State-by-State Surplus Funds Guides
Fact-cited legal breakdowns of surplus funds law in each state — the statutes, the deadlines, the fee caps, and the claim process, written so you can actually use them.
Florida Surplus Funds Guide
Statutes 45.031–45.035 & 197.502/197.582: foreclosure and tax deed surplus, deadlines, and the claim process.
California Surplus Funds Guide
Rev. & Tax. Code § 4674–4676: excess proceeds from tax-defaulted sales, the one-year claim window, and agent disclosure rules.
Georgia Surplus Funds Guide
O.C.G.A. § 48-4-5: the five-year claim window, the county-by-county ban on recovery agents, and what owners can still do directly.
Nevada Surplus Funds Guide
NRS 361.610: tax deed excess proceeds, the one-year claim deadline, the 10% fee cap, and the two different surplus laws recovery agents confuse.
Ohio Surplus Funds Guide
R.C. 2329.44 & 5721.20: sheriff's sale surplus vs. tax-sale residue, the 90-day notice clock, the Franklin County motion process, and the 10% cap myth.
Texas Surplus Funds Guide
Texas Tax Code § 34.03–34.04 & 34.21: excess proceeds, the two-year court-registry claim window, the redemption period myth, and the 125% assignee cap.
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