Florida Unclaimed Property Auction in Ft. Lauderdale August 24-25; Claim Your Property Before It’s Sold!

Aug 23, 2013

Are you or your family missing any valuables?  Interested in buying some?

If you’re a Floridian, or have a family member who has lived in Florida, there’s a chance CFO Jeff Atwater may be holding unclaimed property for you.  But, according to the Sun Sentinel article below, you MUST claim it before it’s auctioned off this weekend (August 24-25) in Ft. Lauderdale at the Sheraton Airport Hilton on Griffin Road.  

The Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Unclaimed Property holds unclaimed property valued at more than $1 billion, mostly comprising dormant accounts in financial institutions, insurance and utility companies, and securities and trust holdings.  Unclaimed Property also includes tangible property such as jewelry, coins, currency, stamps, historical items and other miscellaneous articles such as safe deposit boxes.

Go to https://www.fltreasurehunt.org to see if you or a family member are on the State of Florida database.

To read Sun-Sentinel news coverage of this weekend’s auction, click on the hyperlink below:

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-08-22/news/fl-state-auction-20130821_1_unclaimed-property-auction-saturday-safe-deposit-boxes