An attorney may be needed however calling the California HCD and speaking directly with these folks over the phone would be my first course of action. Moving forward, if you have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out any time. With that said if this doesnt work please feel free to email me directly for additional potential ways to move forward. I bought a mobile home that was under the guys deceased parents name. To answer your question it is the registered owner who signs and sells the home. (2) If I am, then what should I do? Later he passed away and while going through his things I found the deeds. I have been collecting payments for the past three plus years and it is almost time to give the legal ownership to the buyers when they complete the payments. I hope this helps and points you in the right direction. he is able to transfer the title however i have a few question for you in regards to the sale. With that said it is understandable that your fianc would want to be listed as legal owner as this gives him the right to repossess the home if needed. My question is, do I sign section B, line 2? Always here and happy to help if possible. Can you explain why is it needed or not. 2.) Thank you in advance. Now for my questions: Always here to help. Please try the link above or this link as well. Thank you for commenting concerning this issue. How do we do that? A mobile home transfer title is a document that transfers ownership of a mobile home from one person to another. I have to go to riverside county to do the multi purpose transfer. All the best. By pink slip did you mean title? Mobile homes are personal property and evidence of ownership is the Certificate of Title. It sounds that the park really only wants your sister as cosigner on the park lease and not really on the title itself. This money is not returned within 30 days absolutely call back on a regular basis. This power of attorney only allows you to sign on their behalf in the distant future when the home is paid off in full. This may or may not be a easy or likely option. Thank you for reaching out with regards to your questions. Another way may be able to contact the local tax assessor to find out how long the current owner has been paying the yearly taxes. They are over 20 years old. (800) 952-8356 Mention to the clerk over the phone exactly what youre going through and make sure you have the mobile homes serial number or VIN available to provide to this clerk over the phone. Hes even put an eviction on my door. Ask the seller to verify the taxes have been paid. However the planner may have been alluding to a survey, specifications, or other pertinent information about the mobile home when purchase. I very much regret to hear about your father situation in the mobile home title being clouded, so to speak. With regards to your question I am not confident you can transfer only the registration while keeping the title/ownership the same. Make sure to keep any written emails or text messages you receive from him stating that he is trying to go against your mothers wishes. Lien holders. This clerk will definitely let you know the quickest and easiest way to move forward to accomplish her goal. Thank you for reaching out and connecting. Thank again for posting your fair ideas without saying pay me thousands before I finish my key paragraph. The title transfer will cost around $30. There is definitely a procedure moving forward and the folks at the HCD can help with your exact situation. Im scared to mail in original paperwork to get a replacement. I would very much encourage you to contact the California HCD to explain this exact situation and asked them the paperwork and best steps needed to move forward quickly and affordably. Hope this helps and makes sense. Theere is no deed. My daughter and I had purchased a mobile home a couple of years ago and we paid it in full with cash. 2) Complete Personal Property Trust Agreed. Keep in touch. Please keep me in the loop and if you have any additional questions or concerns moving forward never hesitate to reach out. company to find out if this info was correct they wouldnt discuss the mobile with us because we werent the owners, there only has only given us permission to accept monthly payments, nothing else so she put the home up for sale asking $62k the home is a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom with converted den; we purchased it for $42k so the 63K 5 yrs ago was too much to ask for the home and it didnt sell. Thank you so much. Keep in touch. As always, if I missed something or you have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out any time. I believe your plan is fairly decent depending on which home you buy, what mobile home park this is located in, and who you sell the property to and how. I very much regret to hear about your mothers condition and having to move away. Your escrow company/agent will facilitate this payoff and sale between you, the bank, and your buyer. Moving forward any follow-up questions never hesitate to reach out anytime or feel free to contact the HCD directly as well. If the forged signature was accepted then it would be placed in the new partys name. Please call 800-952-8356. When I work with folks I definitely want to see a lot of pictures and some videos of every mobile home that we make offers on. Explain the situation and these folks are usually very nice and will tell you the quickest and easiest way moving forward. If i sell before it finished do I have to register it first or can i just assign the certificate of origin to the new owner. However Im not sure about a family owned LLC. This month will be 1 year since my mom passed. I very much regret to hear about your mothers passing. Fortunately, mobile home title transfers are pretty straightforward. Feel free to keep in touch. All the best. With that being said I certainly do not want to give you any wrong or misleading information. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns please never hesitate to write back any time. Im happy to tell you that the DOH workshop is correct. Costs associated with the sale: From what I can tell there is no actual sale taking place From what I can see youre providing money to help pay off the home that the seller is still going to be living in. Where can I find more information? Thank you in advance. Thank you for reaching out and connecting. In the escrow papers it does not say Keep in touch moving forward. You should contact your county auditor-controllers office to determine if any of these other taxes may apply to your manufactured home. Are there like buying a house? Can we get comparable for the area, like you can in real estate? All the best. Thank you for reaching out and connecting. thanks. Thanks for reaching out and commenting with this issue. Hello John Fedro, Make sure to have the address and all pertinent information you can about the mobile home when calling the HCD. Absolutely get the authorities involved sooner rather than later. Mention that the original owner is out of the country and what are the best steps moving forward. You may wish to use the help of a skip trace or private investigator service to try to find these folks. My escrow office told me it could take that long. 4. As always, if you ever have any specific questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out any time. If you have any mobile home related questions to follow up never hesitate to reach out anytime. When you call make sure you have the mobile homes Vin number or serial number to mention to the clerk over the phone and explain your situation. Is their a department of California State that she can contact to dispute this or let them know her brother is attempting to change title without her permission? Help, please. If you ever go to court this will certainly help your case. I would highly encourage you to be as cordial and amicable in working with this person is possible. Plus, Get Daily Mobile Home Investing Tips Delivered Right To Your Inbox. I had just lost my job and was having health issues. I hope this helps and starts to point you in the right direction. Keep in touch and if you have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out. Either way keep in touch and I hope this has helped to point you in the right direction. Thank you for connecting and reaching out again. Also Im worried that this information might have been lost with it being an older mobile. Can you tell me how to do that? Calling the HCD will allow your friend to hear the right answer directly from the horses mouth. A person bought a small fixer up trailer and the day they cant move it for ten years would anyone know why is that? Hi John, I hope this helps a bit. You mention the fact of breaking down the homes and using the material to build a permanent house. and how much is it? My sister called HCD yesterday and after waiting on hold for half an hour, we found out that use tax doesnt apply anyways because the mobile home is on Sonoma county property tax. Thank you for reaching out and connecting. Thank you for reaching out with regards to your questions. I do have my certain suggestions however I would rather you hear directly from the horses mouth and in this way I do not give you any bad information. Happy to help. I hope that your fianc is healthy and happy and he is going to be around for a long time. All the best. http://www.hcd.ca.gov/manufactured-mobile-home/registration-titling/registration-titling-forms.shtml It is near the top of the list and form number 475.3. Definitely make sure to have the mobile homes VIN or serial number or title available when you make this phone call to the state. This was her only asset and she did not have a Durable power of Attorney. Thank you for reaching out and commenting. Heres a link to the form http://hcd.ca.gov/codes/registration-titling-mobilehome-transfer-forms/hcd476.6g.pdf. Instead of tracking the seller down we simply get each sellers power of attorney when they sell us a mobile home all-cash.. If your California decal number starts with an L, then no use tax no matter what. He doesnt know anything about the mobile home other than it came with the purchase of the property. This has been an ongoing issue for 2 years and Im at a loss for words and do not know what to do. I settled my fathers estate which included the sale of his ranch. Make sure to send these forms to the state for transfer of Title to go smoothly. Gaining this clarity will be the best thing to move forward. From my experience I do not believe that this will still apply. If that is the case that I would confirm with the HCD by calling them up giving them the number or serial number of the mobile home, and asking them if this is in your uncles name. With that said there would likely be a handful of legal ways to move forward, whether or not they are possible depending on your situation and the fact that you are unable to find the person who sold it to you may or may not allow you to move forward with some of these options. Im ready to move on now and want to transfer it to a friend of his that will meet the requirements and reside in the unit, but I want to remain on the title so it can not be sold without my knowledge. I dont think Ive told you anything that you do not know however would definitely encourage you to call back the HCD office to find out all your questions. At this point we are just fed up and don;t know what to do. Is that considered a sale and subject to any taxes? You may contact your states manufactured housing division at 800-952-8356. In most cases the park will not find out and should not care as long as park rent is being made properly. Hi John Mentioned that you are a private buyer purchasing from a private seller inside of a mobile home community. Come to find out, my cousin never obtain the title from the person he purchased the home from and that person has since passed away. If the mobile home tag number or registration number begins with an A (Example: A374984674894) it is taxed with a Yearly Renewal, this means you will NOT have to obtain a Tax Clearance Certificate (a printed piece of paper from the county proving taxes are current). Thank you for reaching out and connecting. Thanks for any help you might provide. Thank you for reaching out and connecting. You may contact them at the following number (800) 952-8356. If you are able to provide any proof or how long youve been in the home that may be ideal, however if not than the park owner may end up taking possession of the unit. Again, getting is transferred into only your name sooner rather than later will likely prevent some problems moving forward. We purchased MH in 2007 and are thinking of selling. There most likely ask for the mobile home serial number or VIN. Im a new Real Estate investor barely getting started in mobile homes. The state of California has a few different types of mobile home titles so I hesitate to give you any specific advice because if the title is signed in the wrong location it can be a little bit of a pain to correct this issue. Also, what will be the asking price of the mobile home? Thank you for reaching out and connecting. Note that I am located in Florida and my mothers living trust has not been settled but I was told by the attorney that the mobile home would be part of my inheritance. Office address found below. I am currently looking at a HCD document called Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title . What documentation do I need to complete? I very much regret to hear about your fathers passing. Here is the branch to help with almost all of your manufactured home and mobile home title transfer and title ownership issues and questions. But Im now realizing that there must have been some sort of paper work I needed to do to get the title transferred to me and my husband (to get our names on it). Congratulations on the coming sale. I pulled the title out a few days ago to re-examine it, because we are moving and wanting to sell our mobile. In California the mobile homes can be owned a variety of ways so I would definitely encourage you to call the state with the serial number or VIN Handy. First things first, so sorry that your world is likely been turned upside down. All the best. I do not charge anything for answering questions or helping you out via email. thank you for reaching out and connecting. You will then be emailed or sent to the webpage to download the specific form you need to fill out and mail in. I hope this helps and starts to point you in the right direction moving forward. With that said if you do find a better solution moving forward please never hesitate to comment back and let us know what you discovered. I very much regret to hear about your mothers titling headaches with regards to this home. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach back out. All the best. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out any time. Ughhhh. What is customary? I am glad to hear that. All the best. It is very ideal that they are willing to sign off and have them so removed as well. HCD RT 804.3 Family Transfer for a Home on Local Property Tax with HCD Certificate of Title I very much regret to hear that youre finding it difficult to obtain financing on your future mobile home. Hi.Does it really take 6 months to transfer title on a mobile home in California now? The Multi-Purpose Transfer Form 476.6G) doesnt seem to apply re designation of co-owner term section. What can I do. You may eventually want to talk to an attorney if the mobile home park does not want to help you. Buy, Sell, or No-Sale Transfer Instructions | California Department of Also where do I call to get it appraised. You may also have to verify that the taxes are current and have been paid depending on your county. I would also say to transfer the ownership of the personal property sooner rather than later. I hope that it helps and answers your question. I hope this helps and starts to point you in the right direction. Additionally, thank you so much for your detailed comment as this certainly helps me answer your question. She does not live in CA and we have no way of contacting her. If you have any other selling or buying questions never hesitate to comment back. My mom want to transfer her mobile to me. Great Post John! With that said I normally have an answer or reply of some kind in order to point you in the right direction. Im curious if you have any identifying information on the mobile home? I hope this helps and points you in the right direction. I have called two weeks ago and the new owners still havent pit it Im their name. Youre definitely not a moron. If you have any specific questions the state of California is very helpful in answering many of them. Thank you for reaching out with regards to your questions. (800) 952-8356 you may have to wait on hold a little bit of time however these folks have always been helpful to me. Feel free to keep in touch. I hope this helps and starts to point you in the right direction. Always here to help. You can reach the California HCD at (800) 952-8356. Find the best ones near you. Todo lo mejor. I hope by now you have found a solution to your questions. I hope this all helps and begins to point you in the right direction. I am giving him a down payment and he will be financing me the rest. Denise. hi John been reading and finding everything helpful, but i have a question, im trying to buy a trailor home for myself from the owner and not the park, because the park managers have been hard to deal with for other people looking to buy this place, im guessing an monthly income issue, which would most likely stand my way as well so how would go about buying this place without the hassle of qualifying through the park first. My advice to you is to never ever stop pursuing your dreams (however make sure you are on a proven and verifiable path)! Only a handful of people will give you a bed and of them you will only want to work with two or three. Thanks for asking. I have one also. Although this sounds straightforward, it can become complicated depending on the location of the mobile home. Is there any class that you are familiar with that I can take to be sure I am taking all the correct actions for my customers?