Alabama Administrative Code › Title 810 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › Chapter 810-5-75 - TITLE PROCEDURE › Section 810-5-75-.66 - Cancellation Of Manufactured Home Certificate Of Origin Or Certificate Of Title

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The
			 certificate of origin or certificate of title for a manufactured home
			 designated 2000-year model and newer that is permanently affixed to a parcel of
			 real property may be cancelled if the ownership of the manufactured home and
			 real property is identical. The term "permanently affixed" means that the
			 tongue, axles and wheels have been removed from the manufactured home and it
			 has been installed in accordance with the Installation Rules and Regulations of
			 the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission as found in chapters 535-X-12 and
			 535-X-13. Either the original retail purchaser or lienholder as recorded on the
			 certificate of origin, or the titled owner or owner's lienholder as recorded on
			 the certificate of title or listed on a completed surety bond may apply for
			 cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of title. The request
			 for cancellation must be made through a designated agent appointed by the
			 department. The department, upon approval of the cancellation request, will
			 issue a certificate of cancellation of the certificate of origin or
			 cancellation of the certificate of title to the manufactured home in accordance
			 with the following procedures:
(a)
			 Cancellation of Certificate of Origin/Title. The original retail purchaser or
			 lienholder for the original retail purchaser, or titled owner or owner's
			 lienholder as recorded on the certificate of origin/title must apply for a
			 cancellation of certificate of origin/title through a designated agent of the
			 department.
1. The designated agent will use
			 the Alabama Title System (ALTS) to prepare Form MVT 5-39E "Notice of
			 Cancellation of a Certificate of Origin or Alabama Certificate of Title for a
			 Manufactured Home Classified as Real Property".
2. ALTS will assign a unique document control
			 number (DCN) and creation date to each completed MVT 5-39E. The MVT 5-39E will
			 be valid for 90 days from its creation to be used in conjunction with the Form
			 MVT 5-1E "Application for Cancellation of Certificate of
			 Origin/Title".
3. All parties who
			 have ownership in both the manufactured home and the realty to which the
			 manufactured home has become permanently affixed must sign the MVT 5-39E
			 attesting to the fact that the manufactured home has been permanently affixed
			 and recorded as real property.
Note:
No more than two owners can be recorded on a
				certificate of cancellation.
4. The MVT 5-39E must be signed by the judge
			 of probate (or his/her designee) in the county where the manufactured home is
			 located attesting to the fact that the manufactured home has been recorded as
			 being permanently affixed and recorded as real property in that county. A
			 designated agent will use ALTS to complete an MVT 5-1E "Application for
			 Cancellation of Certificate of Origin/Title", for each manufactured home
			 identification number listed on the MVT 5-39E, based on information listed on
			 the MVT 5-39E.
5. The designated
			 agent must assemble the cancellation package (MVT 5-1E, MVT 5-39E, certificate
			 of origin/title for each separate unit, lien release, etc.)/ and submit it to
			 the department. The title application and fees as required by §
										32-20-4,
Code of Ala. 1975
, must be sent electronically through
			 ALTS utilizing either an Automated Clearing House (ACH) transaction or credit
			 card payment.
6. The department
			 will examine the documents received and, if approved, issue a Certificate of
			 Cancellation For A Certificate of Origin/Title For A Manufactured Home
			 Classified As Real Property, in the name of the first retail purchaser or the
			 titled owner.