An Act To Clarify When a Manufactured Home Becomes Residential Real Property

Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶E,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 678, §3 and affected by §13, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §602, sub-§9-A  is enacted to read:

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §652, sub-§9, ¶E,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 678, §7 and affected by §13, is amended to read:

Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §708,  as enacted by PL 2005, c. 678, §12 and affected by §13, is amended to read:

§ 708. Manufactured housing

This subchapter applies to perfection of security interests in manufactured housing that is not permanently affixed to real property that is owned by the owner of the manufactured housing.

summary

This bill amends the laws governing manufactured housing.

1. It adds language to the declaration of purpose in the manufactured housing law to state that manufactured housing for which no certificate of title has been issued is considered real property when it has been permanently affixed to real property that is owned by the owner of the manufactured housing.

2. Current law governing title to vehicles specifies that a certificate of title or salvage is not required for manufactured housing that is permanently affixed to real property within 30 days of the date of sale. This bill specifies that a certificate is not required if the real property is owned by the owner of the manufactured housing.

3. Current law governing the perfection of security interests in vehicles specifies that it does not apply to manufactured housing that is permanently affixed to real property; this bill specifies that the real property must be owned by the owner of the manufactured housing.