What are Clay County surplus funds?

When a Clay, FL property sells at a tax deed or foreclosure auction for more than the amount owed, the excess is surplus and is held by the Clerk of Court. Tax deed surplus is governed by Florida Statutes section 197.582 and foreclosure surplus by section 45.032.

Who can claim surplus funds in Clay County?

Generally the former owner of record as of the date the sale was recorded, then subordinate lienholders in order of priority. Claim windows run from the clerk's notice and are short.

Does DeedScope hold Clay County surplus funds lists?

No. DeedScope indexes public auction sale records, which is where surplus originates. The official surplus or registry list is published by the county Clerk of Court and should be verified there.

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Clay, FL surplus funds

Clay County surplus funds and tax deed overages

Surplus funds are generated by sales. DeedScope indexes 36 public Clay, FL auction records — 21 tax deed and 15 foreclosure — so you can see which sales happened, when, and at what opening bid before you check the clerk's surplus list.

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15foreclosure sales indexed

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Oct 21, 2026latest auction date

Where Clay surplus funds come from

When a property sells at a Florida tax deed or foreclosure auction for more than the amount owed, the excess is surplus. The Clerk of Court holds it. Tax deed surplus is governed by Florida Statutes § 197.582; surplus from a judicial foreclosure sale is governed by § 45.032.

Who can claim it

Lienholders are paid first, in priority order, and then the former owner. The clocks differ by track: for tax deed surplus, claimants other than the former owner generally have 120 days from the clerk's notice and are barred afterward, with unclaimed funds going to the school board. For foreclosure surplus the presumption favors the owner of record on the date the lis pendens was filed, and subordinate lienholders have a longer window following the 2019 amendment to § 45.032. Confirm the current deadline with the clerk — these statutes have changed more than once.

Where the official list lives

Each county Clerk of Court publishes its own unclaimed surplus or registry list, in its own format and on its own schedule. DeedScope does not hold or broker surplus claims — use this page to see which Clay sales occurred and when, then verify surplus status with the clerk directly.

DeedScope is a public records research tool. Nothing here is legal, financial, or title advice, and no outcome is implied. Verify every sale, claim deadline, and surplus balance with the Clay County Clerk of Court.

Recent and upcoming Clay County sales

Sales are where surplus originates. These are the next 8 dated auctions in our Clay index. Parcel IDs, case numbers, addresses and judgment amounts are available to members.

Auction date	Type	City	Opening bid	Assessed value
Sep 2, 2026	Tax deed	KEYSTONE HEIGHTS	$4,902	$45,943
Sep 2, 2026	Tax deed	KEYSTONE HEIGHTS	$7,827	$69,526
Sep 2, 2026	Tax deed	KEYSTONE HEIGHTS	$9,583	$14,470
Sep 2, 2026	Tax deed	ORANGE PARK	$52,758	$92,583
Sep 2, 2026	Tax deed	ORANGE PARK	$62,776	$104,275
Sep 2, 2026	Tax deed	ORANGE PARK	$5,878	$66,366
Sep 2, 2026	Foreclosure	KEYSTONE HEIGHTS	-	$185,540
Sep 2, 2026	Foreclosure	MIDDLEBURG	-	$162,731

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