An owner of a mobile or manufactured home must establish ownership by applying to the Department of Licensing (DOL) for a vehicle title.  A person who owns both the mobile or manufactured home and the land on which it is affixed may apply to have the title eliminated or, if the home is new, to have the title waived.  A person is considered to own the land if the person has fee simple title, has a leasehold estate of at least 35 years, or is purchasing the land with a real estate contract.

If the title for a mobile or manufactured home has been eliminated, the home is treated as real property and may only be sold or transferred with the land to which it is affixed, unless the owner has applied for issuance of a new title or has obtained the permits required to move the home. 

The owner of a mobile or manufactured home in a mobile home park or manufactured housing community (community) may apply to the DOL for removal or waiver of the home's vehicle title if:

• the community is formed as a stock cooperative or limited equity housing cooperative; and
• the owner has an individual ownership interest through a membership or shares in the cooperative community.