AUGUSTA — The Office of the State Treasurer has received more than $11 million in the form of unclaimed property in the past year, and Mainers are being urged to check whether any of that cash belongs to them.
“Unclaimed property” is money owed to Maine people by third parties, such as former employers, banks or utility companies. Organizations are required to give unclaimed property to the state treasurer after a specified period of time, after which the owner of the unclaimed property can retrieve it from the state, according to a news release from the Senate Democratic Office.
“I encourage everyone to take a look at the Unclaimed Property website for property that might belong to them, their business, or friends and family members,” Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, said. “There are all sorts of things on there just waiting for Mainers to claim them.”
Our office assisted Lewiston residents and businesses in collecting nearly $230,000 in previously unclaimed property in 2016.
Search the Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property List here: maine.unclaimedproperty.com
To find out about abandoned property in other states, go to missingmoney.com
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