Michigan Department of Treasury Unclaimed Property — Agency Directory

Agency directory page. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

Agency

Michigan Department of Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division. Treasury is the statutory custodian of dormant intangible property in Michigan — abandoned bank accounts, uncashed checks, safe-deposit-box contents, securities, and the like. (Source: Michigan Department of Treasury, https://www.michigan.gov/treasury ; program homepage https://unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov/ , both retrieved 2026-06-02.)

Official claim portal

• Search and claim: https://unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov/app/claim-search (retrieved 2026-06-02)
• Program home: https://unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov/ (retrieved 2026-06-02)
• Multi-state search: Michigan participates in the NAUPA-endorsed national database at https://www.missingmoney.com (retrieved 2026-06-02).

There is never a charge to search for or claim property; claimant assistance line 517-636-5320. (Source: https://unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)

How surplus escheats here

See escheat-and-unclaimed-property for the custodial-taking framework and michigan for Michigan’s tax-foreclosure and surplus statutes (note the post-tyler-v-hennepin-county reforms to Michigan’s General Property Tax Act surplus regime). Where foreclosure-sale surplus is remitted to Treasury rather than held by the foreclosing governmental unit, the taking is custodial and reclaimable.

Dormancy period: Michigan’s Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (MCL 567.221 et seq.) sets a general dormancy period commonly stated as three years for many categories; the precise period applicable to sale-surplus / government-held funds is needs_verification against the current statute. Do not rely on a single figure here.

Claiming

1. Search by name or business name at unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov.
2. Select matching property and begin the online claim.
3. Provide proof of identity and ownership; documentation scales with claim amount and type, and heirs supply estate/heirship paperwork.
4. Treasury reviews and pays approved claims. Free to file. (Source: https://unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)

▸ For Investors / Operators. Surplus escheating to Treasury is a downstream money event; it does not cloud acquired title or revive redemption. Confirm in michigan Module 3 whether surplus is held by the foreclosing governmental unit or remitted to Treasury before modeling any surplus-linked strategy.

▸ For Former Owners. If your Michigan property was sold at tax foreclosure and you believe surplus exists, search Treasury’s free database at unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov (and missingmoney.com). Filing is free; once funds are in Treasury custody the claim is not time-barred.

Sources

• {agency, https://unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov/app/claim-search, retrieved 2026-06-02} — official Michigan claim-search portal.
• {agency, https://unclaimedproperty.michigan.gov/, retrieved 2026-06-02} — Michigan Treasury Unclaimed Property home; free search/claim; assistance line 517-636-5320.
• {agency, https://www.michigan.gov/treasury, retrieved 2026-06-02} — Michigan Department of Treasury (agency).
• {national, https://www.missingmoney.com, retrieved 2026-06-02} — NAUPA national multi-state search; Michigan participates.
• {internal, concepts/escheat-and-unclaimed-property.md, read 2026-06-02} — custodial-taking framework.

Disclaimer. This page is legal information, not legal advice. Agency names, URLs, and dormancy periods change; verify against the current official Michigan source and the controlling statute before acting. Items marked needs_verification are unconfirmed against a primary source. Nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship.