Declaring a Mobile Home as Real Property
What does it mean to declare as real property?
If you own both the land and a permanently affixed mobile home, you can declare the mobile home as real property.
How to declare as real property?
Here’s what you need to do:
- Complete the Declaration of Mobile Home as Real Property, Form DR-402 (PDF) and bring the completed form to the Property Appraiser’s Office.
- Once approved, bring the DR-402 form to the Tax Collector’s office and we will issue a real property decal (permanent, no expiration). Note: The decal transfers to the new owner if you sell the land and mobile home together.
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Should you retire your mobile home title?
You have the option to permanently retire your mobile home certificate of title at no cost. The real property decal must be issued first.
If you retire the title:
- Ownership transfers are processed as real estate transactions (not at the Tax Collector’s office).
- If the mobile home is later separated from the property, the title must be reinstated for each unit.
They are transferable to the purchaser upon the sale of the land and the mobile home as a unit.
If you keep the title:
- Selling requires two separate transactions: one for the property (real estate sale) and one for the mobile home (title transfer at the Tax Collector’s office).
What about property taxes?
Once declared as real property, your mobile home is taxed like any other house. The Property Appraiser’s office will assess your property value, and you’ll receive a tax bill from the Tax Collector’s office.