‘You should put your name in’: Florida’s unclaimed property available
The state of Florida returned more than 1.7 billion dollars in unclaimed property to people over the past five years, including 388 million dollars last year.
In addition to tangible items like jewelry, coins and baseball cards, the state keeps track of unclaimed bank accounts, stock dividends, and utility or rent deposits.
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Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis oversees the Division of Unclaimed Property, which will be hosting an auction this Saturday in Tampa.
Floridians can check if they have a claim at the state’s unclaimed property website. Patronis says one in five Floridians have some type of unclaimed property, adding that more than one billion dollars in assets have yet to be claimed.
”You should put your name in, your parent’s name, your grandparent’s name, a business that you own or a business that you once owned, and check out our unclaimed property,” Patronis said.
The in-person auction will be held tomorrow, August 27, at the Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore. To see if you have unclaimed property or money, visit www.FLTreasureHunt.gov.
”Last year alone, we gave out almost $400 million dollars in unclaimed property. That is a record. Since I’ve been in office, we’ve reunited about $1.7 billion dollars with Floridians. So, please check out the website,” Patronis said.
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