Sherman Oaks unclaimed business money
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The California State Controller holds about $3.4 million for 110 business-type owners with Sherman Oaks addresses whose open records total $10,000 or more each. Sherman Oaks is a Los Angeles neighborhood with its own mailing name, so it is counted separately from the "Los Angeles" addresses.
What the money is
The largest kinds of property held for Sherman Oaks business-type owners:
| Property type | Amount | What it usually is |
|---|---|---|
| Checking accounts | $689k | balances left in checking accounts after the bank lost contact with the account holder |
| Savings accounts | $378k | savings account balances the bank could not return |
| Miscellaneous outstanding checks | $222k | checks of other kinds that were never cashed |
| Accounts payable | $192k | payments a company owed a supplier (accounts payable) that never got through, where the supplier is the owner |
| Mutual fund shares | $173k | mutual fund shares |
The typical Sherman Oaks owner on this list is owed $19,176, above the statewide median of $18,087. 20% of the owners here are trusts or estates, which follow different claim rules from companies.
Claiming it
A Sherman Oaks business claims from the Controller like any California business: an authorized person signs the Controller's claim form in wet ink, in front of a notary for $1,000 or more in cash or for any securities, and the package includes proof of authority, the FEIN and the address the holder reported. With 37% of local owners holding more than one record, it pays to search every name and address the business has used.
We do this for 10% of what the state pays, charged only after payment. Check your business or read how it works.
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Source: California State Controller unclaimed property file, records of $500 and up, dated November 4, 2026. Open records only (no claim pending or paid), owner address in California, owner = name + ZIP code, business-type names only, government names removed, owners whose records total $10,000 or more. RecoverOwed computation; classifying owners by name pattern is approximate. No individual owner is named on this site.