Legislation

* § 2117-a. Surrender of manufacturer's certificate of origin to a
manufactured home. (a) The owner or owners of a manufactured home who
possess the manufacturer's certificate of origin to the manufactured
home that is affixed to a permanent foundation as provided in
subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b of the real
property law, or which the owner or owners intend to affix to a
permanent foundation, may surrender the manufacturer's certificate of
origin to the manufactured home to the commissioner by filing with the
commissioner an application for surrender of the manufacturer's
certificate of origin containing or accompanied by:

(1) the name, residence and mailing address of the owner;

(2) a description of the manufactured home including, so far as the
following data exists: the name of the manufacturer, the make, the model
name, the model year, the dimensions, and the vehicle identification
number or numbers of the manufactured home and whether it is new or
used, and any other information the commissioner requires;

(3) the date of purchase by the owner of the manufactured home, the
name and address of the person from whom the home was acquired and the
names and addresses of any lienholders in the order of apparent
priority;

(4) a statement signed by the owner, stating either, (i) any facts or
information known to the owner that could reasonably affect the validity
of the title of the manufactured home or the existence or non-existence
of security interests in or lien on it; or (ii) that no such facts or
information are known to the owner;

(5) the recorded original affidavit of affixation as provided by
paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b
of the real property law;

(6) the original manufacturer's certificate of origin;

(7) the name and mailing address of each person wishing written
acknowledgment of surrender from the commissioner; and

(8) any other information and documents the commissioner reasonably
requires to identify the owner of the manufactured home and to enable
the commissioner to determine whether the owner satisfied the
requirements of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b of
the real property law and the owner is entitled to surrender the
manufacturer's certificate of origin and the existence or non-existence
of security interests in the manufactured home.

(b) When satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity of the
surrender of the manufacturer's certificate of origin to a manufactured
home and upon satisfaction of the requirements of subdivision (a) of
this section, the commissioner shall cancel the manufacturer's
certificate of origin and update the commissioner's records in
accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (g) and (h) of section
twenty-one hundred seven of this article and provide written
acknowledgment of compliance with the provisions of this section to each
person identified in paragraph seven of subdivision (a) of this section.

(c) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this section a
manufactured home shall be conveyed and encumbered as provided in
section three hundred forty-four-g of the real property law.

(d) Upon written request, the commissioner shall provide written
acknowledgment of compliance with the provisions of this section.

* NB Effective December 12, 2026