West Virginia surplus funds list
Unclaimed overages from tax deed and foreclosure sales.
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West Virginia surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Nonentered Lands sales (W. Va. Code 11A-3-44 et seq.); Sheriff tax lien sales (11A-3-2 et seq.); Non-judicial deed of trust trustee sales (W. Va. Code 38-1-3 et seq.)
- Who holds the money
- Sheriff/county holds surplus from delinquent or nonentered land sales after taxes, interest and costs (11A-3-65); trustee holds trustee-sale surplus.
- Unclaimed funds go to
- If no claim within 2 years after confirmation of sale, sheriff pays surplus to the State Auditor for credit to the general school fund (11A-3-65).
- How owners claim
- Former owner, heirs or assigns file a claim in the circuit court of the county where the land is located. — deadline: 2 years after the date of confirmation of the sale (11A-3-65).
- Agent / finder fee cap
- None found. verify
- Waiting period
- None found. verify
- Registration
- None found. verify
- Getting the list
- County sheriff/clerk and State Auditor's County Collections division (Deputy Commissioner sales) via FOIA; WV Treasurer unclaimed property for other funds. No confirmed online surplus list.
Law: W. Va. Code 11A-3-65 · confirm details with the county; rules change.
Questions
Is there a free West Virginia surplus funds list?
Counties publish or provide lists on request; Surplus Funds HQ links to the official sources and is adding West Virginia lists.
Who gets surplus funds in West Virginia?
The former owner first (and lienholders in order of priority). The money is held by: Sheriff/county holds surplus from delinquent or nonentered land sales after taxes, interest and costs (11A-3-65).
What is the recovery agent fee cap in West Virginia?
None found.