Cobb County GA Excess Funds: Claim Rules and Asset-Recovery Disclosure
Cobb County's Tax Commissioner publishes an Excess Funds Request packet explaining how excess funds are created, who may claim, what information is needed, and how the county handles asset-recovery firms.
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Who Cobb says may receive payment
Cobb's packet states that payment is made to the record owner at the time of tax sale or other parties having a lienholder interest at the time of the sale, consistent with the county's application of O.C.G.A. § 48-4-5.
Information Cobb requests
The packet identifies the claimant's name, property address and parcel number, tax-sale date, and a clear statement explaining why the claimant is entitled to the funds as key information. The office says it supplies the appropriate claim form.
Asset-recovery firms and powers of attorney
Cobb's current published packet says the office does not recognize a legal relationship of representation with an asset-recovery firm or an individual holding a power of attorney and that excess checks are payable only to record owners or lienholders. Any service provider working with a Cobb claimant should structure assistance around those county rules rather than imply it can receive the county's check.
Lienholder claims
Cobb's tax-sale booklet states that lienholder claims should include a current payoff statement because payment to the lienholder cannot exceed the amount of the lien.
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