You can claim it yourself, no finder needed

Checklist: New Jersey, money left over after a foreclosure sale

Who holds it: Superior Court Trust Fund (Clerk of the Superior Court)

How long: Held until claimed; deposits with no activity for 10 years are presumed abandoned and sent to NJ Unclaimed Property

How you claim: File a motion for surplus funds in the foreclosure case. First send your proposed order to the Trust Fund Unit to verify the amount; uncontested motions by parties to the case go to the Office of Foreclosure in Trenton.

Your deadline: ____________ (confirm it with the clerk)

Steps

1. Send your proposed order to the Superior Court Trust Fund Unit to verify the amount on deposit
2. File the motion (notice of motion, certification, proposed order) with the Office of Foreclosure, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, NJ 08625
3. Pay the $50 motion fee and serve all other parties
4. Once the order is signed, the Trust Fund pays out

Documents

• Notice of motion, certification and proposed order
• Proof the funds belong to you

What it costs you

$50 motion fee

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

• NJ Courts: Foreclosure FAQs: https://www.njcourts.gov/self-help/legal-reference-materials/foreclosure-faqs
• NJ Courts: Trust Fund money scheduled to escheat (2026): https://www.njcourts.gov/notices/notice-superior-court-trust-fund-money-deposit-scheduled-escheat-state-2026
• NJ Courts: Office of Foreclosure motion packet: https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/forms/11901_notice_foreclosure_office_forclosure.pdf