Registration & Titling Forms
Below you may download forms associated with registration and titling of your manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial modular, floating home, and truck camper.
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How To...
This section contains instructional steps for some of R&T's most common application processes.
- Original Certificate of Title or Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) — form HCD RT 480.4
- Most current registration card or Application for Duplicate Registration Card (PDF) — form HCD RT 481.2
- Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (PDF) — form HCD RT 476.6G
- If your decal starts with “L”, Tax Clearance Certificate from county assessor
- If your decal starts with “A”, Certification of Retail Value and Purchase Price (PDF) — form HCD RT 476.4
Additional forms / documents may be required. Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
- Original Certificate of Title or Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) — form HCD RT 480.4
- Most current registration card or Application for Duplicate Registration Card (PDF) — form HCD RT 481.2
- Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (PDF) — form HCD RT 476.6G
- If your decal starts with “L”, Tax Clearance Certificate from county assessor
- If your decal starts with “A”, Tax Clearance Certificate is not required
Additional forms / documents may be required. Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
- Original Certificate of Title or Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) — form HCD RT 480.4 — with the legal owner releasing signature
- Most current registration card or Application for Duplicate Registration Card (PDF) — form HCD RT 481.2 — or junior lienholder’s registration card
- To remove a legal owner, Lien Satisfied (PDF) — form HCD RT 475.3
- To add legal owner, Statement to Encumber (PDF) — form HCD 484.7
Additional forms / documents may be required. Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
- Original Certificate of Title or Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) — form HCD RT 480.4
- Most current registration card or Application for Duplicate Registration Card (PDF) — form HCD RT 481.2
- Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (PDF) — form HCD RT 476.6G
- If your decal starts with “L”, Tax Clearance Certificate from county assessor
- If your decal starts with “A”, Tax Clearance Certificate is not required
- Certificate for Transfer Without Probate (PDF) — form HCD RT 475.2
- Copy of death certificate(s)
Additional forms / documents may be required. Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
- Original Certificate of Title or Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) — form HCD RT 480.4
- Most current registration card or Application for Duplicate Registration Card (PDF) — form HCD RT 481.2
- Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (PDF) — form HCD RT 476.6G
- If your decal starts with “L”, Tax Clearance Certificate from county assessor
- If your decal starts with “A”, Certification of Retail Value and Purchase Price (PDF) — form HCD RT 476.4
- Certificate for Transfer Without Probate (PDF) — form HCD RT 475.2
- Copy of death certificate(s)
Additional forms / documents may be required. Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
- Original Certificate of Title or Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) — form HCD RT 480.4
- Transfer on Death Beneficiary (PDF) — form HCD 488.4
Additional forms / documents may be required. Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
I Need Forms For…
This section contains links to all available R&T forms, grouped by process type.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lien Satisfied (PDF) | HCD RT 475.3 | $25 | Required when removing a legal owner from the HCD Certificate of Title and the original title has not been signed by the legal owner. Signature(s) on form HCD RT 475.3 from legal owner(s) must be original “wet” signature(s). Photocopies cannot be accepted. |
| Conditional Lien Release (PDF) | HCD 481.7 | $25 | Used in lieu of the Lien Satisfied form (HCD RT 475.3) when an escrow company is used for removing a legal owner from the Certificate of Title. |
| Statement of Anticipated Formal Assumption (PDF) | HCD 481.6 | N/A | Required when an escrow company is used for a transfer of ownership and the new buyer is taking on, or “assuming”, an existing loan from the previous owner. |
| Statement to Encumber (PDF) | HCD 484.7 | $25 | Required if adding a legal owner(s) in a singular transaction. Exemption: Not required if a legal owner(s) is being added during a transfer of ownership and the legal owner information has been provided on the HCD Certificate of Title. |
| Lien Assignment (PDF) | HCD 485.1 | $25 | Required when a new legal owner purchases a unit’s loan from the legal owner on the HCD Certificate of Title. |
| Statement of Lien [For Junior Lienholder(s)] (PDF) | HCD RT 480.7 | $25 | Required when adding lienholder(s) in addition to existing legal owner(s) on title. |
*Additional fees may be required.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notice of Escrow Opening (PDF) | HCD RT 481.8A | $35 | Required when notifying HCD of opening escrow via mail. |
| Notice of Escrow Closing (PDF) | HCD RT 481.8B | N/A | Required when there is an open escrow at the time an application is submitted. |
| Notice of Escrow Cancellation (PDF) | HCD RT 481.8C | N/A | Required when an open escrow in HCD’s system needs to be canceled. |
| Requester Account Agreement (PDF) | HCD 488.1 | Varies | Required when a company wants to sign up for an online HCD requester account. |
*Additional fees may be required.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (PDF) | HCD RT 480.4 | $25 | Required when a new Certificate of Title is requested. If a legal owner is on title, the legal owner supersedes the registered owner and only the legal owner may request a replacement title. |
| Application for Duplicate Registration Card (PDF) | HCD RT 481.2 | $25 | Required when a new registration card is requested. |
*Additional fees may be required.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information-Title Search Request (PDF) | HCD RT 491.1 | $25 / $35 | Required when a title search is requested. Informal title search — $25 fee: Includes a one-time update on the unit and provides identifiers via print out or electronic PDF file. Formal title search — $35 fee: Includes notification of any changes to the unit for a period of 120 days in addition to unit identifiers via print out or electronic PDF file. |
*Additional fees may be required.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Error or Erasure (PDF) | HCD RT 475.6 | Required for forms with any errors, corrections, and / or erasures. |
| Name Statement (PDF) | HCD RT 475.7 | Required when changing, clarifying, or correcting a name for an individual. |
| Statement of Facts — Incorrectly Reported Description (PDF) | HCD RT 476.3 | Required when a unit description has been incorrectly reported to HCD and needs to be corrected. |
| Statement of Facts (PDF) | HCD RT 476.6 | Required when providing additional information or statements for clarification. This form can be utilized for a variety of scenarios that may not be captured by other HCD forms. |
| Report of Additional Description or Additional Junior Lienholder (PDF) | HCD RT 490.8 | Required when adding lienholder(s) in addition to existing legal owner(s) on title, or if adding additional identifying descriptions to a unit, such as decal number(s), unit specifications, etc. |
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change of Mailing Address for a Registered Owner, Legal Owner or Junior Lienholder (PDF) | HCD RT 476.9 | N/A | Required when changing a mailing address without transferring ownership. For companies, a letter on company letterhead is required in addition to form HCD RT 476.9. |
| Legal Owner Consent to Move a Manufactured Home, Mobilehome, Multifamily Manufactured Home, or Floating Home (PDF) | HCD RT 480.8 | N/A | Required when moving the location of a unit with a legal owner on title. |
| Notice of Situs Change for Manufactured Home, Mobilehome, Multifamily Manufactured Home, or Floating Home (PDF) | HCD RT 480.9 | $25 | Required when changing the situs address (physical location) of a unit without transferring ownership. Form HCD RT 480.9 is not required if a situs address change takes place during an application for transfer of ownership. |
| Notice of Situs Change — Commercial Modular (PDF) | HCD RT 481.1 | N/A | Required when changing the situs address (physical location) of a commercial modular without transferring ownership. Form HCD RT 481.1 is not required if a situs address change takes place during an application for transfer of ownership. |
| Junior Lienholder Consent to Move a Manufactured Home, Mobilehome, Multifamily Manufactured Home, or Floating Home (PDF) | HCD RT 481.4 | N/A | Required when moving the location of a unit with a junior lienholder on title. |
| Intent to Move a Manufactured Home, Mobilehome, Multifamily Manufactured Home, or Floating Home Without Consent of Secured Party (PDF) | HCD RT 481.5 | N/A | Required when moving the location of a unit with a legal owner or junior lienholder on title and consent of legal owner / junior lienholder cannot be obtained prior to the move. |
| Request for Confidentiality (PDF) | HCD RT 485.7 | $7 | Required when requesting the physical location (situs address) of a home be confidential / omitted from a title search. An alternate, non-confidential mailing address must be provided on form HCD RT 485.7. |
*Additional fees may be required.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of Repossession (PDF) | HCD 476.0 | $35 | Required when the inventory creditor listed on a Manufacturer Certificate of Origin for a new unit repossesses a unit from dealer inventory. |
| Statement of Foreclosure / Abandonment (PDF) | HCD 476.1 | $35 | Required when a legal owner on title is foreclosing on a unit. |
| Notice of Attachment (PDF) | HCD 478.1 | N/A | Required when a party is submitting a Notice of Attachment lien on a unit issued by a court. |
| Certificate of Information-Notice of Attachment (PDF) | HCD 478.2 | N/A | Required if a party is requesting information on a Notice of Attachment lien on a unit issued by a court on file with HCD. |
| Statement of Abandonment Sale (PDF) | HCD 481.3 | N/A | Required by HCD if a mobilehome park has an abandoned unit in their park and they have gone to court to declare the unit as abandoned and subsequently sell it. |
| Instructions to Satisfy Judgments Against Mobilehomes Abandoned in a Park (PDF) | HCD RT 496.6 | N/A | Instructional document. |
| Instructions to Satisfy Judgments Involving Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, and Commercial Modulars (PDF) | HCD RT 499.4 | N/A | Instructional document. |
| Warehouseman’s Lien Sale (PDF) | HCD 487.6 | N/A | Required when a mobilehome park is conducting a warehouseman’s lien sale on a unit in their park. |
| Application for Registration (New Title Information Only) (PDF) | HCD RT 480.5 | N/A | Required when registering a unit with no prior history of ownership on record with HCD. |
| Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (PDF) | HCD RT 476.6G | N/A | Required for all transfers and registrations. |
| Bill of Sale (PDF) | HCD RT 475.1 | N/A | Form that states purchase price and provides date of transfer, new owner information, and releasing signatures of previous owners. Only required to show chain of ownership in certain scenarios, such as if the new registered owner is a different person than the buyer at the public or private sale for homes purchased at auction. Otherwise, this form is optional. |
*Additional fees may be required.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|
| Application for Use Tax Credit for Sales or Use Tax Paid to a State Other than California (PDF) | HCD 476.5 | Required for units coming from out of state into California (CA) when use tax has been paid to the state of purchase and a CA tax credit is being requested at the time of registration with HCD. |
| Statement of Facts — Mobilehome Recovery Fund Fee and / or Use Tax Exemption (PDF) | HCD 476.7 | Required when requesting mobilehome recovery fund fee and / or use tax exemption. |
| Statement of Facts — Park Purchase Fee Exemption (PDF) | HCD 476.6C | Required when requesting a park purchase fee exemption. |
| Statement of Facts — Federal Enclave or Military Reservation Exemption (PDF) | HCD 476.6D | Required when requesting a federal enclave or military reservation exemption. |
| Statement of Facts — Indian Owned on Indian Reservation (PDF) | HCD 476.6E | Required when requesting an Indian owned on Indian Reservation exemption. |
| Statement of Facts — Exempt Registration (PDF) | HCD 476.6H | Required when requesting a registration exemption. |
| Tax Relief Claim (PDF) | HCD 498.0 | Required when requesting a tax relief claim. |
| Certificate of Military Exemption (PDF) | HCD 475.8 | Required when requesting a certificate of military exemption. |
| Disabled Veteran Application for Exemption from the In Lieu Tax Fee for Manufactured Home or Mobilehome (PDF) | HCD 475.9 | Required when requesting exemption from in lieu tax fee for disabled veterans. |
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
HCD MH 416
| $83 per section | Required when new insignia are requested for a unit. Submit this form to HCD’s Manufactured Housing Program at the mailing address listed on form HCD MH 416 / HCD MH 416 SP. | |
| Application for Substitute Decal (PDF) | HCD 490.9 | $25 | Required when requesting a new decal for a unit. |
| HUD Label Location (PDF) | HCD RT 486.1 | N/A | Instructional document. |
*Additional fees may be required
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Initial Fees* | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of Facts — Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector / Water Heater Bracing (PDF) | HCD 476.6A | N/A | Required if not provided on a Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (form HCD RT 476.6G). |
| Bill of Sale (PDF) | HCD RT 475.1 | N/A | Required when there is no releasing signature from the registered owner on the original Certificate of Title or Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title (form HCD RT 480.4) submitted during transfer of ownership. |
| Certificate for Transfer Without Probate (PDF) | HCD RT 475.2 | N/A | Required to transfer ownership of a unit on behalf of a deceased owner as the heir / beneficiary. Forty (40) days must have elapsed from the death of the registered owner on title for this form to be accepted. |
| Power of Attorney (PDF) | HCD 475.4 | N/A | Required when utilizing a power of attorney. |
| Certification of Retail Value and Purchase Price (PDF) | HCD RT 476.4 | Varies | Required to transfer ownership, where money is exchanged, for units with ILT status. Used to calculate use tax for transfers where money is exchanged and no California licensed dealer is involved. |
| Designation of Trust (PDF) | HCD 476.6B | N/A | Required for any trust being added to title for any ownership type (registered owner, legal owner, junior lienholder, etc.). |
| Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (PDF) | HCD RT 476.6G | N/A | Required for all transfers of ownership, and when registering units not previously registered with HCD. |
| Statement of Facts - Bond (PDF) | HCD RT 476.6I | N/A | Required when utilizing a surety bond for missing signatures that cannot be obtained for owners who cannot be located, in lieu of missing out of state titling documents, and other scenarios. |
| Bond or Undertaking Requirements for Manufactured Homes / Mobilehomes, Commercial Modulars, Truck Campers, and Floating Homes (PDF) | HCD RT 480.0 | N/A | Instructional document. |
| Statement of Purchase Price for Commercial Modular (PDF) | HCD RT 479.7 | N/A | Required when the sale of a commercial modular is not performed by a California licensed dealer. |
| Floating Home Ownership Questionnaire (PDF) | HCD 487.4 | N/A | Required for all floating homes upon initial registration with HCD. |
| Assignment of Cash Bond (PDF) | HCD RT 482.6 | N/A | Required when utilizing assignment of cash bond for missing signatures that cannot be obtained for owners who cannot be located, in lieu of missing out of state titling documents, and other scenarios. |
| Request for Voluntary Transfer of a Manufactured Home / Mobilehome to Local Property Taxation (PDF) | HCD RT 495.0 | N/A | Required when changing unit tax type from ILT (In Lieu Tax — taxed by HCD) to LPT (Local Property Taxation — taxed by the county). Use tax (sales tax) will be due if the transfer from ILT to LPT occurs on or after the date of purchase. |
| Transfer on Death Beneficiary (PDF) | HCD 488.4 | $25 | Required when adding, removing, or changing a “Transfer on Death Beneficiary” or when transferring a unit due to an already designated Transfer on Death Beneficiary. |
| Designation of Co-Owner Term (PDF) | HCD RT 483.1 | N/A | Required when two or more owners are going on to title as new owners with HCD and the "Designation of Co-Owners Term" area is not filled out on the Multi-Purpose Transfer Form (form HCD RT 476.6G). All new owners must sign this form to encumber the new co-owner term. |
*Additional fees may be required.
Submit all required forms, documents, and fees to:
Registration and Titling
P.O. Box 277820
Sacramento, CA 95827-7820
| Form Title | Form Number | Notes to Customer |
|---|---|---|
| Application for Refund (PDF) | HCD 475.0 | Required when requesting a refund from HCD. |
| Notice of Sale or Transfer (PDF) | HCD RT 476.8 | Optional form. This form is not a release of liability although the previous owners of the unit are signing off their ownership of the unit. A full and complete transfer application with signatures from buyers and sellers of a unit still needs to be submitted to HCD in order for ownership to be changed on title. The buyer listed on form HCD RT 476.8 will only be placed as a “Pending Owner” in HCD’s system until a full, complete transfer application is received. |
| Statement of Facts Salvage Units (PDF) | HCD 486.4 | Required when reporting a unit as uninhabitable, salvaged, or destroyed. HCD Certificate of Title and unit registration card must be submitted with form HCD 486.4. |