Utah surplus funds list
Unclaimed overages from tax deed and foreclosure sales.
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Utah surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- County tax sale (May tax sale) of property after 4-year redemption (Utah Code 59-2-1351.1); Non-judicial trustee sale (Utah Code 57-1-29); Judicial mortgage foreclosure / sheriff sale; HOA lien foreclosure (as trustee sale) -
- Who holds the money
- Tax sale: the county auditor/treasurer remits excess to the State Unclaimed Property Division, since excess is 'treated as unclaimed property' under the RUUPA, Title 67 Ch. 4a (59-2-1351.1(7)). Trustee sale: the trustee pays the persons legally entitled, or deposits with the district court clerk, who forwards the funds to the state treasurer subject to court order (57-1-29).
- Unclaimed funds go to
- Tax-sale excess goes directly into state unclaimed property (Utah Unclaimed Property Division / mycash.utah.gov), where it is claimable indefinitely. Trustee-sale deposits go to the state treasurer pending a court order. verify
- How owners claim
- Tax sale: claim through the Utah Unclaimed Property Division (mycash.utah.gov, URL). Trustee sale deposited with court: petition for adjudication of priority ($50 fee). Others have 60 days to contest; a hearing is held within 20 days if contested. — deadline: Tax sale: no deadline. Trustee sale: claimants who fail to appear after the court order are barred. verify
- Agent / finder fee cap
- No percentage cap. Utah Code 67-4a-1302(3) makes 'unconscionable' compensation unenforceable except by the owner, and a court may reduce it. The claimed 59-2-1351.1 finder rules do not exist in that section.
- Waiting period
- Agreements made within 24 months after the property is delivered to the administrator are void (67-4a-1302(1)). This also covers tax excess, since it is unclaimed property.
- Registration
- None found verify
- Getting the list
- Searchable on the Utah unclaimed property site. Salt Lake and Utah County tax sale results are on county auditor pages. verify
Law: Utah Code 59-2-1351.1(7); 67-4a-1302; 57-1-29 · confirm details with the county; rules change.
Questions
Is there a free Utah surplus funds list?
Counties publish or provide lists on request; Surplus Funds HQ links to the official sources and is adding Utah lists.
Who gets surplus funds in Utah?
The former owner first (and lienholders in order of priority). The money is held by: Tax sale: the county auditor/treasurer remits excess to the State Unclaimed Property Division, since excess is 'treated as unclaimed property' under the RUUPA, Title 67 Ch. 4a (59-2-1351.1(7)). Trustee sale: the trustee pays the persons legally entitled, or deposits with the district court clerk, who forwards the funds to the state treasurer subject to court order (57-1-29)..
What is the recovery agent fee cap in Utah?
No percentage cap. Utah Code 67-4a-1302(3) makes 'unconscionable' compensation unenforceable except by the owner, and a court may reduce it. The claimed 59-2-1351.1 finder rules do not exist in that section.