Within each agency is someone in charge of the list, likely with a support staff person, who may be of service to us. For example, the County Treasurer may be in charge of the overage, and a person within the office may be responsible for maintaining the list. Also, lists are maintained by other agencies in charge of monitoring the agency where the funds were created.
You may find an agency that is in charge of all agencies' funds, as well. If you don't know the agency responsible, call and say "I'm interested in some overage funds I may have coming to me - is that something you can help me with, or can you tell me who I need to call for that?" Within each agency is someone in charge of the list, likely with a support staff person, who may be of service to us. For example, the County Treasurer may be in charge of the overage, and a person within the office may be responsible for maintaining the list.
Contact the agency believed to be holding the funds and make a friendly, informal request. Ask for assistance if you need to. If an informal request fails, make a formal request under the state's Public Records Access statutes. This will likely have an immediate effect. Our Fifty State Public Records Access Guide can help you understand what leverage you have to get the list.
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Note: don't confuse this with the federal law "Freedom of Information Act" - it will likely be called something else by the State. Take a look at the Fifty State Public Records Access Guide for more information. Start slowly and focus on one agency in one county to start. Begin with the agencies holding the tax sale foreclosure funds first.
Consider working a smaller county or agency initially. You want to make all your “beginner mistakes” as far away from the best (largest?) counties as possible. Don't give up when "push back" happens. Bumps in the road, potholes in the brick roads, trips to hell and back, stars to shine. Lights to shine, lights out in the sky, lights for the shining stars, trips to the moon, and back.
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