Connecticut
Unclaimed property is administered by the Office of the State Treasurerthrough the CT Big List program.
Official search & downloadable data
Search tool
Downloadable file
No official public CSV, Excel, or ZIP owner-data file has been located yet for this state.
Finder & Recovery Rules
Licensing / Registration
No finder license or registration required.
Fee Cap
10% cap — agreements with fees above 10% of the recoverable property are invalid (Conn. Gen. Stat. §3-70a).
Waiting Period
Agreements entered on or after Jan 1, 2023 are invalid if made within 2 years after the unclaimed-property report was required to be filed (§3-70a).
Governing Statute
Conn. Gen. Stat. §3-56a et seq.; finder agreements §3-70a (verified June 2026).
Summaries marked “verify” have not been independently confirmed against the current statute text. Nothing here is legal advice — confirm rules with the state administrator or counsel before contacting claimants.
Where county money sits in Connecticut
Connecticut counties have no county government; foreclosure surplus is handled by the Superior Court (committee sales) and probate matters by regional Probate Court districts.
County Directory — Connecticut
8 counties · 8 with verified sources so far. Rows without a verified link show where the records are typically held —know the direct URL? Submit it and we'll credit you.
| County | Source links |
|---|---|
| Fairfield Countyverified 2026-07-21Fairfield County — no county government (abolished 1960). Municipal tax sales (e.g. Bridgeport Tax Collector; Norwalk Tax Sale / overbid info). Excess proceeds held then deposited with Superior Court; unclaimed amounts escheat to CT State Treasurer (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. | |
| Hartford Countyverified 2026-07-21Hartford County — no county government (abolished 1960). Property taxes and tax sales are municipal (New Britain official site verified; hartfordct.gov blocked automated HTTP 403). Excess tax-sale proceeds → Superior Court → CT State Treasurer unclaimed property (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. | |
| Litchfield Countyverified 2026-07-21Litchfield County — no county government (abolished 1960). Torrington Tax Sales page (municipal). Excess proceeds → Superior Court → CT State Treasurer (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. | |
| Middlesex Countyverified 2026-07-21Middlesex County — no county government (abolished 1960). Middletown is principal city; property taxes/tax sales municipal. Unclaimed surplus ultimately CT State Treasurer (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. | |
| New Haven Countyverified 2026-07-21New Haven County — no county government (abolished 1960). Waterbury municipal site verified (newhavenct.gov blocked automated HTTP 403). Tax sales municipal; unclaimed surplus → CT State Treasurer (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. | |
| New London Countyverified 2026-07-21New London County — no county government (abolished 1960). City of New London official site. Tax sales municipal; unclaimed surplus → CT State Treasurer (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. | |
| Tolland Countyverified 2026-07-21Tolland County — no county government (abolished 1960). Town of Vernon official site (largest municipality). Tax sales municipal; unclaimed surplus → CT State Treasurer (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. | |
| Windham Countyverified 2026-07-21Windham County — no county government (abolished 1960). Town of Windham (Willimantic) official site. Tax sales municipal; unclaimed surplus → CT State Treasurer (ctbiglist.gov). Probate: CT Probate Courts district locator. |