Buying a Mobile Home
It is advised to obtain tax certification prior to purchasing a mobile home. This document will indicate if the property taxes have been paid on the home by the current owner. If property taxes are not paid, the new owner may experience difficultly obtaining the title for home from the DMV.
The DMV will require a tax certification reflecting all taxes are paid prior to issuing a title.
Change Mobile Home Owner on Tax Bill
Once a new title has been issued reflecting the new owner, a copy of the title must be provided to the Cumberland County Tax Assessment office at 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, PA 17013. The Tax Assessment office will process the ownership change and inform the Tax Collector.
Remove or Demolish Mobile Home
To remove or demolish a mobile home, the owner must obtain from the Tax Collector a Mobile Home Removal Permit. The fee for the permit is $2.00. The permit will be issued to the owner once payment of all unpaid taxes has been received and cleared the bank. To request a Mobile Home Permit, provide the following information to the tax collector:
- Current Location or Park and Lot Number
- Mobile home size, year, make and serial #
- New owner name and address, if home is being sold and moved.
- Owner of land and address, if home is being moved to private land
- Park Name and Lot Number, if home is moved to different site
- Year, make, size, serial # and price, if home is being replace with newer.