Manufactured Homes

• Process Applications for Title
  • No certificate of title will be issued for manufactured homes more than 20 model years old. (Rule 810-5-75-.67)
  • Titles for manufactured homes should be processed in the county where the home will be located.
• Process applications for Cancellation of Title (including the "Notice for Cancellation" and "MH Bond" forms)
• Collect Sales Tax for manufactured homes (if necessary).  The sales tax rate on manufactured homes is the same as the sales tax rate for motor vehicles. 

• An alteration of any kind on a title voids the assignment. Liquid paper voids the entire title and a replacement title must be issued. 
• Any alteration on a notarized document voids that document. 
• Accepted forms of payment: Cash, Discover, MasterCard,Visa, American Express, or checks drawn on an Alabama bank with a pre-printed Alabama address accompanied with an valid (non-expired) Alabama Driver’s License or State issued ID. 

• A Bill of Sale or other documents that support the transfer of ownership
• A properly assigned title or MSO
• If the manufactured home has a title from another state, you will need to have a VIN inspection form completed by an Alabama law enforcement officer.  This form will need to be presented along with the title to the licensing official.
• A valid government issued Drivers License or ID.
• If there are two owners and their names are joined by “and”, both owners must be present to sign the title application or one has to send an original notarized Power of Attorney.  If there are two owners with no connecting word, it is considered “and”.  If names are joined by “or”, only one owner is needed to sign the title application.

If a manufactured home is affixed to a parcel of real property and the ownership of the manufactured home and the real property is identical, the owner or owners may obtain a Cancellation of Title for the manufactured home. (Rule 810-5-75-.66)

• Take the Title / MSO to one of our License Offices
• The License Office will process a “Notice of Cancellation”.  This form will be given to the customer who will need to then take it to the Probate Judge in the County where the manufactured home is located for their signature.
• The customer will then bring the signed “Notice of Cancellation” back to the License Office and we will process an application for cancellation that will be sent to the State.
• The State will examine the documents and if approved, they will issue a Certificate of Cancellation As Real Property, in the name of the owner.

Note: The notice of cancellation form is valid for 90 days and must be returned to the license office within this time period or another form will have to be processed. 

• You will need to provide the License Office with the following information about the manufactured home when you come in:
  • VIN number (if there is more than 1 unit to the MH home, you will need the VIN number for each unit
  • Year, make, model and color
  • Owner’s name and address
  • Date of purchase
  • Physical address of the manufactured home
• The license office will process a "MH Bond Form". The amount of the bond will be determined by the year of the manufactured home.
• The bond shall be in an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for manufactured homes less than ten years old, and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for all manufactured homes ten model years old or older, but less than 20 model years old. 
• The license office will then process a "Notice of Cancellation". 
• Both forms will be presented to the customer. The “MH Bond Form” will need to be taken to an insurance company to purchase the bond, and the “Notice of Cancellation” will need to be taken to the Probate Judge in the county where the manufactured home is located for signature.
• Once the bond had been purchased and the Notice of Cancellation signed, the customer will bring all of the documents back to the License Office and they will process a MH Cancellation Application that will be sent to the State.
• The State will examine the documents and if approved, they will issue a Certificate of Cancellation As Real Property, in the name of the owner.
   

1. Court Order
2. Bond