When a county or lender sells a home to pay a debt, anything above the debt is held for the former owner, or for their heirs if the owner has died. Many people never hear about it. We help them find it and claim it.
Returned Equity is not a government agency, a law firm or a debt collector, and is not affiliated with any county, court or treasurer. You never have to use us to get money that is owed to you.
We do the research and the paperwork. You stay in control, and the money is paid to you, not to us.
We review public records of tax and foreclosure sales to find surplus that is still unclaimed.
We trace the former owner, or the heirs when the owner has died, using deeds and public records.
We fill in the agency's own claim forms and gather the documents. You review, sign and file them.
The agency pays you. Only after you receive the money do you pay our fee.
Surplus is held by the agency that ran the sale. If you know the property and the sale, you can contact them directly and ask how to file a claim.
10%
of the money released, and only if you are paid. If you receive nothing, you owe nothing.
Agencies send a notice to the last address on record. People move, owners pass away, and heirs are often never named in the records, so many notices never reach the right person.
Often, yes. Surplus can pass to the owner's estate or heirs. That may require opening a probate case, which you or your lawyer would file. We will tell you what the agency requires.
Be careful with anyone who asks for money up front or tells you that you must use them. We charge nothing up front, the agency pays you directly, and you can always claim for free yourself. You can verify any amount we tell you about with the agency.
We are starting with Baltimore City, Maryland, and Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
We use it only to pursue your claim and share it only with the agency or court handling it. We do not sell it, and we delete it 12 months after your claim closes.
Tell us the property address or the former owner's name, and we will check whether surplus is being held.