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All SCDMV branches will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Branches will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Online services and SCDMV Express kiosks are available.
All SCDMV branches will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Branches will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Online services and SCDMV Express kiosks are available.
The process for a mobile or manufactured home is the same, and the terms are used interchangeably. A mobile/manufactured home is not a modular home.
Titling Your Mobile or Manufactured Home
When you buy a new or used mobile home in this state, you must have all of the following to apply for the title:
Casual Sales/Use Tax on Mobile Homes
If a mobile home is bought/sold between two people, sales tax is not required. If you bought a new mobile home from a dealer, you must have the dealer sales tax number.
If the mobile home you bought is energy efficient, there's a $300 cap to the sales tax you owe. You must provide the consumer insulation report or invoice that indicates the mobile home as energy efficient.If the home you bought is not energy efficient, the sales tax will be calculated according to the price you paid. This does not cover taxes for a repossessing agent or if you bought a home from an out-of-state dealer.
De-titling Your Mobile or Manufactured Home
You may only de-title your mobile home through the mail.
If you're interested in de-titling your home, you must submit all of the following:
You must mail all documents listed above to the following address:
SCDMV
Titles and Registration
PO Box 1498
Blythewood, SC 29016-0024
The SCDMV will provide written confirmation that the home has been de-titled.
Home Sold After Being Declared Real Property
If the title has been retired on a mobile home and the home will be attached to real property in its new location, you do not need to get a new title. The home's buyer must file a Manufactured Home Severance Affidavit with the county's register of deed or clerk of court in the county the home is being moved to and the county it's being moved from.
If the home will not be attached to real property, the owner must get a new title from the SCDMV. If you're getting a new title, the lien must be released or the lien holder must consent to transfer the lien to the new home and you must submit all of the following documents:
You must file a copy of the completed Application for Title/Registration of Mobile Home (SCDMV Form 400) with the county the home was previously located in.
You must mail all documents listed above to the following address:
SCDMV
Titles and Registration
PO Box 1498
Blythewood, SC 29016-0024