How Do You Register A Manufacture Home

Full general MANUFACTURED Dwelling INFORMATION

The registration of manufactured homes is governed according to Title twoscore Chapter 12, Section 255 of the Lawmaking of Alabama 1975. Manufactured homes must exist registered within 30 calendar days from the engagement of sale or completion of the manufactured home'due south setup. Failure to comply with state constabulary could result in the issuance of a penalty of $10 besides equally a citation fee of $15. Homeowners who fail to obtain and/or correctly display a manufactured dwelling decal, if found guilty in courtroom, tin can exist fined up to $fifty.00, and/or sentenced up to vi (6) months in the canton jail under Section twoscore-12-255.

Registration decals for manufactured homes must be purchased annually. The time and place to obtain a decal depends upon whether or not the owner has a homestead exemption, is assessed equally real property or the manufactured abode is used as commercial property.

REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURED HOMES WITH THE Revenue enhancement ASSESSOR'South Function

Under certain circumstances, manufactured homes that have been prepare on holding owned past the manufactured dwelling owner may be assessed as real property in order to qualify for a "homestead exemption" of certain property tax. For additional information on assessing a manufactured home as real property or filing for homestead exemptions, contact the Tax Assessor's Role at (205)464-8240.

REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURED HOMES WITH THE LICENSE Role

Manufactured homes are generally registered with the License Function if the manufactured home is in a dissimilar name than the state or if the owner is renting the manufactured dwelling to a tenant. Manufactured homes registered through the License Office expire September thirty of each yr and must be renewed between October 1 and November thirty.

REGISTERING A MANUFACTURED Habitation THROUGH THE LICENSE Role

If the manufactured dwelling is model twelvemonth 1999 or older, only the bill of sale is required. Withal, if the manufactured home is model year 2000 or newer, a title, manufacturer's statement of origin or an application for an Alabama Document of Title processed past an approved designated agent is required. A neb of sale is besides required. Photo identification (driver license or non-driver ID) must also exist presented.

Manufactured home titles price $23 for each side or department. Each side of a manufactured home is titled separately. For example, a unmarried broad manufactured home has but one department, and has only one title. However, a double wide manufactured domicile has two sections, so a double wide manufactured dwelling will accept 2 separate titles. Replacement titles for manufactured homes toll $18 for each section.

Sales taxation for manufactured homes is set at 2% and must be collected for all manufactured domicile purchases. If the manufactured home was purchased from a dealer and the pecker of sale shows that sufficient sales tax was collected, then no sales tax will be due at the fourth dimension of the manufactured domicile's registration. Nonetheless, if no sales tax was collected, or if not enough was collected, sales tax must be paid in total at the time of the manufactured domicile's registration.

MANUFACTURED HOME FEE SCHEDULE

Manufactured home registration fees are based on the age of the manufactured home and the class blazon.

Grade Descriptions

Grade	Description
A	Owner-Occupied Single-Wide
B	Owner-Occupied Double-Wide or Larger
C	Commercial Single-Broad (Rental)
D	Commercial Double-Wide or Larger (Rental)

Yearly Registration Fees*

Class	1-9 YEARS OLD	10-nineteen YEARS OLD	twenty PLUS YEARS One-time
A	$29	$23	$17
B	$53	$41	$29
C	$53	$41	$29
D	$101	$77	$53

* Prices include a $5 issuance fee for each decal issued for the current year.

MANUFACTURED HOME EXEMPTIONS

A person may qualify for an exemption on a manufactured domicile registration IF that person owns the manufactured habitation AND lives in information technology AND is either 65 years old or older OR is totally disabled.

Remember: Each person must claim the exemption every year at the time the registration is renewed , and must be prepared to bear witness proof of eligibility for the exemption each year.

A person can apply a driver license, non-commuter ID carte du jour, birth certificate, passport, etc. as proof of meeting the age requirement.

In order to evidence totally disabled, a certificate of inability from the Social Security Assistants OR certification from Veterans Affairs OR certification from 2 physicians licensed to practice in Alabama. Having disability access parking license plates or placards does not qualify equally proof of total disability.

If you accept questions regarding manufactured dwelling house registrations, please feel free to contact the License Office by phone at (205) 464-8235 or by email at BusinessLicense@tuscco.com.

Disclaimer: The data independent in this website is electric current equally of June 8, 2020. Information technology is not all-inclusive, and is but meant to provide general data regarding licensing and registration requirements in Tuscaloosa County. Please annotation that changes in the law and directives from the Alabama Department of Acquirement can change, negate or compound the requirements contained herein.