You can claim it yourself, no finder needed

Checklist: Nevada, money left over after a tax-deed sale

Who holds it: County treasurer (as trustee), in a separate interest-bearing excess proceeds account

How long: Claim in writing within 1 year after the treasurer's deed is recorded; after that the county keeps the money for good

How you claim: Send a written claim and the required documents to the county treasurer within 1 year after the deed is recorded. The treasurer approves or denies it within 30 days after the claim period ends.

Your deadline: ____________ (confirm it with the clerk)

Steps

1. Find out when the treasurer's deed was recorded
2. Get the county's excess proceeds application and Release of Funds form
3. Send the original documents to the treasurer (Clark County also wants an emailed copy)
4. Wait for the decision; competing claims go to mediation, then interpleader
5. If denied, you may seek court review within 90 days

Documents

• Certified copy of the deed showing your ownership when the county took title
• Government photo ID
• IRS Form W-9
• Notarized Release of Funds form
• Marriage certificate or name-change order, death certificate or probate order if needed

What it costs you

No claim fee; by law the county keeps the first $300 and 10% of the next $10,000 of excess

If someone offers to do it for you

• No one may charge you more than 10%.
• Any deal must be in writing.
• You never need to pay anyone to file.

Official links

• NRS 361.610: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-361.html#NRS361Sec610
• Clark County Treasurer: Excess Proceeds Claim Instructions: https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/elected_officials/county_treasurer/excess-proceeds-claim-instructions