Legislation

* § 2117-b. Surrender of title to a manufactured home. (a) The owner
or owners of a manufactured home that is covered by a certificate of
title and that is affixed to a permanent foundation as provided in
section three hundred forty-four-a of the real property law, or which
the owner or owners intend to affix to a permanent foundation, may
surrender the certificate of title to the manufactured home to the
commissioner by filing with the commissioner an application for
surrender of title 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 security interest holders and 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 liens 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 name and mailing address of each person wishing written
acknowledgment of surrender from the commissioner;

(7) the original certificate of title, which, upon concurrent transfer
of title to the manufactured home, may be endorsed by the current owner
of record to the purchaser;

(8) any release of lien required by subdivision (b) of this section;
and

(9) any other information and documents the commissioner reasonably
requires to identify the owner of the manufactured home, to determine
whether the owner satisfied the applicable requirements of section three
hundred forty-four-f of the real property law, and to enable the
commissioner to determine whether the owner is entitled to surrender the
certificate of title and the existence or non-existence of security
interests in or liens on the manufactured home.

(b) The commissioner shall not accept for surrender a certificate of
title to a manufactured home unless and until any liens pursuant to
section twenty-one hundred five-a and any security interests pursuant to
sections twenty-one hundred seven and twenty-one hundred eighteen of
this article have been released.

(c) When satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity of the
surrender of a certificate of title to a manufactured home and upon
satisfaction of the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this
section, the commissioner shall cancel the certificate of title and
update the commissioner's records in accordance with the provisions of
subdivisions (i) and (j) of section twenty-one hundred seven of this
article. The commissioner shall also provide written acknowledgment of
compliance with the provisions of this section to each person identified
on the application for surrender of a certificate of title under
paragraph six of subdivision (a) of this section.

(d) 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.

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

* NB Effective December 12, 2026