Petition and Declaration Regarding Unresolved Claims and Deposit of Undistributed Surplus Proceeds of Trustee's Sale

Judicial Council of California · Civil

Verified current as of August 1, 2026

This form allows someone to ask a court to decide what should happen to leftover money from a trustee's sale (when property is sold to pay off a debt) when there are disagreements about who deserves it. Homeowners, lenders, and other parties involved in foreclosures use this form to resolve claims to the surplus funds and have the court deposit unclaimed money into a court account.