Over $300,000 of unclaimed money at Lee County Clerk’s Office

Reporter: Therese O'Shea
Published: Updated:
Money from parents to their children. (Credit: CBS News)
Money from parents to their children. (Credit: CBS News)

A check with your name on it might be waiting for you at the Lee County Clerk’s Office.

Clerk of Court, Linda Dogget just announced that if you have done business with the county in recent years you could be owed anywhere from $1 to $100,000.

The amount adds up to over $300,000 in unclaimed checks from the Clerk of Court and the Department of Transportation.

Those payments could be from:

  • Serving jury duty
  • Goods or services
  • Refunds for veterinary of ambulatory services
  • Utility deposits and credit balances
  • Tax deed, foreclosure sales, and bidder refunds
  • Recording services..and more

The clerk says over 900 claims are sitting in the system. If you think you’re one of them you can search your name here to see if you have money waiting for you.

If you think you are owed money and it is not within the Lee Clerk of Court’s database, you can search Florida’s unclaimed property database here.

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