Exempting from Title or Removing Exemption of a Manufactured Home
Effective June 1, 2013 appointments are required for transactions related to manufactured structures. Please contact the Assessor's Office to make an appointment.
Your manufactured structure may be eligible for the exemption process if you own the land the manufactured structure is located on. This exemption means that the structure is recorded as part of the land account and is considered real property for assessment purposes. If your manufactured structure is already exempt, you do not need to complete any forms unless you are going to move the structure. Exempting a manufactured structure means that when transferring ownership of your property by deed recording, your manufactured structure will also be transferred. For more details on how to complete this process, please contact us at (541) 388-6508 or you may contact any title insurance company.
Requirements for every transaction:
- All taxes must be paid in full. From July 1 until the tax roll is extended, pre-collection of taxes is also required (unless otherwise noted)
- All fees and taxes must be paid. All fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. Payment by cash or check only will be accepted for all fees other than tax payments. Contact the Deschutes County Tax Office to find out what payment methods other than cash or check will be accepted (541) 388-6540.
Fee for research by the County Assessor's Office staff costs $65.00 per hour, half hour minimum, payable in advance.
Requesting Exemption Status
If NO ownership change:
- Manufactured Home Ownership Document Application for New and Used Homes BCD #440-2952
- Security interest holder release or authorization
- Application for Recording Manufactured Home as Real Property BCD #440-5176 (Security interest holder on land does not need to sign application)
- Present to Assessor for review (prior to recording) and to be stamped, initialed, and dated
- Record the Application and Certification Exempting a Manufactured Structure from Ownership Document at the Deschutes County Clerk's Office (recording fees apply)
- Return one copy of the recording and all other applicable forms to the Assessor's Office (upon Assessor approval, release is granted)
- $120.00 fee (Cash or check payable to Deschutes County Treasurer)
If changing ownership:
- Manufactured Home Ownership Document Application for New and Used Homes BCD #440-2952
- Security interest holder release or authorization
- County form Application for Recording Manufactured Home as Real Property BCD #440-5176 (owners must have form notarized but security interest holder on land does not need to sign document)
- Present to the Assessor for review (prior to recording)
- Record the Application and Certification Exempting a Manufactured Structure from Ownership Document at the Deschutes County Clerk's Office (recording fees apply)
- Return one copy of the recording and all other applicable forms to the Assessor's Office (upon Assessor approval, release is granted)
- $120.00 fee (Cash or check payable to Deschutes County Treasurer)
Removal of Exemption Status
If NO ownership change:
- Manufactured Home Ownership Document Application for New and Used Homes BCD #440-2952
- Affidavit to Establish Ownership of a Manufactured Structure (BCD #440-2947) only if the current owner(s) is different than the owner(s) that originally exempted the manufactured structure
- Title report - Lot Book no older than 7 days
- County form Application to Remove Manufactured Home from County Deed Records BCD #440-5175 (owners and security interest holders must sign and have form notarized)
- Present to Assessor’s staff for review (prior to recording)
- Record the Application to Remove Manufactured Structure from Exempt Status at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office (recording fees apply)
- Return one copy of the recording and all other applicable forms to the Assessor's Office (upon Assessor approval, release is granted)
- $120.00 fee (Cash or check payable to Deschutes County Treasurer)
If changing ownership:
- Manufactured Home Ownership Document Application for New and Used Homes BCD #440-2952
- Title report - Lot Book no older than 7 days
- Application to Remove Manufactured Home from County Deed Records BCD #440-5175 (owners and security interest holders must sign and have form notarized)
- Present to Assessor for review (prior to recording)
- Record the Application to Remove Manufactured Structure from Exempt Status at the Deschutes County Clerk's Office (recording fees apply)
- Return one copy of the recording and all other applicable forms to the Assessor's Office (upon Assessor approval, release is granted)
- $120.00 fee (Cash or check payable to Deschutes County Treasurer)
- A Security Interest Change Form with the lender’s release does NOT mean the home can be removed from the property unless it was the original lender when the home was exempted. Anytime an exemption is being removed, if there is a lien on the property, a letter from the current lender must be provided saying the home can be moved off the property.
