Search for Unclaimed Property in Florida

This page helps you search for unclaimed property in Florida, start a claim, and understand what to do after you file. It focuses on the main statewide tools and contacts you are most likely to need.

Florida routes most users through FLTreasureHunt.gov and the Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Unclaimed Property. Use the search tool first, then follow the claim instructions tied to the account you selected.

FLTreasureHunt.gov search and claim process

Use the statewide search at search Florida unclaimed property to look for an account owned by a person or a business. The site recommends starting with a first and last name only, then narrowing the results only if needed.

• First name and last name
• Middle name or middle initial if you need to narrow a common name
• City or ZIP code if you need to narrow the results further

Once you find a matching account, the claim workflow moves from selection to claimant details and then to a printable claim form.

• Run a search for a person or business account.
• Select each matching property by clicking the “CLAIM” button next to it.
• Open the “CLAIMED PROPERTY CART” after you have selected all properties you want to claim.
• Enter the claimant information requested by the system.
• Print the claim form and record the assigned claim number.
• Complete, sign, and mail the form with your photographic identification and any other required documents shown in the instructions.

Important: entering information online or generating a claim form does not create a filed claim by itself. Florida says the signed claim form and required documents must actually be mailed.

What Florida may ask you to provide

Florida says claimants must prove ownership or entitlement by a preponderance of the evidence. To verify identity and support the claim, the process may ask for your full name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, state-issued driver’s license or other government-issued identification card, date of birth, and Social Security Number or Employer/Taxpayer Identification Number.

If you are claiming on behalf of a deceased relative, choose the option showing that the person listed on the account is deceased. In that situation, the claimant information is your information, not the deceased person’s.

Warning: Florida states that submitting false information or using another person’s identification information to defraud can lead to felony charges.

Claim status and processing time

After you have mailed a completed claim, you can use the state status page to see whether it was received and what claim date Florida is currently working. Florida says claims are processed in the order received.

Use your claim number, not the account number, when checking status. If claims were submitted together, Florida may combine them into a single claim, so checking both claim numbers may help if one does not appear right away.

Florida advises allowing up to 90 days after receipt for processing, although some claims may move faster. You can check your Florida claim status after you have actually mailed the claim.

When an account does not appear

If you were told an account was recently sent to Florida but you do not see it yet, the state explains that many holder reports arrive in late spring and are added only after they are processed. Several thousand reports and more than two million new accounts may be handled each spring.

A periodic recheck of the search system is the main next step. New accounts become claimable only after Florida receives, processes, and adds them to the database.

If you are unsure whether a listed account belongs to your relative, compare the name, address, and reporting business or government entity with what you already know before you start a claim.

Letters, private companies, and claiming for free

A letter from the State of Florida, Division of Unclaimed Property, telling you that the state is holding money for you is described as an official mailing. Florida also says that you do not have to pay a private company to claim your funds.

The state’s program is free to use directly. Florida notes that some licensed private investigators, CPAs, and attorneys may act as claimant representatives for a fee, but it is not necessary to hire one to file your own claim.

Florida also says there is no statute of limitations on unclaimed property claims in the state. Owners and heirs can still claim funds later, and Florida warns users not to pay someone just to tell them whether they have unclaimed money.

For more on official letters and outside solicitations, review Florida’s contacted-about-unclaimed-property FAQ.

Division of Unclaimed Property contacts

Use these contacts when you need help with a filed claim or general unclaimed property questions.

• Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Unclaimed Property — 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0358
  Email: FloridaUnclaimedProperty@MyFloridaCFO.com