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Richmond resident says heirs were not notified of surplus tax‑sale funds totaling about $34,000
Summary
A speaker told council that surplus funds from a tax sale tied to his late mother’s property were not properly distributed to heirs and that checks totaling roughly $16,000 for him and his sister went unclaimed while the city retained about $34,000 in surplus funds.
Johnny Sizer addressed the Richmond City Council during public comment to raise an unresolved surplus funds issue arising from a tax sale on property owned by his late mother, Rosetta Lightfoot Sizer.
Sizer said he and his sister were owed a check for more than $16,000 but learned of the funds only after being contacted by a stranger on Facebook. He told council that, when he sought to claim the money, he was told the funds were no longer available. He said the city retained a total of about $34,000 in surplus funds from the sale and that the funds sat at…
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