You can claim it yourself, for free

Checklist: District of Columbia, money left over after a foreclosure sale

Who holds it: The trustee under the deed of trust (a lender that buys at the sale pays the trustee the excess over its debt, D.C. Code § 42-817)

How long: Not researched yet — ask the clerk

How you claim: Ask the trustee who ran the sale, in writing, for an accounting and any surplus. D.C. Code sets no surplus claim procedure or deadline.

Your deadline: ____________ (confirm it with the clerk)

Steps

1. Identify the trustee from the foreclosure notice or trustee's deed.
2. Request a sale accounting and payment of any surplus in writing.

Documents

Not researched yet — ask the clerk

What it costs you

Not researched yet — ask the clerk

If someone offers to do it for you

• Fee limits: Not researched yet — ask the clerk.
• You never need to pay anyone to file.

Official links

• D.C. Code Title 42, Chapter 8 (mortgages and deeds of trust): https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/titles/42/chapters/8/index.full.html