When a property is sold at a tax auction for more than the taxes owed, the surplus belongs to the original owner — but most people never know it exists. We find it and recover it for you.
$4.2B+
In unclaimed surplus funds held by US counties each year
72%
Of property owners never know surplus funds exist after a tax sale
$0
Upfront cost to you — we only get paid when you get paid
What Are Surplus Funds?
When a county sells a property at a tax sale to recover unpaid property taxes, the auction price often far exceeds the amount owed. The extra money — called "surplus funds" or "excess proceeds" — legally belongs to the former owner.
Counties are required to notify owners, but many notifications go to old addresses. The owner never hears about the money, and after a few years it's absorbed into county general funds permanently.
We search public auction records, find your surplus, and recover it before the deadline — keeping the majority of it in your hands.
Example Recovery
Without a recovery specialist, most people never claim this money before the deadline expires. We make sure you don't miss it.
The Process
Submit your property information. We search public records to verify whether surplus funds exist and how much.
We prepare all claim documents, file them with the county, and manage the entire recovery process on your behalf.
Once the county approves the claim, funds are disbursed directly to you. We collect our fee only from the recovered amount.
Why Brown Surplus Recovery LLC
You pay nothing upfront. Our fee is a percentage of what we actually recover. If we don't collect, you don't pay.
County claim forms, documentation, notarization, filing deadlines — we manage every step from start to finish.
Most states have 1–3 year deadlines. After that, the money is absorbed by the county — permanently. We act fast.
We have expertise in the laws, forms, and deadlines for surplus recovery across the country.
If we reach out, we've already found evidence of funds in public records. We don't cold-call guesses.
We keep you informed at every stage. You'll always know exactly where your claim stands.
States We Cover
A Fair Question
Most surplus recovery mailers are guesses — sent in bulk hoping someone bites. If we contact you, it's because we already found a specific fund amount in a specific county's public records tied to your name.
We disclose our fee before you sign anything, give you a client portal to track your claim in real-time, and cover attorney coordination in states that require it — all under one agreement with no hidden costs.
See the full side-by-side comparisonNo. Our entire fee comes from the recovered amount after you receive it. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.
Before we contact you, we've already pulled public auction records from the county and verified a fund amount exists in your name.
We coordinate attorney involvement in those states and manage the process on your behalf. No separate attorney fee for you.
Most claims are filed within 1–2 weeks of signing. County processing typically takes 30–120 days after filing.
A free review takes less than 2 minutes. If there are funds, we'll find them.
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