Orange County, California
Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector
Open for claims
This jurisdiction is cleared for administrative claims under its recorded rules.
You may always claim surplus funds yourself, directly from the agency below, at no cost. That is true in every jurisdiction and regardless of what this page says about Duequity.
Claim procedure
How a claim is made here
- Submission method
- Funds held by
- Claim window
- 365 days from the sale date (about 1 years)
- Controlling authority
- California Revenue and Taxation Code § 4675
- Power of attorney accepted
- No
- Claim assignment permitted
- Yes. Duequity does not purchase, acquire or take assignment of claims in any jurisdiction.
- Estate required if owner deceased
- Not generally required.
- How payment is issued
- Orange County expressly distinguishes agent authorization from assignment: an agent may act on behalf of the party of interest to collect excess proceeds while the party retains all rights. The current December 2025 Agent Authorization appoints the agent to apply for and collect and states the claimant is not assigning, selling, or transferring the right. Approved claims are paid by check through the Orange County Auditor-Controller. Exact check-payee designation is less explicit than Nevada and is preserved as verification grade B.
Documents
What this agency requires
The baseline list for a standard claim. Your circumstances may add to it, particularly where an owner has died or an entity held title.
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Fee rules
What a recovery service may charge here
- Permitted fee models
- Percentage of recovery
- Percentage ceiling
- No percentage cap recorded
- Amount ceiling
- No amount cap recorded
- Cancellation window
- Not recorded
- Locator license required
- No
- Surety bond required
- No
See how Duequity fees work for how a fee is set and capped.
Disclosures
What you will be told before signing
Every claimant in this jurisdiction receives these in writing and acknowledges them individually.
DueQuity is not a government agency and is not affiliated with any government agency.
Duequity policy in every jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
You may be able to claim these funds directly from Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector without using DueQuity and without paying a service fee.
Duequity policy in every jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
DueQuity does not guarantee that a claim will be approved or that any amount will be recovered.
Duequity policy in every jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
DueQuity follows the payment route approved for your jurisdiction. Unless that approved rule expressly permits a representative-payee, joint-payee, or split-disbursement route, the responsible agency pays you or your lawful estate representative directly.
Duequity policy in every jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
DueQuity does not purchase, take assignment of, or acquire your surplus-fund rights as part of its launch recovery service.
Duequity policy in every jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
DueQuity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. If your matter requires legal representation, DueQuity can refer you to an independent attorney whom you engage directly.
Duequity policy in every jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
agent must disclose the full amount of excess proceeds
Required by this jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
claimant must be advised of the right to file directly with the county at no cost
Required by this jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
county Authorization for Agent to Collect Excess Proceeds form must accompany the claim
Required by this jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
claimant and agent signatures require notarization when required by the current county form
Required by this jurisdiction, acknowledgement recorded
Nothing on this page is legal advice. The rules shown are the rules Duequity has recorded against the official sources named in its compliance record, at the review date shown. Agencies change their procedures, and you should confirm anything material with the agency directly before relying on it.