Home Departments Finance Unclaimed Property UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Visit the California State Controller's Office for Unclaimed Property California's Unclaimed Property Law requires banks, insurance companies, corporations, and certain other entities to report and submit their customers' property to the State Controller's Office when there has been no activity for a period of time (generally three years). Common types of unclaimed property are bank accounts, stocks, bonds, uncashed checks, insurance benefits, wages, and safe deposit box contents. The Controller's Office safeguards this lost or forgotten property as long as it takes to reunite it with the rightful owners. There is no deadline for claiming it once it is transferred over to the State Controller's Office. To search the database to see if you have unclaimed property, visit the State Controller's Unclaimed Property. Unclaimed Property Search Locate Unclaimed Property in Lake Forest You can now search for unclaimed property in Lake Forest even easier. Use the map and tools to search by name or address for unclaimed property and follow the prompts to the California State Controllers Office. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY Budgets and Financial Statements Complete City Fee List Compensation Conflict of Interest Elections Enterprise Systems Inventory Ethics Leadership Academy Local Government 101 Organizational Chart Unclaimed Property