​Manufactured Homes Titling Program

The Division of Professional Credential Processing provides various scenarios concerning what you might wish to accomplish. They are accompanied by note of what information you need to submit to complete what you want to do. For more information, contact the manufactured home email group, DspsSbManfHomes@wi.gov.

According to Wis. Stat. §​ 101.9203(4)​,  a manufactured home title is not needed when:
The owner of a manufactured home that is situated in this state or intended to be situated in this state is not required to make application for a certificate of title under s. 101.9209 if the owner of the manufactured home intends, upon acquiring the manufactured home, to make the manufactured home a fixture to land in which the owner of the manufactured home has an ownership or leasehold interest subject to ch. 706.

Transfer Ownership Without a Secured Party Listed on Title

Submit the following:

• Original Title
  

• Title​ Application SBD-10687
  

If no title, include:

• Bill of Sale or SBD-10696 AND Indemnity Form SBD-10688
• ​​Title Application SBD-10687
  
• Applicable Fees

​Transfer Ownership with a Secured Party Listed on Title

Submit the following:

• Original Title

If no title, include:

• Bill of Sale or SBD-10696 AND Indemnity Form SBD-10688
• Title Application SBD-10687
  
• Lien Release from Secured Party
  
• Applicable Fees
  

Replacement Title (Requestor must be owner listed on previous title)

Submit the following:

• Certificate Application SBD-10687
  
• ​Applicable Fees

​Lien Removal

Removal of a Lien is a free service. Please submit the following:

• Original Title
• ​Lien Release from Secured Party

If no title, submit lien release with a replacement title request on Form SBD-10687 and $8 fee.
If your address is different than that on the title, then please submit a note with new address.

​Transfers at Death

Deceased Person's Estate valued at $50,000 or less, please submit the following:

• Death Certificate
  
• Original Title
• If no title, include $8 replacement fee
• Form SBD-10693
• $15.50 or $23 fee
• Heirs (not spouses or domestic partners) who are not co-owners on the original title should also complete and submit Transfer Affidavit (Wis. Courts form PR 1831)

Deceased person's total estate over $50,000, then please submit the following: 

• $23 Title Fee
• Title application SBD-10687, in name of new owner
• Original Title with Deceased listed as owner, signed by Personal Representative
• If no title, include $8 replacement fee AND Bill of Sale or SBD-10696 signed by Personal Representative
• Domiciliary letter naming Personal Representative or probate court order directing the transfer.

​Error in "Buyer" and/or "Seller" portion on Title

Submit Statement of Intent SBD-10697 and contact the Department for additional instruction, by email at DspsSbManfHomes@wi.gov or by phone at 608.266.2112, option 3.

Legal Name Change

Submit the following:

• Name Change Form SBD-10698
  
• ​Original Title
• ​There are no fees.

Power of Attorney

In addition to paperwork listed in situations above, must also submit authorization to act as power of attorney.  Powers of Attorney terminate at the death of the principal.

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Transferring Ownership into the Name of a Trust

​​Submit the following:

• Title Application SBD-10687​ (The name of the trust is placed from left to right in owners first name/last name fields in Section A of the application.)
• ​Original Title
• ​Trust Form SBD-10700​

​Transferring Ownership due to Repossession by a Secured Party (form to be used only by Secured Party listed on title)

Submit the following:

• Repossession Form SBD-10699
  
• ​Lien Release from Secured Party
• ​If transferring to new owner other than secured party, submit Form SBD-10687

Abandonment to Landlord

Submit the following:

• Abandonment to Landlord Form SBD-10702
• ​Title Application Form SBD-10687
• ​Applicable fees​
  

Do NOT Submit SBD-10688 or the Notice of Intent Letters.

Adding a Secured Party (without transferring ownership)

Submit the following:

• Certificate Application SBD-10687
  
• ​Original Title
• ​$4 Loan Filing Fee
  

Obtaining a State Assigned Serial Number

• Look in the following locations for the serial number: Doorframe, Kitchen Cabinet Door, Fuse Box, Furnace, Door, or the Hitch.
• ​Ask your mobile home park office, if applicable, for help identifying the serial number from their records.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) numbers are usually found on a steel plate on the home exterior and have letters and numbers, but may be found in other places on the home.
• ​HUD information reports can be obtained from the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) ibts.org​. The report will provide the serial number, year, and make of the home. There is a fee for this service. 

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Owner Record Information Request
Manufactured Home Records Search (eSLA Public Lookup)

Open Records Notice and Requests