Mobile Homes

Selling/Buying a Mobile Home

Mobile Home ownership transfer (taxable or exempt) requires the Mobile Home Excise Tax Affidavit, before the Dept of Licensing will allow the transfer to be completed. A completed affidavit and viable proof of a Washington Title existing must be presented to the Treasurer’s Office where excise tax must be paid.  For excise-exempt transfers  there is a $10.00 minimum processing fee. 

Moving a Mobile Home

If you are going to move the mobile home or it is a condition of the sale that it be moved, you must obtain a movement permit from our office. The fee to obtain a movement permit is $20.00, which includes the cost of the required property tax certification.  You will be required to pay the property taxes at that point, which will be certified on the documents you obtain with the moving decal. If the home will stay in Washington, the advanced tax will be collected. If the home will end in a different state, the current full year’s tax will be collected.  Next, you will then go to the Department of Licensing to change the ownership on the title. Sales tax will be collected by the DOL.