r/unclaimedproperty

My father had a life insurance policy when he died six years ago. It wasn't a large one. My mother was the inheritor of the will, and then she died. I tried to claim the property for her but could not navigate the bells and whistles at the time. She died ten months later. I was the executor. I mostly forgot about the policy, but then the insurance company sent it to unclaimed property in FL last year, and we started getting letters from companies asking us if we wanted them to get it for us (for about $800.) I made a claim with Florida in December. Last month they got to my claim, and sent a letter asking for my father's death certificate, which I sent. A few days ago I got another letter which has this: (Sorry about the poor formatting, I'll do what I can do.)

Estate Affidavit: Line item 1 – Enter the decedent’s name.

Line item 2 – Enter the account numbers and amounts associated with each account.

Line item 3 – Enter the date of the decedent’s death.

Line item 7 – Select either a) or b)

If a) is chosen – the decedent left NO will, then choose one of the four options listed below showing relationship to the decedent.

If b) is chosen – the decedent DID leave a will, please submit a full copy of the will.

Verification Page: ** All heirs must fill in their entire section of this page and submit a legible copy of their current government issued photographic identification.

** DIVISION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY P.O. BOX 8599, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32314-8599 TEL (850) 413-5555 - FAX (850) 413-3017

The % portion to receive for each heir must add together to equal 100%. Example: one heir with full disbursement would enter 100%. Two heirs with equal full disbursement would enter 50% each, etc. Please resubmit the enclosed Estate Affidavit and Verification Page as indicated above reflecting ALL heirs

Well, all heirs are not playing nice. I have one sister with mental illness, who squatted at the house for seven years, who I had to file a partition lawsuit against, and was evicted a few months ago. She won't sign anything, as proven when I had an insurance check to cash for getting the roof fixed after a hurricane. That was the tipping point which made me file the partition lawsuit, and relations have soured even more since then.

So, she's MIA. What should I do? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm in CA and on the board of an HOA. Several years ago the association switched management companies and banks. We thought everything was transferred over but last month we find out that on the state controller's unclaimed property site our association is owed a large four-figure sum in the form of "cashier's checks" from that old bank. I assume this was money left in one of the accounts and forgotten, then the bank shipped it off to the state.

The problem is that we have no paperwork/statements from the old bank, and I contacted them and they said they found the three accounts we had, and two were closed with cashier's checks (sent to the new bank) that had been cashed and one was closed with a zero balance.

Yet, the state says the old bank gave them this four-figure check in our name. Will the state give me a copy of the check that I can show the bank? Any other ideas?

Hi! I am trying to track down my unclaimed property with the SCO and am having a hard time.

The original holder (North Lane) had sent me a letter saying that if I did not claim my property by the end of May 2026 that it would be sent to the SCO. I attempted to claim the property by returning the letter like instructed and two months later I haven't heard anything from them. As the deadline is coming up soon I finally decided to call them and try to track it down that way. After a few hours I finally got ahold of someone and they informed me that my money was already sent to the SCO.... in June 2025.... nearly an entire year before the deadline that I was given.

I have since been trying to track it down on the CA SCO unclaimed property website using their search function but have not been able to find it. I have tried calling their customer service line numerous times and have still not been able to speak to a representative. When I requested a call back rather than sit on hold, they never called me. I'm not sure where to go from here.

I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience either with North Lane or the SCO and how you were able to resolve it. Any advice would be much appreciated!!

So I was looking up my name for unclaimed property. I see my dad’s name but my sisters address. Is there a reason for this?