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PUBLIC LAWS
Second Regular Session of the 122nd

CHAPTER 678
H.P. 1457 - L.D. 2061

An Act To Issue Certificates of Title for Single-unit Mobile Homes

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

     Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1993, c. 642, §8, is further amended to read:

     Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 642, §8, is amended to read:

     Sec. 3. 10 MRSA §9001, sub-§1, ¶E is enacted to read:

     Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§32-B is enacted to read:

     32-B. Manufactured housing. "Manufactured housing" means a structural unit or units designed to be used as a dwelling or dwellings and constructed in a manufacturing facility and then transported by the use of its own chassis or placement on an independent chassis to a building site. "Manufactured housing" includes any type of building that is constructed at a manufacturing facility and then transported to a building site where it is used for housing and that may be purchased, sold, offered for sale or brokered by a licensee in the interim. Three types of manufactured housing are included. They are:

     Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§35, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

     35. Mobile home. "Mobile home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, that: has the same meaning as "manufactured housing" as defined in subsection 32-B, paragraphs A and C.

The term "mobile home" includes a mobile home when used: for the advertising, sale, display or promotion of merchandise or services; for a commercial purpose, except the transportation of property; or as public school facilities.

     Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §651, sub-§6 is enacted to read:

     6. Manufactured housing. Beginning January 1, 2007, the Secretary of State shall issue certificates of title for new single-unit manufactured housing beginning with model year 2007. Beginning January 1, 2007, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of title for used manufactured housing that was previously issued a State of Maine certificate of title.

     Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §652, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

     9. Manufactured housing. Manufactured housing that is:

     Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §654, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

     5. Manufactured housing. The following provisions govern applications for a certificate of title for manufactured housing.

     Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §667, sub-§7 is enacted to read:

     7. Exemption. Certificates of title issued for manufactured housing are exempt from this section.

     Sec. 10. 29-A MRSA §669 is enacted to read:

     1. Real property transactions. This section governs cancellation of a certificate of title to manufactured housing by the owner of the manufactured housing when the manufactured housing becomes affixed to real property owned by the owner of the manufactured housing.

     2. Cancellation. A certificate of title to manufactured housing may be cancelled by the Secretary of State if the owner of the real property records the following documents in the registry of deeds for the county in which the real property is located:

     3. Recording. The register of deeds, upon receipt of the documents set forth in subsection 2, shall record the documents.

     4. Request for cancellation. An owner of manufactured housing shall file a written request with the Secretary of State for cancellation of the certificate of title to the manufactured housing after completion of the requirements in subsections 2 and 3 and by returning the recorded certificate of title. The Secretary of State shall cancel the certificate of title upon receipt of the written request from the owner of the manufactured housing requesting cancellation of the certificate of title, accompanied by the certificate of title and documents listed in subsection 2 that have been recorded pursuant to subsection 3. Upon cancellation of the certificate of title, the Secretary of State shall issue a document certifying that the certificate of title has been cancelled.

     5. Liens. For purposes of perfection, realization and foreclosure of security interests, if a certificate of title has been cancelled pursuant to this section, a separate security interest in the manufactured housing does not exist, and the manufactured housing may be secured only as part of the real property through a mortgage under Title 33.

     6. Applicability. This section applies to manufactured housing required to be titled under section 651 and to any person who voluntarily elects to cancel a certificate of title to manufactured housing pursuant to this section.

     7. Taxation not affected. Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the taxation of manufactured housing.

     8. No change to common law. Nothing in this section may be construed to modify or change existing common law.

     Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §705, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 295, §1, is further amended to read:

     3. Assumed release of lien. The Except for liens on manufactured housing, the Secretary of State, at the Secretary of State's discretion, may assume that any lien with a lien date more than 66 months old has been satisfied as provided in this subsection. The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the lienholder by both regular mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, that the lien will be assumed to be satisfied unless the lienholder objects in writing within 30 days of either receipt of the notice, as evidenced by the return receipt, or 45 days of mailing by the Secretary of State in the event the lienholder refuses delivery of the notice by certified mail. The notice must identify the vehicle by year, make, model and vehicle identification number and must include the date of the lien and the name of the owner as of the date of the lien.

     Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §708 is enacted to read:

§708. Manufactured housing

     This subchapter applies to perfection of security interests in manufactured housing that is not permanently affixed to real property.

     Sec. 13. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1, 2007.

Effective October 1, 2007.

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