Manufactured Homes

There are several classifications of manufactured homes: Mobile Home (built pre 1976), Manufactured Home (built to HUD standards), Modular Home (built to IRC standards), Panelized Home, Camper Trailer, Park Model, Shipping Containers and Tiny Homes.

If a manufactured home is purged, it is considered real property and the title has  been purged from the Department of Motor Vehicles Data base. The purging  process requires the home be inspected to verify the home is permanently attached per county requirements, it also requires submitting the original title or Manufactures Certificate of Origin (MCO/MSO) to the county or State (Title) along with other pertinent documents. Once a Manufactured home has been purged there is only one parcel/account number, and only a deed is required to transfer ownership of the property. The process for purging a mobile home involves the Assessor’s Office, the Clerk and Recorder’s Office and the Treasurer’s Office.

If a manufactured home is un-purged, it still has a title and will have a separate parcel/account number from the property on which it is placed. If a piece of property with an un-purged manufactured home is sold with the home, the title must be transferred in the Clerk and Recorder’s office, just like a motor vehicle. If the property is sold and the home is to be moved, the owner must go to the Treasurer’s Office and obtain a Tax Authentication Certificate and a moving permit.

Modular homes are factory-built residences constructed according to standards established by the International Residential Code (IRC) or the International Building Code (IBC) for residential properties. They are not titled and are installed on a permanent foundation. During installation, the I-beams are removed because the home relies on perimeter support similar to that of site-built homes.

Modular homes can be identified by their data plate, a paper label approximately the size of a standard sheet of paper. This label is typically located in a kitchen cabinet, an electrical panel, or a bedroom closet. The data plate states that the structure complies with the factory-built residential construction standards of the state of Colorado.

Once set, these homes are automatically considered real property and are assigned a single parcel or account number.