PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: May 12, 2001.
Purpose: Meet criteria supporting Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-56A-505.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 65.20.110.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-06-018 on February 27, 2001.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
May 12, 2001
Fred Stephens
Director
OTS-4683.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-06-004, filed 2/18/00,
effective 3/20/00)
WAC 308-56A-505
Elimination of manufactured home
title -- Eligibility.
(1) ((When)) May I eliminate the vehicle
title on my manufactured home? You may eliminate the vehicle
title on your manufactured home provided you own or are
purchasing the manufactured home and the land to which it is
affixed as defined in RCW 65.20.020 and 65.20.030.
(2) How do I apply to eliminate the vehicle title on my
manufactured home? ((All)) You must complete and record a
manufactured home title elimination application. The
application((s)) to eliminate ((or not issue)) title under
chapter 46.12 RCW, and ((perfect)) record ownership as real
property under chapter 65.20 RCW or to transfer ownership in real
property to a title under chapter 46.12 RCW, must be signed by
all persons having an interest in the land and in the
manufactured home as defined in RCW 65.20.020.
(3) What conditions ((apply when I request title
elimination)) must be met before the certificate of ownership can
be eliminated? ((When requesting title elimination for your
manufactured home,)) The following ((is required)) conditions
must be met before the certificate of ownership will be
eliminated:
(a) ((Manufactured homes shall)) The manufactured home must
be affixed or be in the process of being affixed to the land
((prior to applying for title elimination under chapter 65.20 RCW)).
(b) ((In the event a manufactured home is in the process of
being affixed to the land but is not completed, a certification
from the issuing authority as described in RCW 65.20.040(3) will
be accepted.)) The building permit office certification box on
the application must be completed by the issuing authority
stating that the home was affixed or that a building permit has
been issued for this purpose as described in RCW 65.20.040(3).
(c) If the title company is involved in the elimination transaction, they must certify that the legal description of the land is true and correct per real property records.
(d) The county auditor's recording office must certify that the manufactured home title elimination application has been completed correctly and that the applicant has sufficient documentation to proceed with recording the application.
(e) The completed application must be recorded in the county auditor's office in the county in which the manufactured home and land are located.
(4) How do I ((perfect)) record my manufactured home title
elimination with the department? To ((perfect)) record your
manufactured home title elimination you ((shall)) must:
(a) ((Present)) Submit the recorded manufactured home title
elimination application to the department for processing;
(b) ((Record the approved manufactured home title
elimination application at the county recording office as
provided in RCW 65.20.050;
(c) Present the recorded manufactured home title elimination application to an auditor's vehicle licensing office or to the department for processing; and
(d))) Pay the applicable fees; and
(c) Receive a confirmation letter from the department that your manufactured home title has been eliminated.
If an applicant fails to complete the elimination process after the documents are recorded, the elimination may be void.
(5) What are the fees for elimination of a manufactured home title? The fees for elimination of a manufactured home title are as follows:
(a) Fees as provided in RCW 46.01.140 for each application.
(b) Fees as provided in RCW 46.12.040 for each application.
(c) ((Fees)) A fee of fifteen dollars for each application
to transfer a new or used manufactured home as provided in RCW 59.22.080.
(d) A fee of twenty-five dollars for each application to defray the cost of processing documents and performing services as required by chapter 65.20 RCW.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 65.20.110. 00-06-004, 308-56A-505, filed 2/18/00, effective 3/20/00; 90-11-091, 308-56A-505, filed 5/18/90, effective 6/18/90.]