About
Surplus funds recovery specialists dedicated to making sure people get the money they're legally entitled to.
Every year, billions of dollars in surplus funds sit unclaimed in county treasuries across the United States. These funds belong to former property owners — people who lost their homes or land to tax sales, and never knew the county collected more than what was owed.
The system isn't designed to make it easy to claim this money. Notices go to outdated addresses. Claim forms are complex. Deadlines are strict and unforgiving. Most people simply miss their window — not because they didn't deserve the money, but because they didn't know it existed or didn't know how to claim it.
Brown Surplus Recovery LLC exists to fix that. We research public auction records, identify former owners with unclaimed funds, and handle the entire recovery process — so you don't have to navigate a confusing county bureaucracy on your own.
We tell you upfront what we find, what we can recover, and what our fee is. No hidden costs.
You keep the majority of your recovery. We succeed only when you succeed.
Deadlines are real. We move quickly from first contact to filed claim — typically within 1–2 weeks.
Ryan Brown
Founder & Lead Recovery Specialist
Surplus funds recovery specialist with experience navigating county surplus claim processes across 17+ states. Committed to ensuring former property owners receive every dollar they're legally entitled to.
A fair question — here's the honest answer.
Most recovery mailers are sent in bulk to anyone who ever owned a property in a tax-sale county — hoping someone bites. When we reach out, it's because we've already located a specific fund amount tied to your name in a specific county's public records. You're not a guess to us.
Some agents bury their percentage in fine print or reveal it only after you're committed. We tell you our exact fee — and the state-regulated cap that applies — in the first conversation. If you don't like the number, you can walk away with no obligation.
We give every client access to a secure online portal where they can track exactly where their claim stands — documents received, filed, pending county review. You'll never have to leave a voicemail to find out what's happening.
A handful of states require a licensed attorney to file certain surplus claims. Other services hand you off and let you negotiate attorney fees yourself. We coordinate and manage attorney involvement as part of our service — the cost comes from our fee, not yours.
Deadlines in this space are unforgiving — some states give you as little as one year from the date of sale. From the moment you sign with us, we target filing within 1–2 weeks. We've seen cases where a client came to us with less than 30 days on the clock — and we made it.
Most recovery agents operate in a single state. If you have properties in multiple places, you're on your own coordinating with different agents in each jurisdiction. We handle multi-state recoveries under one agreement, one point of contact, one process.
How the options compare
| Us | DIY | Attorney | Other Agents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No upfront cost | Varies | |||
| Handles all paperwork | Varies | |||
| Verifies funds before contact | — | |||
| Online status portal | ||||
| Fee disclosed upfront | — | Yes | Varies | |
| Multi-state coverage | ||||
| Coordinates attorney filing |
Table reflects general industry patterns — individual providers vary.