New
Castle County
New Castle County Courthouse
500 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Telephone 302.255.0800
TDD 302.255.2296
Kent
County
Kent County Courthouse
38 The Green
Dover, DE 19901
Telephone 302.739.3184
TDD 302.739.1587
Sussex
County
Sussex County Courthouse
1 The Circle, Suite 2
Georgetown, DE 19947
Telephone 302.855.7055
TDD 302.856.5895
Project Rightful Owner
SUPERIOR COURT
PROJECT
RIGHTFUL OWNER
SEARCH FOR OWNERS OF UNCLAIMED SHERIFF'S SALE EXCESS PROCEEDS
The Superior
Court's Project Rightful Owner has disbursed almost $3.5 million of nearly $5 million waiting to be claimed by the rightful
owner of the money.
The
funds are the excess proceeds of Sheriff's Sales that occurred in
the prior years.
Excess proceeds arise when the value of the property, at the time
of sale, exceeds the amount of money needed to pay off all recorded
liens and mortgages. Because of the dramatic increase in the value
of real estate in recent years, excess proceeds have become more
common.
If you have a claim, you are encouraged to secure an attorney
to assist you because the process of demonstrating your entitlement
to the money can be complicated.
If you qualify, pro bono (no fee) attorneys are available.
If you need pro bono assistance, you may contact the Delaware
Volunteer Legal Services at 302.478.8850—tell them that
your call concerns Superior Court's Project Rightful Owner.
If you can prove entitlement to all, or a portion of the money,
you will also receive interest from the time the money was transferred
from the Sheriff's Office to the Prothonotary of the Superior Court.
Search the online list and make sure
that the name, Sheriff's Sale property address, and Sheriff's Sale
date exactly match your records. The list is arranged in alphabetical
order by people's last name or business/firm's name.
