Wisconsin surplus funds list
Unclaimed overages from tax deed and foreclosure sales.
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Wisconsin surplus funds rules
- Sales that create surplus
- County sale of tax-deeded property (Wis. Stat. 75.35, 75.36, 75.69); Sheriff sale after judicial mortgage foreclosure (ch. 846; HOA/condo lien foreclosure (judicial, ch. 703) -
- Who holds the money
- Tax: county treasurer. Mortgage: clerk of circuit court holds sheriff-sale surplus pending order. verify
- Unclaimed funds go to
- Tax (after 2023 Act 207): if payment to former owner is returned or not claimed within 1 year of the sale, it is unclaimed funds and the county treasurer disposes of it under Wis. Stat. 59.66(2). Pre-Act 207: forfeited if owner not located within 5 years of notice.
- How owners claim
- County must give former owner notice of right to potential surplus on acquiring tax deed (75.36); after sale, county computes net proceeds (sale price - sale costs - MFL withdrawal taxes - special assessments - delinquent taxes owed on other property - property taxes for year of sale) and sends remainder to former owner. Owner/heirs also have repurchase right before sale for owner-occupied single-family homes (county ordinance required). — deadline: Claim/cash payment within 1 year of sale, else unclaimed funds (then claim via county unclaimed funds under 59.66(2)).
- Agent / finder fee cap
- No surplus-finder cap found. State unclaimed property (ch. 177, RUUPA): cap and limits . verify
- Waiting period
- (RUUPA model: unenforceable within 24 months after delivery to administrator). verify
- Registration
- verify
- Getting the list
- County treasurer / county websites list tax-deeded property sales (Act 207 requires website advertisement within 240 days, 180 days from 2026); surplus/unclaimed lists via county treasurer 59.66(2) notices - URLs . verify
Law: Wis. Stat. 75.36; ch. 177 (unclaimed property) - UNVERIFIED for finder terms · confirm details with the county; rules change.
Questions
Is there a free Wisconsin surplus funds list?
Counties publish or provide lists on request; Surplus Funds HQ links to the official sources and is adding Wisconsin lists.
Who gets surplus funds in Wisconsin?
The former owner first (and lienholders in order of priority). The money is held by: Tax: county treasurer. Mortgage: clerk of circuit court holds sheriff-sale surplus pending order..
What is the recovery agent fee cap in Wisconsin?
No surplus-finder cap found. State unclaimed property (ch. 177, RUUPA): cap and limits .