[WSBAPT] Mobile home on owned land

[Mike Winslow]

Typically, if title is eliminated then the county assessor no longer has a separate property tax statement for the mobile (wherein it is taxed as personal property). This is not fool proof, as some counties will tax a mobile and land together even though there is no record of a title elimination at the vehicle licensing in Olympia. I cannot speak to King County, specifically, but I have found varying practice on this issue from county to county (esp. older transactions on the coast and Eastern WA). 
 
I would start with checking Assessor’s records for the mobile taxed as personal property( search under the property address; most assessors will tie to a related record if there is a mobile taxed as pp) then if it appears to be eliminated, I would check with the Assessor’s office by phone to see if they show record of elimination in the internal records not visible online; failing that check vehicle licensing in Olympia by VIN. Usually, they find no record of a title, but once in a while we will find a record of the mobile title, even though the Assessor is taxing all as real estate. If there is still record of a vehicle title, usual transfer procedure applies, using Bill of Sale and transfer at Auditor. If there is no record of title in Olympia, I draft the PR deed to recite the legal description and the mobile description by brand, year and VIN.
 
I would not treat the deed as dispositive of the issue one way or the other.
 
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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Doug Owens
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 11:21 AM
To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv
Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Mobile home on owned land
 
Dear Lisa, I believe that if title has not been eliminated on the mobile home it is personal property and a vehicle transfer would be required.  I hope this is helpful.  Yours truly, Doug Owens



On May 31, 2018, at 11:04 AM, Lisa E Schuchman <lisa at lisaschuchman.com> wrote:
 
In a probate, the decedent owned a parcel of land in King County with a mobile home on it.  I’m trying to figure out if title to the mobile has been eliminated.  Her purchase deed describes the land “together with a mobile home” with the year, brand, and VIN, so I think title has not been eliminated. Also, her family isn’t clear about whether there was a vehicle purchase as part of her purchase.
 
If I’m correct, do I deed the land and also do a vehicle transfer?  Even though the purchase deed reads as above? Insights?
 
Lisa E. Schuchman
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