2015

Mobile Homes, Conversion to Real Estate

The documents needed to convert mobile homes to real estate property are:

• The Kentucky certificate of title (clear of all liens) surrendered to the county clerk.

• An affidavit of conversion to real estate, along with the certificate of title are filed in the real estate section of the county clerk’s office.

 

Title

• Certificate of origin application for registration (TC 96-182)

• Title lien statement if there is going to be a lien field (TC 96-187)

 

Transfer

• Required documents are Kentucky certificate of title

• No photo copies

 

Previously Owned Mobile Home

227.605 Class B1 seal required prior to sale or use as a dwelling of previously owned manufactured or mobile home transported into Commonwealth Homes installed before July 13, 2004 excepted.

1. No person shall transport into the Commonwealth of Kentucky any previously owned manufactured or mobile home for the purpose of resale or use of a dwelling in the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless the previously owned manufactured or mobile home has a B1 seal attached to it prior to resale or use as a dwelling. The application and certification procedures for the attachment of the B1 seal prior to the resale of occupancy of the manufactured or mobile home shall be set out by the office through the promulgation of administrative regulations in accordance with the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A. Nothing in this section shall require a person who owns a manufactured or mobile home in another state and who transports that manufactured or mobile home into the Commonwealth of Kentucky to use as that person’s dwelling to obtain a Class B seal. 

2. Except for manufactured or mobile homes installed within the Commonwealth of Kentucky before June 13, 2004, no person shall sell, lease, rent, or furnish for use as or mobile home that does not bear a B1 seal and which is not installed in compliance with the manufacturer’s instructions, if available, or ANSI 225.1, Manufactured Home Installations. Form available in the Owen County Clerk’s Office. 

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Trailers

 

Registration/Renewal 

• Certificate of registration submitted with payment for tax and license

• Title

• Certificate of origin

• Application for registration (TC 96-182)

• Title lien statement, if there is going to be a lien filed (TC 96-187)

 

Transfer

• Required documents are Kentucky certificate of title

• No photo copies

 

Note: Title containing and (instead of OR) between the names of the owners require that all owners sign the document.