Sell Your Mobile Home in Texas
For a Texas park sale, you need your ownership record, tax papers and written park approval.
At a glance
Texas mobile homes at a glance
Mobile homes in Texas
778,362
6.4% of all homes in the state
Who titles the home
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Manufactured Housing Division
State agency source
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2020-2024).
Selling steps
How a sale works in Texas
Start with your Texas ownership record, then gather the tax papers and get the park's written approval before signing.
- 1
Check your ownership record
Find your Statement of Ownership and check whether the home is recorded separately from the land.
- 2
Get your tax papers
Ask for a tax statement or paid receipt that identifies your home by its serial number.
- 3
Ask for written approval
For a park sale, get the landlord's written buyer approval and the buyer's signed lease.
- 4
Sign the transfer papers
Sign the ownership application with the buyer and include tax papers, fees and any lender documents.
- 5
Check any moving plans
If the home will move, check the transportation permit and installer requirements with the buyer.
Park or land
In a park, or on your own land
Where your home sits affects the sale paperwork: park approval is separate from records that tie the home to land.
In a mobile home park
A Texas park buyer needs the landlord's written approval and a lease to keep the home in place.
- Park's written OK for the buyer
- Buyer signs a lot lease
- Sale fee needs your written agreement
Read more
A park sale commission requires the owner's written agreement. Texas permits an abandonment process after at least four continuously unoccupied months when secured debt or lease debt is delinquent. Required notices and a further 45 days come before a landowner can seek ownership, subject to the law's conditions and exclusions.
The park approves the purchaser's tenancy. The home purchase and lot lease need separate paperwork. Check the lease terms with your park office before agreeing that the home will stay. The Census Bureau's 2020-2024 ACS estimates 778,362 mobile homes in Texas, or 6.4% of the state's housing units.
On land you own
If the land is not part of the sale, you can send a Texas request. Check whether county records tie the home to the land.
- Check recorded home and land papers
- Clear liens or get consent to convert
- Home taxes may be listed separately
Read more
A real-property election is the recorded choice to treat the home as part of the land. Conversion requires attachment, lien resolution or consent, and a certified Statement of Ownership recorded with the county. Without that recorded election, the home is listed separately from the land for property tax.
Selling the Texas home together with its land is a real estate sale, usually through a title company, closing attorney or real estate agent. We do not pass those combined-sale requests on.
The rules, with sources
Texas rules for selling a mobile home
Check your Texas ownership record against the tax and park requirements before signing, so the buyer gets the papers needed for the transfer.
See all Texas rules
| Who titles the home | Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Manufactured Housing Division source |
|---|---|
| Ownership document | Statement of Ownership source |
| Transferring it in a private sale | For a home remaining personal property, complete the Application for Statement of Ownership with seller and buyer signatures, applicable lien documents, tax evidence and the issuance fee. sourceMoreThe instructions identify the transaction as Used under Personal Property Transaction. |
| If the title is lost | The owner may print a copy for personal property or retailer inventory; replacement of a lost older title requires an Application for Statement of Ownership and applicable lien documentation. source |
| Tax clearance | Yes. For an ordinary used-home ownership change, the instructions require a tax statement or paid-in-full receipt addressing personal property taxes accruing on January 1 dates within the preceding 18 months. sourceMoreThe receipt must identify the home by HUD label or serial number; special real-property closing exceptions apply. |
| How the home is taxed | Tax Code Section 25.08 lists the home with the land when the Statement of Ownership elects real-property treatment and a copy is recorded in the county real-property records. sourceMoreOtherwise the home is listed separately from the land. |
| When it counts as real estate | Attach the home to owned land or land held under a qualifying long-term lease, resolve liens or obtain the required consent, and apply for real-property status. sourceMoreRecord a certified Statement of Ownership in the county real-property records to complete conversion. |
| Selling inside a park | Texas Property Code Chapter 94, Manufactured Home Tenancies; Section 94.252 An in-place sale requires the landlord's written approval of the purchaser and a lease signed by the purchaser. source |
| A home left in a park | Section 1201.217 permits an abandonment process after at least four continuously unoccupied months and delinquent secured or lease debt. sourceMoreFollowing statutory notices and a further 45 days, the landowner may seek ownership, subject to the section's conditions and exclusions. |
| Moving the home | Transportation permits are governed by TxDMV under Transportation Code Chapter 623, Subchapter E. sourceMoreOccupations Code Section 1201.101 requires an installer's license to act as an installer. |
| Who needs a dealer licence | Section 1201.101 generally requires a retailer's license to sell, exchange or offer two or more manufactured homes to consumers in 12 months. sourceMoreNegotiating two or more such transactions for others in 12 months requires a broker's license, subject to statutory exceptions. |
- Under Section 94.252, a park cannot require a seller to use it as broker or pay a sale commission unless the owner agreed in writing. source
- TxDMV's manufactured-housing single-trip permit authorizes one movement between specified locations during the stated period, which cannot exceed five days. source
- A home already converted to real property can transfer by customary real-estate procedures while remaining real property at the same location; source
More
Rule 80.90(f) specifies when a new Statement of Ownership is required.
Sell options
Other ways to sell in Texas
Guides
Read before you sell
Selling a mobile home in Texas: common questions
Still unsure? Send us a question and we will answer it in plain words.
What document do I need to sell my mobile home in Texas?
The Statement of Ownership is your Texas ownership record. A personal-property transfer uses an Application for Statement of Ownership signed by both parties. Include applicable lien documents, tax evidence and the issuance fee.
Which tax receipts does Texas require for a used mobile home sale?
Texas requires a tax statement or paid-in-full receipt covering personal-property taxes that accrued on January 1 dates within the previous 18 months. A receipt must identify the home by HUD label or serial number.
Can a Texas park make me pay it a sale commission?
No, unless you agreed to the commission in writing. The purchaser also needs the landlord's written approval and a signed lease for an in-place sale.
What if I lost the old Texas title?
Replacing a lost older title requires an Application for Statement of Ownership and applicable lien documentation. An owner can print a copy of a Statement of Ownership for a home held as personal property.
How long is a Texas manufactured-housing single-trip permit valid?
The stated permit period cannot exceed five days. A TxDMV manufactured-housing single-trip permit covers one movement between specified locations. It is a transport authorization, separate from the ownership transfer.
Can a Texas landowner take ownership of a home left empty?
A Texas landowner can seek ownership under Section 1201.217, subject to its conditions and exclusions. The home must be continuously unoccupied for at least four months with delinquent secured or lease debt. Required notices and another 45 days come before the ownership request.
Hear from a buyer in Texas
Tell us where the home is and what shape it is in. One buyer in our network that buys there contacts you.