North Dakota unclaimed-property chapter 47-30.2
For mortgage surplus under $1,000, the statute uses a 60-day application rule; for at least $1,000, a court may place unclaimed funds on interest-bearing deposit after 90 days.
The county retains excess for 90 days after sale and may pay an undisputed claim from the owner of record named in the foreclosure notice.
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Competing or disputed tax-foreclosure claims are routed to the district-court clerk rather than decided by direct county payment.
When the county record confirms transfer, use the state unclaimed-property process and its current identity or authority requirements.
Mortgage surplus remains court-centered and uses amount-specific rules for balances below $1,000 and balances of at least $1,000.
Match the owner of record named in the notice, property, county, sale date, and excess calculation.
Submit an undisputed owner-of-record claim during the 90 days after sale; disputed or multiple claims go to district court.
Search or claim through state unclaimed property only after confirming the county transferred the funds.
For mortgage surplus under $1,000, the statute uses a 60-day application rule; for at least $1,000, a court may place unclaimed funds on interest-bearing deposit after 90 days.
The county retains excess for 90 days after sale and may pay an undisputed claim from the owner of record named in the foreclosure notice.
Competing or disputed tax-foreclosure claims are routed to the district-court clerk rather than decided by direct county payment.
When the county record confirms transfer, use the state unclaimed-property process and its current identity or authority requirements.
Section 57-28-20 states the 90-day county retention, owner-of-record claim, disputed-claim court route, and transfer of unclaimed proceeds.
Use it after the county or court record verifies a transfer, then follow the state's current proof requirements.
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The retained tax chapter identifies the owner of record named in the foreclosure notice during the county's 90-day post-sale period.
The county routes disputed or multiple claims to the district-court clerk for resolution.
No. The retained chapter separates balances under $1,000 from balances of at least $1,000 and gives them different treatment.
Use it after the county or court record verifies a transfer, then follow the state's current proof requirements.
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