Sell Your Mobile Home in Georgia
For your Georgia sale, gather the title for each separately titled section and county tax papers.
At a glance
Georgia mobile homes at a glance
Mobile homes in Georgia
356,131
7.8% of all homes in the state
Who titles the home
Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, through county tag offices
State agency source
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
Selling steps
How a sale works in Georgia
Your Georgia county tag office needs the original ownership papers. Check each section's title, any loan release and the county's location permit requirements.
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Gather each section's papers
Match the original title or ownership document to each separately titled section of your home.
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Look for canceled titles
Check county records for papers showing the home is attached to land and its title canceled.
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Sign for the buyer
Sign each existing title over to the buyer using the buyer's full legal name.
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Get proof of paid taxes
Gather proof of paid taxes and charges before the buyer gets a permit for the home's location.
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Send papers through the county
Ask the buyer to file the title form (MV-1) and ownership papers at the county tag office.
Park or land
In a park, or on your own land
Your Georgia sale needs matching ownership records, and a move adds permit checks. Taxes and title cancellation records also affect the paperwork.
In a mobile home park
In a Georgia park, keep lot rent current and ask the park what a new owner needs.
- Keep lot rent paid up
- Ask the park's rules for buyers
- Check moving and installation permits
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Under Section 44-7-113, a landowner can claim a lien for unpaid rent and accrued fees after the local government finds the abandoned home intact. Section 44-7-115 requires demand, notice and a magistrate-court foreclosure process before public sale.
If the buyer plans highway transport, Georgia administers oversize permits through GAPROS. Installation has a separate permit for each new or pre-owned home installed, as well as state installer requirements. Keep transport, installation and ownership documents as separate parts of the plan.
The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 ACS estimates 356,131 mobile homes in Georgia, or 7.8% of housing units.
On land you own
If the land stays out of your sale, you can send a Georgia request. Check county records for a canceled title.
- Home and land share an owner
- Owners and lenders sign county papers
- Cancellation goes through county tag office
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Hall County bills a permanently attached home with its land after title cancellation. It describes non-homesteaded mobile homes as personal property, homes taxed separately from the land. County administration differs. Check the title record with the titling agency before arranging a sale without land.
A Georgia sale including the home and land transfers real estate, normally with a real estate agent, closing attorney or title company. This site does not pass on requests for those home-and-land transactions.
T-234 requires at least one home owner to be a land owner. Owners and security-interest holders complete the certificate for recording with the superior court clerk. The certified form and original title go through the county tag office for Department of Revenue cancellation.
The rules, with sources
Georgia rules for selling a mobile home
Bring your Georgia ownership papers together and check what the county needs for taxes, a location permit and any recorded title cancellation.
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| Who titles the home | Georgia Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, through county tag offices source |
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| Ownership document | Certificate of title source |
| Transferring it in a private sale | The seller properly assigns the existing title to the buyer's full legal name. sourceMoreThe buyer submits Form MV-1 Tag and Title Application, the assigned original ownership document for each separately titled unit, applicable taxes and fees to the county tag office; application after 30 days incurs a title penalty. |
| If the title is lost | The recorded owner applies with signed MV-1, the replacement fee and applicable lien releases; if lost before transfer, the prior owner obtains the replacement and both parties repeat reassignment. source |
| Tax clearance | Yes. Rule 560-11-9-.04 requires evidence that outstanding taxes, interest and penalties are paid before a purchaser receives a mobile-home location permit. sourceMoreFor a move between counties, Rule 560-11-9-.03 provides for tax-payment evidence or a certificate from the former county. |
| How the home is taxed | Hall County describes non-homesteaded mobile/manufactured homes as taxable personal property, with home taxes due April 1. sourceMoreA permanently affixed home whose title is canceled through the permanent-location process is recognized as real property and billed with the land; county administration differs. |
| When it counts as real estate | For a permanently affixed home, owners and security-interest holders complete Form T-234, Mobile/Manufactured Home Certificate of Permanent Location, and record it with the superior court clerk. sourceMoreThe certified form goes through the county tag office with the original title for DOR cancellation; the form requires at least one home owner to be a land owner. Hall County explains that canceling the title allows the affixed home and land to sell together on the deed. |
| A home left in a park | Under O.C.G.A. 44-7-113, a local government agent's determination that an abandoned home is intact permits a landowner's superior-court lien for unpaid rent and accrued fees. sourceMoreSection 44-7-115 requires demand and notice and a magistrate-court foreclosure process before a public sale. |
| Moving the home | Georgia's Department of Public Safety administers oversize permits through GAPROS for highway transport. sourceMoreState Rule 120-3-7-.08 requires licensed installers, and OCI requires a separate installation permit for each new or pre-owned home installed. |
| Who needs a dealer licence | Rule 120-3-7-.08(2) requires a retailer or retail-broker license for selling or offering to consumers three or more new or previously owned manufactured or mobile homes in a 12-month period in Georgia. sourceMoreEach retail lot or broker location is licensed separately, including out-of-state businesses operating in Georgia. |
- A double-wide or triple-wide may require separate title applications when its sections have separate ownership documents or separately listed serial numbers; source
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DOR also allows one title when the manufacturer's single origin document identifies both A and B sides together.
- Georgia's rule treating certain title liens as satisfied after ten years expressly excludes mobile-home liens; an old recorded mobile-home lien still needs the applicable release. source
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Selling a mobile home in Georgia: common questions
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Does my Georgia double-wide need separate titles?
Separate titles may be required if the sections have separate ownership documents or separately listed serial numbers. Georgia allows one title when the manufacturer's single origin document identifies the A and B sides together.
What if I lose my Georgia mobile home title before the transfer?
Get a replacement before you and the buyer repeat the reassignment. As the recorded owner, you apply with signed MV-1, the replacement fee and any required lien releases.
Does an old lien on a Georgia mobile home title expire automatically?
No. Georgia excludes mobile-home liens from the rule treating certain title liens as satisfied after ten years. Your home still needs the applicable lien release. The age of the entry does not clear it.
How long does a Georgia buyer have to apply for the title?
30 days is the limit stated in Georgia's title instructions before a late-application penalty applies. The buyer sends MV-1, assigned original ownership papers for separately titled units, applicable taxes and fees to the county tag office.
Does Georgia require an installation permit for a used mobile home?
Yes. Georgia requires a separate installation permit for each new or pre-owned home installed. Highway transport uses oversize permits through GAPROS. Ask who will arrange the permits and installation before agreeing to a move.
Does Mobile Home Buyer Finder make the offer on my Georgia home?
No. Mobile Home Buyer Finder passes the request to one of our local buyers who buys in your Georgia area. We give you the name before contact. That buyer decides whether to offer. You handle any offer and sale directly with the buyer.
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