Non homesteaded mobile/manufactured homes are considered personal property and are taxable in Georgia. Tax must be paid annually with a due date of April 1. The owner of any mobile/modular home located in Hall County must file a return and obtain a location permit. In order to obtain the location permit, the mobile home tax for the current year must be paid in full.

Mobile Home Payment Deadlines

Mobile home bills are mailed in February of each year and are due on or before April 1. Click here for payment options. If mobile home tax is paid after April 1st, a state mandated 10% penalty is assessed on the unpaid balance.

Hall County no longer requires mobile home decals. If you believe you have been issued a bill in error, contact us at propertytax@hallcounty.org or 770-531-6950; however, it is your responsibility to ensure that the title has been changed into the new owner’s name.

Registering

Steps to follow after purchase

• Have the previous owner sign the back of the title and give the title to you.
• Find the mobile home on the view/pay your taxes page to see if the most recent taxes are paid. If taxes are due, pay them.
• Visit the Hall County Tax Commissioner’s office with your title and tax receipt and have the title changed into your name within 30 days.

Changing Ownership of a Mobile Home

When a mobile home is purchased, an ownership change occurs. This change needs to be recorded on the title document for the mobile home and documented for County tax records.

Purchasers have 30 days from the date of purchase to apply for a new title. Failure to do so may result in a fine from the Tax Commissioner or possible litigation from the mobile home seller.

The Tax Commissioner will only register or change the ownership of a mobile home with a title properly assigned to the current owner. Bills of sale, lease agreements, park reports, or a title where ownership has not been updated on the front of the document are not accepted.

If the home is being moved from another county, proof that taxes are paid up-to-date must be provided along with a copy of the title in the current owner’s name before a mobile home can be registered.

Relocating or Moving a Mobile Home
To relocate a mobile home, obtain a relocation permit from the Hall County Building Inspections Division. To obtain additional information on permitting, please visit https://www.hallcounty.org/207/Building-Inspections.

Note: It is unlawful to move a mobile home in Hall County without a relocation permit. Any person violating this is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished with a fine of no less than $200 or more than $1000, or by imprisonment for no more than 12 months, or both.

What do I need to get a Georgia title for my mobile or manufactured home?

• A completed and signed Form Title/Tag Application.
• If the mobile or manufactured home is a double-wide or a triple-wide, a separate title application is required for each side if a separate title or manufacturer’s certificate of origin is issued for each side.
• An original valid manufacturer’s certificate(s) of origin or title.
• $18.00 title fee is due for each title application. Apply for your title at the tag office in the county in Georgia where your home is located. If ad valorem tax is due, it must be paid at the time of application. Contact your county tag office to determine if ad valorem tax is due.
• A title is required for ownership transfer for any mobile/manufactured home model year 1963 and newer.

Cancelling Mobile Home Title

Often when a mobile home is placed on a property, the mobile home owner owns the land as well.

The mobile home is permanently affixed to the land. There is no plan to ever relocate this mobile home. If the owner wants to sell the property, they would prefer to sell the land and the mobile home together on the deed without having to worry about the transfer of title on the mobile home. This is where the cancelling of a mobile home title comes into play.

In order to cancel the title, the property/mobile home owner will need to complete a Mobile Manufactured Home Certificate of Permanent Location. Take the completed form along with the title to the Clerk of Court at 225 Green Street SE, Gainesville, GA 30501. Once the Clerk of Courts has filed and recorded the Mobile Manufactured Home Certificate of Permanent Location, make an appointment with the Hall County Tax Commissioner’s office to bring the Mobile Manufactured Home Certificate of Permanent Location and the title in for cancellation. There is an $18.00 fee. The Hall County Tax Commissioner’s Office will then communicate with the Board of Assessors Office to notify them the mobile home needs to be recognized as real property going forward. As a result, mobile home and land will be billed on the same property tax statement.

What If There Is No Title Available For The Mobile Home?

If there is no title available for a mobile/manufactured home, the title bond process must be completed. You may have an old title, but the chain of ownership is broken, therefore, the transfer of ownership cannot take place with this title. Any mobile home manufactured in 1963 or newer requires a title to transfer ownership. The same applies to the title bond. If the mobile home is a single-wide, then there will only be one title bond to do. If the mobile home is a double-wide or more, a title bond may be necessary for each side in which valid titles are found with the Georgia Department of Revenue.

1. Call the tax commissioner’s office in the county the mobile home is located to find out if they have a record of a title or titles. Determine if it has titles for multiple sides. If you know there is an active lien on the mobile home, you will need a lien release before moving forward.
2. Call the Marshal’s Office at 770.531.6762 to have them complete the form Motor Vehicle Certificate of Inspection for VIN verification for each side necessary.
3. If you were not able to receive information in step one, call the county tag office with the VIN found on the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Inspection. Make sure of any valid titles or liens on the mobile home(s) based on this new information.
4. If the Department of Revenue (DOR) does not list any lienholders, go to step 10.
5. If the DOR does list any lienholders, then you will need to obtain a lien release. Please refer to this form: Notice of Satisfaction of Security Interest or Lien Holder’s Affidavit.
6. Contact the lender directly to obtain the lien release. If you receive the lien release, go to step 10.
7. If you cannot contact the lender directly and believe it may no longer exist, mail a certified letter requesting a lien release for the mobile home(s) and wait to see if the letter is returned by the post office. If it is returned to you by the post office, DO NOT OPEN. KEEP THIS.
8. You will also need to prove to the DOR that the lender is out of business by completing the form, Business Entity & Registration Records Order Form, requesting a Certificate of Existence from the Georgia Secretary of State.
9. The returned certified letter and what you receive from the Georgia Secretary of State will act as your lien release now.
10. Contact a title bond company to do their part. You will find a list of title bond companies here. They will complete the forms Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Bond, Power of Attorney, and Affidavit Supporting Certificate of Title Bond Application.
11. The title bond company will look up the NADA value of the mobile home to verify the value is correct. The state requires the bond amount to be double the value. If there is more than one title and more than one title bond to be done, the bond amount is divided between the bonds so the cost of the bond(s) will not increase. For example: A double wide’s value is $30,000, the bond value is $60,000 ($30,000 x 2). Each bond would be $30,000.
12. Please make sure the owner name on the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Inspection matches exactly to the name on the title bond paperwork. If individual ownership, the name must match the driver’s license. If a business is the owner, the paperwork must match what is on the business license. The DOR could reject. All places require name to match state issued driver’s license, ID, or busines license.
13. Bring completed title bond paperwork, driver’s license, business license (if putting in name of business), lien release or the returned certified letter and Georgia Secretary of State documents, and $18 per title, proof of ownership (i.e. bill of sale), to the county tag office where the mobile home is located.
14. If the property tax on the mobile home is unpaid, this will need to be paid prior to the title application process.
15. Sometimes the marshal will not be able to locate a VIN anywhere on the mobile home. When this occurs, the DOR requires additional steps before the title application process may start.
16. Click here to find the HUD Certification Label. And follow directions on the Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Fire.
17. If you receive a new data sheet from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Fire, affix the new data sheet inside the kitchen cabinet. Contact the marshal to do a new Motor Vehicle Certificate of Inspection from Step 2.
18. If you cannot find a HUD Certification Label, take pictures of all the sides of the mobile home to show that there is not a HUD label affixed anywhere outside the mobile home.
19. Have your title bond packet completed from the title bond company with the VIN space indicating TBD for To Be Determined. Include the signed Motor Vehicle Certificate of Inspection where the marhsal could not find a VIN. Include the pictures taken around the mobile home showing no HUD label. Complete the form, Missing Serial Plate Affidavit and $5,00 for the new serial plate. Complete a Title Application. Using certified or other trackable mail, send everything to DOR Southmeadow, Title Department, 4125 Welcome All Road, Atlanta, GA 30349.
20. The DOR will send back all your paperwork along with your new serial plate and a new VIN verification form.
21. Affix the new serial plate to the mobile home.
22. Call the marshal to complete the new VIN verification form the DOR sends.
23. Have the title bond company reissue the title bond paperwork showing the new VIN or issue riders.
24. Bring completed title bond paperwork, driver’s license, business license (if putting in name of business), lien release or the returned certified letter and Georgia Secretary of State Document, and $18 per title to the county tag office where the mobile home is located.
25. You must apply for the title within six months of the title bonds issue date or you will have to get new title bond documents. The state likes the MV Certificate of Inspection to the be dated no more than 30 days prior to applying for the title.