Surplus funds in Connecticut: the rules, straight.
We recover foreclosure surplus, tax sale overages, and vehicle/boat/RV repossession surplus here.
Foreclosure / mortgage surplus
Yes — we recover this here.
Committee deposits sale proceeds with Superior Court clerk (CGS 49-27); parties move for supplemental judgment. Strict foreclosure yields no surplus.
No pre-escheat fee cap or assignment bar found in ch. 846. Filing supplemental-judgment papers is UPL for non-attorneys (CGS 51-88). Unclaimed court funds later UP under ch. 32.
Tax sale overages
Yes — we recover this here.
Collector escrows excess, may offset other municipal debts, then pays remainder to JD clerk after redemption (CGS 12-157(i)). Application + civil-action service within 90 days.
Deadline: 90 days from court deposit; unclaimed then escheats (CGS 12-157(i)(3)).
Already Tyler-compliant; no 2024-26 rewrite found. 6-mo redemption (60 days if abandoned). No pre-escheat fee cap found. Application is court practice (CGS 51-88; FDIC v. Caldrello).
Courtroom requirement: Claims here move by court motion. Licensed local attorneys on our bench handle the courtroom work inside the same contingency deal — you never pay hourly legal bills.
If nobody claims it: Tax: 90 days after court deposit then escheat to Treasurer (CGS 12-157(i)(3)); then 24-mo wait + 10% (3-70a). Mortgage surplus: no fixed deadline; court funds later UP.
Cars, boats & RVs in Connecticut: Vehicle/boat/RV repo surplus: UCC § 9-615(d) obliges the LENDER to return the surplus; § 9-616 explanation on request; § 9-625(c)(2) statutory damages for noncompliance. Demand-letter work against the secured party — no county, no state surplus-fee cap in this table.
This page summarizes public statutes for general information — it is not legal advice, rules change, and unverified items are confirmed by our desk (and counsel where needed) before any agreement is papered. Primary source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_846.htm#sec_49-27 · https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-12/chapter-204/section-12-157/
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