Every year, billions in surplus funds from tax sales sit unclaimed in county accounts. Former homeowners never find out. ClaimHawk uses AI to find the money, contact the owners, and handle every step of the recovery process.
AI continuously scrapes surplus fund lists from county treasurers and courts across the US. Tax sale overages, foreclosure excess proceeds, unclaimed disbursements.
Each record is evaluated: amount, claim deadline, state compliance requirements, and likelihood of successful recovery. Only viable claims move forward.
Skip tracing finds current contact information for former property owners or their heirs. People who often have no idea money is waiting for them.
Professional, compliant outreach contacts owners with proof of their unclaimed funds. Recovery agreements are signed electronically with transparent fee structures.
All claim paperwork is generated and filed with the appropriate county or court. ClaimHawk tracks every case through to payout, working with local attorneys where required by state law.
County issues the check. Commission is deducted. The former owner receives their money, often thousands of dollars they never knew existed.
When a property sells at tax auction for more than what's owed, the county holds the surplus. They're required to keep it. They're rarely required to tell anyone it exists. Notifications go to the old address. The one that was just sold.
Most send one letter to the foreclosed address. The owner already left.
Filing requires specific forms, notarized documents, and proof of interest. Most people give up.
Funds escheat to the county or state in 1-5 years. Clock is always ticking.
AI finds the money, locates the owners, and handles the paperwork before the deadline passes.
There's over two billion dollars sitting in county accounts right now, owed to people who lost their homes. ClaimHawk exists to make sure that money doesn't quietly disappear into government general funds. The technology is finally here to do this at scale.