2023 Vermont Statutes
Title 9 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 72 - Mobile Homes
§ 2606. Relocating mobile homes to another municipality or state
§ 2606. Relocating mobile homes to another municipality or state
(a) If a deed for any mobile home is recorded by the clerk of the municipality in which the mobile home is sited, and if that mobile home is relocated to another site within the State of Vermont, the owner of the mobile home shall, within 10 days of the relocation, do all the following:
(1) File with the clerk of the municipality where the deed was last recorded a relocation statement substantially in the form provided in this subsection.
(2) File with the clerk of the municipality where the mobile home is relocated a copy of the relocation statement as required by subdivision (1) of this subsection, together with the deed filed with the clerk of the municipality where the mobile home was previously sited. If the records of a municipality in which the deed or conveyance is recorded are destroyed, an attested copy of the deed or other conveyance from the county clerk shall have the same validity as a copy from the municipal clerk’s office.
(3) Provide a copy of the relocation statement filed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to the holders of any unreleased, recorded security interests in the mobile home.
Form for Relocation Statement
______ , of ______ , ______ County, State of ______ , is the owner of (description of mobile home: name of manufacturer, model and serial number and encumbrances, exceptions, reservations, if any), which mobile home has been relocated.
If the relocation is to a municipality in Vermont other than the municipality in which the deed to the Grantor was recorded, a duplicate original of the deed to the Grantor shall be recorded in the land records of the municipality of the relocation at the same time this statement is recorded.
Signed this ______ day of ______ , ____ .
(b) An out-of-state transfer statement substantially in the form provided in this subsection shall, when duly executed and recorded by the clerk of the municipality in which the mobile home was previously located, have the force and effect of transferring title of the mobile home to the grantee, the grantee’s heirs, successors, and assigns and terminating the record title or deed of the mobile home in the municipal records under circumstances by which the mobile home is relocated outside this State. No owner of land on which a mobile home is sited shall unreasonably withhold the consent required by this statutory form. No mobile home may be relocated to a site outside this State unless all holders of liens, attachments, or encumbrances, if any, consent in writing on the transfer statement.
Form for Out-of-State Transfer Statement
______ , of ______ , County, State of ______ (“Grantor”), for consideration paid, grants to ______ , (complete mailing address) ______ , of ______ Street, Town (City) of ______ , ______ County, State of ______ (“Grantee”), the ______ (Description of mobile home being conveyed: name of manufacturer, model and serial number and encumbrances, exceptions, reservations, if any) which mobile home was situated at ______ (state name of park, if any, and street address), Town (City) ______ of ______ County, State of Vermont.
Signed this ______ day of ______ , _____ .
(Here add acknowledgment)
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(c) An attachment, mortgage, security interest, lien, or other encumbrance on a mobile home, when properly perfected, shall be enforceable until released or discharged notwithstanding the relocation of the mobile home within or outside this State. (Added 2007, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 42.)
