How long can it be your own if no one claims the money?

1. Lost property has been unclaimed for a long time and cannot be owned by the finder.

2. If the lost property is unclaimed within one year from the date of announcement, it shall be owned by the state.

3. Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 318 Lost Property shall be owned by the state if it is unclaimed within one year from the date of the announcement of finding.

Article 319 Where a drifter is found or a buried or hidden object is found, the relevant provisions on finding lost property shall apply mutatis mutandis. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail.

Article 317 When the obligee receives the lost property, he shall pay the finder or the relevant department the necessary expenses for keeping the lost property. Where the obligee offers a reward for finding the lost property, he shall perform his obligations in accordance with the agreement when collecting the lost property. If the finder encroaches on the lost property, he has no right to demand the cost of keeping the lost property, nor has he the right to demand the obligee to fulfill his obligations as promised.