An Act To Clarify When a Manufactured Home Becomes Residential Real Property
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0854
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: PRIEST, BEAULIEU, CROCKETT, GUERIN, MONAGHAN-DERRIG, GERZOFSKY
Amends: 10 MRSA §9001, 29-A MRSA §602, 29-A MRSA §652, 29-A MRSA §708

Legislative Document 
No. 854 
H.P. 605 
House of Representatives, March 5, 2013 
An Act To Clarify When a Manufactured Home Becomes 
Residential Real Property 
Reference to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative PRIEST of Brunswick. 
Cosponsored by Representatives: BEAULIEU of Auburn, CROCKETT of Bethel, GUERIN of 
Glenburn, MONAGHAN-DERRIG of Cape Elizabeth, Senator: GERZOFSKY of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 678, §3 and 
affected by §13, is amended to read: 
E.  As a valued and important component of the housing industry in this State, 
manufactured housing is recognized as residential property, whether it is real 
property or personal property, notwithstanding the requirements of Title 29-A, and 
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. 
Sec. 2.  29-A MRSA §602, sub-§9-A is enacted to read: 
9-A.  Permanently affixed.  "Permanently affixed" means, with respect to 
manufactured housing, placed on a foundation or slab or other form of permanent 
attachment to the site and connected to conventional and necessary utility systems. 
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: 
E.  Permanently affixed to real property that is owned by the owner of the 
manufactured housing within 30 days of the date of sale. 
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.