value, but only for unclaimed property held by PA Treasury (72 P.S. 1301.11a, per Treasury notices). No statutory cap found for funds still held by Tax Claim Bureau or sheriff.
Law: 72 P.S. 5860.205 (RETSL); 72 P.S. 1301.11a (unclaimed property finders); Pa.R.C.P. 3136 · confirm details with the county; rules change.
Questions
Where does the Berks County surplus funds list come from?
From the official list published by Berks County Tax Claim Bureau (source). Surplus Funds HQ checks it daily and last found it updated May 21, 2026.
How do I claim surplus funds in Berks 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 Pennsylvania: 3 years from date of tax sale (RETSL 205(f))..
Can someone else claim the money for me?
Yes, recovery agents and attorneys do this for a fee, but Pennsylvania law may cap the fee or require a waiting period (15% of property value, but only for unclaimed property held by PA Treasury (72 P.S. 1301.11a, per Treasury notices). No statutory cap found for funds still held by Tax Claim Bureau or sheriff.). Read any contract carefully; you never need an agent to file.