Was a manufactured home in Indiana moved?
Which offices hold the records in Indiana, what to ask them, and when an engineer's inspection settles it.
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How do you find out if a manufactured home in Indiana was moved?
In Indiana, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles titles manufactured homes at any license branch, and the Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board licenses the people who set them. A home made real property has an Affidavit of Transfer to Real Estate on file.
Where the records are
- Title records. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles titles manufactured homes, at any license branch. Ask what the title history shows.
- Installation. The Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board, under the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, licenses installers.
- Real property records. A home converted to real estate has an "Affidavit of Transfer to Real Estate", processed by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and recorded in the county.
- The home itself. When the paper trail stops, an engineer inspects the home and reports what the installation shows.
When the records run out
Places we go
- Indianapolis
- Fort Wayne
- Evansville
- South Bend
- Terre Haute
- Bloomington
- Lafayette
- Muncie
Who to call first
Start with a Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch about the title, then the recorder in the county where the home sits.
Official sources
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