The 7 fields that matter on any list · Surplus Funds Secrets

The 7 fields that matter on any list

Every county formats its surplus list differently — PDF, spreadsheet, sometimes a scanned table. Underneath the formatting, seven fields do all the work:

Case or parcel number — your key to the court file. Everything gets verified against this.
Owner / defendant name — who the money belongs to. Watch for co-owners and estates.
Property address — how you confirm you have the right person later.
Sale date — starts most deadline clocks.
Surplus amount — what is actually being held. Treat it as unverified until you read the case.
Status — some lists still show funds that were already claimed or sent to the state.
Claim deadline — the field that kills files. If you work nothing else, work this one.

A list missing the amount or the deadline is not useless — it is homework. The case file has both.

The Starter Map (free download on the site) walks this anatomy in full, plus the exact search queries for finding lists. Grab it, then post the first list you pull.

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The 7 fields that matter on any list