MN SF1416

Defines "manufactured home" in Minnesota Statutes chapter 168A, effective August 1, 2012

Requires owners to surrender manufacturer's certificate of origin or title to the Department of Public Safety when a manufactured home is affixed to real property and financed by mortgage

Establishes process for reissuing certificates of title for manufactured homes that have been unaffixed from real property, requiring an affidavit of severance recorded with the county recorder and attorney opinion confirming no liens or encumbrances

Requires proof of property tax payment and that applicant owns both the manufactured home and the real property before department may reissue a certificate of title

Exempts from property tax payment requirements: manufactured homes sold by park owners under specified statutes and homes for which titles are reissued under the new unaffixment process