Excess Funds Claim

Only the defendant in the tax foreclosure case, or the defendant’s heirs as established by a probate court, can claim excess funds. An heir must also provide the probate court document. Review and approval can take up to thirty days. After approval, the check can be picked up at the Auditor’s Office or mailed.

All questions must be answered unless they say (optional).

About you

Name of the person making the claim

We use this only to reply about this request.

Your address

The case

Are you the defendant in the tax foreclosure case?

Case information is available from the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas.

As shown on the excess funds list, for example 1,234.56.

Documents

A clear copy of a driver’s license, state ID or passport (front and back). PDF, JPG or PNG, up to 10 MB each, up to 5 files.

Required for heirs. All pages, up to 5 files.

Sign and send

What you send is kept by the Lucas County Treasurer’s Office as a public record under Ohio law. Bank account numbers and identity documents are not released to the public.