§ 31-2-502 — Exclusions

Wyoming § 31-2-502

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 2: TITLE AND REGISTRATION
• Art. 5: MOBILE HOMES

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(a) No certificate of title shall be issued or required
for mobile homes:
(i) Owned by the United States;
(ii) Being transported from a point outside this
state;
(iii) Held for sale by a Wyoming mobile home dealer;
(iv) Installed on a permanent foundation, taxable as
real property and which has no current title under this act.
(b) If a mobile home is installed on a permanent
foundation and is taxable as real property:
(i) The certificate of title or manufacturer's
certificate of origin, if any, shall be surrendered to and
cancelled by the county clerk of the county in which the mobile
home is located except that no title shall be cancelled under
this subsection unless all liens on the home have been released.
The county clerk may require the person surrendering the title
for cancellation to disclose information necessary to determine
whether cancellation is proper under law. The county clerk shall
issue a document certifying the cancellation of the certificate
of title for recording in the real estate records of the county
clerk of the county in which the mobile home is located;
(ii) If the certificate of title or manufacturer's
certificate of origin is unavailable then upon filing with the
county clerk a sworn affidavit in accordance with this paragraph
and an acknowledgment if required by subsection (c) of this
section, the clerk shall issue a title for the purpose of
immediate surrender to and cancellation by the county clerk. The
affidavit required under this paragraph shall be on a form
prescribed by the department. The affiant shall attest to the
unavailability of the certificate of title, manufacturer's
certificate of origin or other relevant documentation and to the
mobile home's permanent affixation to the real property. The
surrendered title and affidavit shall be recorded in the real
estate records of the county clerk of the county in which the
mobile home is located upon payment of the title fee under W.S.
31-3-102(a)(vii) and recording fees under W.S.
18-3-402(a)(xvi)(A). The affidavit form shall:
(A) Include a complete description of the mobile
home including its physical address and any data plate, tags,
labels or other relevant identifying documentation;
(B) Include a statement that the mobile home is
installed on a permanent foundation and is intended by all
parties to constitute, be and remain in perpetuity a fixture to
the real property;
(C) Include a statement that the mobile home is
taxable as real property and not as personal property;
(D) Contain a recital of facts and circumstances
by which the affiant acquired the ownership and possession of
the mobile home including why the affiant is unable to provide
the clerk with the certificate of title, manufacturer's
certificate of origin or other relevant documentation;
(E) Contain a statement that there are no known
security interests, liens or encumbrances outstanding against
the mobile home separate from the land;
(F) Contain a statement that the affiant is the
true and lawful owner of the mobile home.
(c) If an affiant under paragraph (b)(ii) of this section
is not the owner of the real property on which the mobile home
is permanently affixed, the affiant shall file with the
affidavit required under paragraph (b)(ii) of this section an
acknowledgment by the owner of the real property that the mobile
home is installed on a permanent foundation on the real property
and is intended by the owner to constitute, be and remain in
perpetuity a fixture to the real property.