DeKalb County surplus funds list
The DeKalb County Tax Commissioner's Office publishes a list of the money it holds from tax sales in DeKalb County (Decatur, Stone Mountain). The official list shows 231 amounts totalling $6,245,034, the largest $307,589. 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 3, 2026.
Surplus funds on the official list
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| Amount | Property | Former owner | Sale | Claim deadline | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $307,589.41 | 985 COLUMBIA DR, DECATUR, GA 30030Parcel 15 216 06 036 | WILL AND WELLS INVESTMENT FIRM LLC / YOURE MINE AND OURS RES DEVELOPMT LLC | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 2, 2030 | |
| $250,373.79 | 5150 BUFORD HWY NE C, DORAVILLE, GA 30340Parcel 18 297 23 023 | DING TEA NT LLC | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 2, 2030 | |
| $246,335.06 | 1902 INNWOOD RD NE, ATLANTA, GA 30329Parcel 18 158 09 007 | Estate of D. N. H. | May 6, 2025 | May 6, 2030 | |
| $238,234.40 | 2811 MILLER RD, DECATUR, GA 30035Parcel 16 024 01 004 | SHAW MILLER RD PROPERTIES INC | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 2, 2030 | |
| $214,722.28 | 4598 TILLY MILL ROAD, ATLANTA, GA 30360Parcel 18 355 01 012 | Estate of J. H. D. | Jun 7, 2022 | Jun 7, 2027 | |
| $206,955.01 | 3885 WATEROAK WAY, ATLANTA, GA 30340Parcel 18 319 05 030 | P. M. C. | May 6, 2025 | May 6, 2030 | |
| $192,756.56 | 1807 W AUSTIN RD, DECATUR, GA 30032Parcel 15 188 11 018 | ALPA PROPERTY SERVICES LLC | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 2, 2030 | |
| $181,206.77 | 4028 WILLIAM MARY CT, DECATUR, GA 30034Parcel 15 035 01 004 | Estate of B. W. S. | Jul 2, 2024 | Jul 2, 2029 | |
| $175,075.79 | 924 BROOKDALE PL, DECATUR, GA 30033Parcel 18 099 04 011 | Estate of W. H. A. | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 2, 2030 | |
| $166,919.03 | 1276 WEATHERSTONE DR NE, ATLANTA, GA 30324Parcel 18 106 13 058 | D. E. & M. H. S. | Nov 4, 2025 | Nov 4, 2030 |
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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 DeKalb 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: file a claim with the office, on its excess funds claim form, to the attention of Delinquent Collections Claims. Claims are evaluated case by case; they must be filed by the party entitled to the funds or that party's Georgia-licensed attorney, and powers of attorney are not accepted. Competing claims may be interpleaded in Superior Court. 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 DeKalb County yet, so no report can be ordered here; the liens of record are in the DeKalb County Clerk's Official Records. Counties HeritageDeed covers.
Questions about DeKalb County surplus funds
Where is the DeKalb County surplus funds list?
The DeKalb County Tax Commissioner's Office publishes the county's official excess funds list (updated by the tax commissioner). HeritageDeed updates this page every night from the official county records.
How much surplus is on the DeKalb County list?
231 amounts totalling $6,245,034, the largest $307,589, as of Oct 28, 2026. Amounts change as claims are paid.
How do I claim surplus funds in DeKalb County?
Per the Tax Commissioner: file a claim with the office, on its excess funds claim form, to the attention of Delinquent Collections Claims. Claims are evaluated case by case; they must be filed by the party entitled to the funds or that party's Georgia-licensed attorney, and powers of attorney are not accepted. Competing claims may be interpleaded in Superior Court. 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 DeKalb 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
- DeKalb County Tax Commissioner's Office
- List
- Excess funds list
- Updated by the office
- Updated by the Tax Commissioner
- Updated by HeritageDeed
- Nightly, last on Oct 28, 2026
- Statute
- O.C.G.A. 48-4-5
- Rows / total
- 231 / $6,245,034.40
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