Cobb County surplus funds list
The Cobb County Tax Commissioner publishes a list of the money it holds from tax sales in Cobb County (Marietta, Smyrna). The official list shows 30 amounts totalling $1,245,218, the largest $274,514. Claims are decided under O.C.G.A. 48-4-5. HeritageDeed updates the list every night from official county records and shows it below. Last updated Oct 28, 2026; the list itself is dated Sep 30, 2026.
Surplus funds on the official list
Showing 10 of 30 rows
| Amount | Property | Former owner | Sale | Claim deadline | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $274,514.15 | Address not publishedParcel 17-1067-0-109-0 | B. W. & B. A. | May 3, 2022 | May 3, 2027 | |
| $200,448.81 | Address not publishedParcel 17-0664-0-086-0 | C. A. & A. | May 5, 2026 | May 5, 2031 | |
| $138,078.61 | Address not publishedParcel 18-0098-0-015-0 | S. E. W. J. | Dec 5, 2023 | Dec 5, 2028 | |
| $127,255.61 | Address not publishedParcel 17-0248-0-011-0 | A. M. F. | Nov 1, 2022 | Nov 1, 2027 | |
| $64,814.95 | Address not publishedParcel 18-0160-0-022-0 | S. J. | Nov 4, 2025 | Nov 4, 2030 | |
| $56,282.99 | Address not publishedParcel 18-0308-0-009-0 | Estate of W. S. G. | Sep 1, 2020 | Sep 1, 2025date has passed; still listed | |
| $52,903.69 | Address not publishedParcel 18-0587-0-047-0 | M. | May 7, 2024 | May 7, 2029 | |
| $47,583.28 | Address not publishedParcel 17-0022-0-001-0 | FANCY FLAIR PROPERTIES LLC | Nov 5, 2024 | Nov 5, 2029 | |
| $45,971.61 | Address not publishedParcel 16-1097-0-007-0 | M. V. | May 3, 2022 | May 3, 2027 | |
| $32,508.71 | Address not publishedParcel 19-0928-0-074-0 | H. B. N. / H. B. N. A. / K. / A. H. | Oct 5, 2021 | Oct 5, 2026date has passed; still listed |
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Computed: five years after the tax sale date, when O.C.G.A. 48-4-5 requires unclaimed excess funds with no claim pending to be paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue. A passed date does not mean the money is gone: the county still lists it, and after payover only a court order releases it. Individual former owners are shown as initials; business names as published. Where the list gives no street address, a row shows the parcel or case number only. Amounts change as claims are paid: confirm with the office that holds the money.
How to claim surplus funds in Cobb County
O.C.G.A. 48-4-5: money left after the taxes, costs and expenses of a tax sale is excess funds. The officer who made the sale must mail written notice, within 30 days, to the record owner at the time of the sale, to each record security deed holder and to others with a recorded equity interest or claim, and the funds go to them as their interests appear, in order of priority. The officer may file an interpleader action in superior court to have the court distribute them, and the cost of that action, including reasonable attorney's fees, is paid from the excess funds. After five years from the tax sale date, unclaimed excess funds with no claim pending must be paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue; after that only a court order from an interpleader action filed by the claimant in the county where the sale was held releases them.
Per the Tax Commissioner: the Excess Funds Request Packet explains how to obtain excess funds and has an online request form; requests are answered in 1 to 3 business days. The office says it interpleads these funds to Cobb County Superior Court and that you do not have to pay anyone to claim them. Statute: O.C.G.A. 48-4-5.
HeritageDeed is not a surplus recovery company and does not file claims. Claims are filed with the clerk, court or state office named on each county page, whose instructions describe claimants filing for themselves; a lawyer is optional.
Liens are paid before the former owner
Whatever is recorded against the property (an unreleased mortgage, a judgment, a code enforcement or tax lien) can take part or all of the surplus before the former owner is paid.
HeritageDeed does not search title records in Cobb County yet, so no report can be ordered here; the liens of record are in the Cobb County Clerk's Official Records. Counties HeritageDeed covers.
Questions about Cobb County surplus funds
Where is the Cobb County surplus funds list?
The Cobb County Tax Commissioner publishes the county's official excess funds list (monthly). HeritageDeed updates this page every night from the official county records.
How much surplus is on the Cobb County list?
30 amounts totalling $1,245,218, the largest $274,514, as of Oct 28, 2026. Amounts change as claims are paid.
How do I claim surplus funds in Cobb County?
Per the Tax Commissioner: the Excess Funds Request Packet explains how to obtain excess funds and has an online request form; requests are answered in 1 to 3 business days. The office says it interpleads these funds to Cobb County Superior Court and that you do not have to pay anyone to claim them. The rule: O.C.G.A. 48-4-5: money left after the taxes, costs and expenses of a tax sale is excess funds. The officer who made the sale must mail written notice, within 30 days, to the record owner at the time of the sale, to each record security deed holder and to others with a recorded equity interest or claim, and the funds go to them as their interests appear, in order of priority. The officer may file an interpleader action in superior court to have the court distribute them, and the cost of that action, including reasonable attorney's fees, is paid from the excess funds. After five years from the tax sale date, unclaimed excess funds with no claim pending must be paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue; after that only a court order from an interpleader action filed by the claimant in the county where the sale was held releases them.
Is there a deadline to claim Cobb County surplus funds?
Computed: five years after the tax sale date, when O.C.G.A. 48-4-5 requires unclaimed excess funds with no claim pending to be paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue. A passed date does not mean the money is gone: the county still lists it, and after payover only a court order releases it.
Are liens paid before the former owner?
Yes. Whatever is recorded against the property (an unreleased mortgage, a judgment, a code enforcement or tax lien) can take part or all of the surplus before the former owner is paid.
About this list
- Published by
- Cobb County Tax Commissioner
- List
- Excess funds list
- Updated by the office
- Monthly
- Updated by HeritageDeed
- Nightly, last on Oct 28, 2026
- Statute
- O.C.G.A. 48-4-5
- Rows / total
- 30 / $1,245,217.61
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Facts from official county records and the statute, not legal advice. The office holding the money decides every claim.