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If the home does not have a required Texas Seal or HUD Label, you will need to indicate that information in Block 2b. A person is not legally allowed to buy, transfer, or sell a mobile home without a certificate of title or Statement of Ownership or Location . The seller must get a lien release with payment confirmation if there are any outstanding liens on the mobile home. Depending on where the mobile home is located, state law may require it to be treated as real property, such as a brick and mortar home.
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After closing – Transferring ownership
The next step is ensuring you've signed all the relevant documentation and reviewed every sale step. Remember, signing isn't just transferring the mobile home; it's facilitating all aspects of the transaction. If there's something about the exchange you need more information on, withhold your signature until you can make necessary changes to the agreement.
Verify this ownership change has made online using the green button above. This can cause property taxes to accrue in your name while you technically still own the mobile home. If the buyers refuse to transfer the ownership into their names you may want to mention that as the mobile home owner you will resell it to another buyer that is willing to transfer the property into their name. You will need a Bill of Sale and a statement from the Tax Assessor-Collector at the local tax collector’s office to prove all taxes have been paid on the home. Within 60 days of closing a sale, sellers are required to submit an Application for SOL along with the required fee. If they submit the application after 60 days, there will be a late fee charged up to $100.
Behind on mobile home personal property taxes?
If the instructions indicate that the home must be “real property”, a simple RP sticker will satisfy that requirement. Retiring the title takes things a step further, but according to Florida law, a mobile home with valid RP stickers is every bit as much “Real Property” as the home with a retired title. Since September 2003, Titles and Certificates of Attachment for manufactured homes in Texas have been replaced by the Statement of Ownership and Location . A Statement of Ownership must replace any certificate of title. The electronic statements are kept in online records to keep track of every mobile home in the State of Texas. If the home does not possess the required Texas Seal or HUD Label, there is an extra fee of $35 per Texas Seal per section of the home.
However if you are dealing with an individual mobile home located in a pre-existing mobile home park, on somebody’s rented land, in a lot, or somewhere else than please see the information below. It is crucial that you know the condition of the mobile home title prior to closing. For the same exact reason that you do a land title search – you’re going to insure it! Remember, you are actually dealing with two different kinds of titles (land & home), and they’re separate! We are constantly asked how a lien can show up against a mobile home that didn’t show up in the land title search. The answer is – the mobile home title and the land title are separate!
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This “No label or no seal” will be notated on the SOL Application section 2 described below. The first step to writing a bill of sale is to first come to a terms agreement between the buyer and seller, which includes the price of the mobile home. The home will need to pass an inspection conducted by a certified inspector, and the report will most likely be finished within 48 hours. The inspection covers the plumbing, electrical, roof, heating systems, foundation, and other structural features. Any fees must be paid through certified funds, cashier’s check, or money order made payable to TDHCA/MHD. In order to transfer a mobile home title in Texas, there is a $55 issuance fee for the SOL.
The process becomes more challenging when the mobile home is moved together with the land it sits on. If you can't identify the original title, you'll have difficulty selling a mobile home in most states. For a duplicate title, contact the DMV or a Local titling business. You can receive the title to sell your manufactured house as long as you're willing to verify you own it and pay a nominal price. If there is/are no HUD Label or Texas Seal on your home, a Texas Seal will need to be purchased and will be issued to each section of the mobile home at an additional cost of $35.00 per section of home.
The fee for a single is $35, doublewide is $70, and triple wide is $105. There is no additional fee for the release of lien when it is part of a transfer of ownership. However, if you do buy a mobile home without a title, the seller will need to complete the Application for SOL form and pay the $55 issuance fee after the sale within 60 days. To replace the title with a personal property Statement of Ownership and Location, you will need to submit an SOL application and the original title document. There is no fee required if there are no changes to the property and you send the original title document to the DMV. A warranty deed will be necessary to transfer title if your state is one of the few that recognizes mobile homes as real property.
Depending on which state your mobile home is located, the buying and/or selling ownership process will likely vary. In some states this process will even vary slightly from county to county. Aim to have clarity and know the correct steps moving forward whether buying or selling a manufactured home inside of a park. In today’s lesson we will outline many of the steps needed to move forward when transferring mobile home ownership between a mobile home buyer and a mobile home seller.
In short, the TDHCA told the county tax offices to take tax-payers to court for their back due mobile home personal property taxes, or risk losing any back taxes over 4 years old. Before June 2003, manufactured homes in the state of Texas carried a Certificate of Title. Tracking a manufactured home's ownership ceased when it became real property, was used for business or was salvaged. Mobile Home Title Service protects mortgage lenders by handling the tedious processes involved with locating, obtaining, correcting, and transferring mobile home titles...
You can use retailers such as MobileHomeHQ to help you sell your property for cash, even without a title. To replace a Certificate of Attachment for a real property SOL, you need to send an SOL application and the original COA or an affidavit of fact which states that the COA was filed in the real property records. If there are no changes and you send the original COA or affidavit to the TDHCA, there are no required fees. A notary public can notarize a mobile home title transfer, but it must file all necessary documents with the departments. Even if your state does not require the exchange to be notarized, doing so is highly recommended as it involves a third party who can give evidence during disputes. Before transferring your mobile home title, you need to decide what the terms of the exchange will be.
Buyers should first determine what supporting documents they'll need when filing for the ownership document, as well as any fees by referring to the agency's requirements for Applying for a Statement of Ownership . They'll need to provide evidence of ownership, such as a bill of sale, contract, deed, purchase agreement or sale receipts. The TDHCA reviews the application upon receipt and if it finds the evidence presented to be insufficient, it will notify the applicant and send a Request for Additional Information .
This page discusses transferring a mobile home’s ownership from a seller to a buyer in the great state of Texas. This is not intended in situations where the land the mobile home sits on is included in the sale. If the land is included in the sale please reach out to a local real estate attorney to help facilitate your closing.
Once all of the documents are signed, the buyer will need to register their new home with the DMV. You can use a generic bill of sale form or create it by hand. Depending on the state, the office in charge of title transfer for mobile homes will differ. You may be obliged to attend the Department of Housing if your state recognizes mobile homes as real estate. Mobile Home Title Service can provide retire title services in conjunction with the closing, or separately.
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