Surrender of title to a manufactured home

* § 2117-b. Surrender of title to a manufactured home. (a) The owner or owners of a manufactured home that is covered by a certificate of title and that is affixed to a permanent foundation as provided in section three hundred forty-four-a of the real property law, or which the owner or owners intend to affix to a permanent foundation, may surrender the certificate of title to the manufactured home to the commissioner by filing with the commissioner an application for surrender of title containing or accompanied by:

(1) the name, residence and mailing address of the owner;

(2) a description of the manufactured home including, so far as the following data exists: the name of the manufacturer, the make, the model name, the model year, the dimensions, and the vehicle identification number or numbers of the manufactured home and whether it is new or used and any other information the commissioner requires;

(3) the date of purchase by the owner of the manufactured home, the name and address of the person from whom the home was acquired and the names and addresses of any security interest holders and lienholders in the order of apparent priority;

(4) a statement signed by the owner, stating either: (i) any facts or information known to the owner that could reasonably affect the validity of the title of the manufactured home or the existence or non-existence of security interests in or liens on it; or (ii) that no such facts or information are known to the owner;

(5) the recorded original affidavit of affixation as provided by paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b of the real property law;

(6) the name and mailing address of each person wishing written acknowledgment of surrender from the commissioner;

(7) the original certificate of title, which, upon concurrent transfer of title to the manufactured home, may be endorsed by the current owner of record to the purchaser;

(8) any release of lien required by subdivision (b) of this section; and

(9) any other information and documents the commissioner reasonably requires to identify the owner of the manufactured home, to determine whether the owner satisfied the applicable requirements of section three hundred forty-four-f of the real property law, and to enable the commissioner to determine whether the owner is entitled to surrender the certificate of title and the existence or non-existence of security interests in or liens on the manufactured home.

(b) The commissioner shall not accept for surrender a certificate of title to a manufactured home unless and until any liens pursuant to section twenty-one hundred five-a and any security interests pursuant to sections twenty-one hundred seven and twenty-one hundred eighteen of this article have been released.

(c) When satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity of the surrender of a certificate of title to a manufactured home and upon satisfaction of the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, the commissioner shall cancel the certificate of title and update the commissioner's records in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (i) and (j) of section twenty-one hundred seven of this article. The commissioner shall also provide written acknowledgment of compliance with the provisions of this section to each person identified on the application for surrender of a certificate of title under paragraph six of subdivision (a) of this section.

(d) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this section a manufactured home shall be conveyed and encumbered as provided in section three hundred forty-four-g of the real property law.

(e) Upon written request, the commissioner shall provide written acknowledgment of compliance with the provisions of this section.

* NB Effective December 12, 2026