You can claim it yourself, for free

Checklist: Texas, money left over after a foreclosure sale

Who holds it: The trustee or substitute trustee who held the non-judicial sale. The money is kept in a separate account. The trustee may deposit it in a court registry instead.

How long: Not researched yet — ask the clerk

How you claim: Contact the trustee named (with a street address) in the notice of sale and ask for your share. If the trustee deposited the money with a court, claim it in that court case.

Your deadline: ____________ (confirm it with the clerk)

Steps

1. Find the trustee's name and address on the notice of sale.
2. Ask the trustee in writing for the sale accounting and any excess owed to you.
3. If the money was interpleaded or deposited in a court registry, file a claim in that case.

Documents

• Written request to the trustee identifying the property and sale date

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

• Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 22.006 (sale proceeds): https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/BC/htm/BC.22.htm
• Tex. Prop. Code § 51.0075 (trustee named on notice): https://tcss.legis.texas.gov/resources/PR/htm/PR.51.htm