Manufactured Homes Title

Manufactured home title applications can be submitted in the following ways:

• By mail

• Online on the titling website (ESLA)

Initial applications cannot be submitted by email. Initial applications submitted to us by email will not be reviewed. Additionally, we do not pre-review documents. Documents sent to us by email without an application will not be reviewed.

Our mailing address is:

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

MANUFACTURED HOMES

PO BOX 8935,

MADISON, WI 53708

You can apply for a title online at: https://esla.wi.gov/PortalCommunityLogin

Note:

• This is different from our website for all other licensing, including for manufactured home licenses and manufactured home community permits.

• You will need an email address you have access to in order to create an account. 

• Please save your password. 

This includes adding or removing a co-owner or changing co-ownership type (AND/OR).

Submit the following:

1. Form SBD-10687 

2. Applicable Fees

3. Original Title

4. If you do not have the title, include:

   1. Form SBD-10688

   2. Additional Proof of Ownership, as listed on Form SBD-10688

Submit the following:

1. Form SBD-10687

2. Applicable Fees

3. Lien Release from the Secured Party

4. Original Title

   • If you do not have the title, include: Form SBD-10688 .  Additional Proof of Ownership, as listed on Form SBD-10688

Submit the following:

1. Form SBD-10687

2. Applicable Fees

Submit the following:

1. Form SBD-3209

   1. Form SBD-3209 will specify additional documents you need to include as part of your application.

2. Applicable Fees

3. A copy of the deed or your most recent tax bill

Submit the following:

1. Lien Release from the Secured Party

2. Lien Removal is a Free Service

3. Original Title or a Title Replacement Application (including the fee).

4. If your address is different than that on the title, then submit Form SBD-10697 with your new address.

Submit the following:

1. Complete Form SBD-10693.

2. It will guide you on what to submit.

This is the process for when a person currently on the title has changed their name. It is not the process to change the person on a title.

Submit the following:

1. Name Change Form SBD-10698

2. There is no fee to change your name.

3. Original Title or a Title Replacement Application (including the fee).

4. If your address is different than that on the title, then submit Form SBD-10697 with your new address.

Submit the following:

1. Repossession Form SBD-10699.

2. Lien Release from Secured Party.

3. If transferring to new owner other than secured party, submit Form SBD-10687.

4. The Secured Party repossessing the home must be listed on the title.

Submit the following:

1. Form SBD-10687

2. Form SBD-10702

3. Applicable Fees

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

This is the process for adding a Secured Party to a title when ownership is remining the same.

Submit the following:

1. Certificate Application SBD-10687.

2. Original Title.

3. $4 Loan Filing Fee.

In addition to the standard application paperwork, you must also submit authorization to act as power of attorney. Powers of Attorney terminate at the death of the principal.

When signing as power of attorney, you must do so in a way that clearly indicates who is signing on behalf of whom, and under what authority. For example: Person A (principal), by Person B (agent) under POA.

Include Form SBD-10700 when titling a home in the name of a trust or removing a home from the name of a trust.

Look in the following locations for the serial number: Doorframe, Kitchen Cabinet Door, Fuse Box, Furnace, Door, or the Hitch.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) numbers have letters and numbers. They are usually found on a steel plate on the home exterior 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) using HUD numbers. The HUD information report will provide the serial number, year, and make of the home. There is a fee for this service.

Ask your mobile home park office, if applicable, for help identifying the serial number from their records.

To release a lien from a manufactured home title, we need one of the following:

• The certificate of title and a letter of security interest release from the secured party (lienholder) on business letterhead describing the manufactured home by make and identification number, including signature and title of authorized person.

• The certificate of title with the security interest release space completed, including signature and title of authorized person. 

• The certificate of title and the lien release card dated and signed below by an authorized representative of the secured party

A mortgage lien cannot be added to a manufactured home title as it is personal property. If you wish to have the home included as part of a mortgage you must go through the title and surrender process to have the home affixed with the Registrar of Deeds. If you do not wish to have the home included as part of a mortgage, please have the financial institution submit a letter on letterhead stating the following: "This lien is not for a mortgage or for the land but for the home as personal property solely." This letter must also include the name of the applicant, the serial number, year, make and address of the home. 

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) issues titles exclusively to manufactured homes and mobile homes.

A manufactured home is a structure that is designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation and that is certified by the federal department of housing and urban development as complying with the standards established under 42 USC 5401 to 5425.

A mobile home is a a vehicle manufactured or assembled before June 15, 1976, designed to be towed as a single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used, or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible construction, which has an overall length in excess of 45 feet.

If your home does not fall into either of these categories, DSPS cannot title it. Fifth wheels, travel trailers, park models, and RV trailers are titled by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and you will need to contact them about receiving a title. You can read more on their website, which is linked below.

Below you will find a list of fees associated with titling a Manufactured Home:

Form SBD-10687

• Use this form for most transactions, including transfers, requesting a replacement title, or adding a lien.

Form SBD-10688

• Include this form when you do not have a title or certificate of origin.

Form SBD-10700

• Include this form when titling a home in the name of a trust or when a trust is selling a home.

Form SBD-10693

• Use this form when transferring a decedent’s interest in a home.

Form SBD-10696

• Include this form for transfers when the seller does not have his/her title. If the seller cannot provide a title, verify the registered owner and that home is clear of liens using our public lookup.

Form SBD-10697

• Include this form to correct an error in your application for title.

Form SBD-10698

• Use this form to change your name or the spelling of your name.

Form SBD-10699

• This form may be used by secured parties previously listed on a title.

Form SBD-10702

• This form may be used by a land owner to take or transfer ownership of an abandoned home on the land.

Form SBD-10773

• Include this form for purchases by minor persons.rm

Form SBD-10883

• Include this form to allow someone other than registered owner to receive a title or discuss an application.

Form SBD-3209

• Use this form to apply for an affidavit of affixture.

Form SBD-10784

• Include this form when a manufactured home dealer sells a home.

  Form Number	Description/ Uses
  Form SBD-10687	Use for most transactions, including transfers, requesting a replacement title, or adding a lien.
  Form SBD-10688	Include when you do not have a title or certificate of origin.
  Form SBD-10700	Include when titling a home in the name of a trust or when a trust is selling a home.
  Form SBD-10693	Use when transferring a decedent’s interest in a home.
  Form SBD-10696	Include for transfers when the seller does not have his/her title. If the seller cannot provide a title, verify the registered owner and that home is clear of liens using our public lookup.
  Form SBD-10698	Use to change your name or the spelling of your name.
  Form SBD-10699	May be used by secured parties previously listed on a title.
  Form SBD-10702	May be used by a landowner to take or transfer ownership of an abandoned home on the land.
  Form SBD-10773	Include for purchases by minor persons.
  Form SBD-10883	Include to allow someone other than registered owner to receive a title or discuss an application.
  Form SBD-3209	Use to apply for an affidavit of affixture.
  Form SBD-10784	Include when a manufactured home dealer sells a home.

Some applications require review by Department Legal staff. This can be for a number of reasons. Applications that require legal review will require additional processing time.

The best way to contact the Manufactured Homes Team is by submitting a support ticket. 

• Submit a support ticket on LicensE at license.wi.gov and click "request support."

• Please provide as much detail as possible regarding your concern so we can work to answer you question with a one touch resolution.