Who issues a mobile home title in Kansas?

The Division of Vehicles (Kansas Department of Revenue). A manufactured or mobile home is covered by a certificate of title issued under K.S.A. 58-4204. This is general information, not advice about a specific title — consider consulting a licensed attorney in Kansas.

What happens to a lien when a Kansas title is eliminated?

It must be consented to and released. Section 58-4214(b) requires the affidavit to be signed by 'all parties having a mortgage, lien or other security interest,' and requires 'a release of each such secured party's security interest' before the Division approves elimination.

Mobile home titles in Kansas

Q: How does a Kansas manufactured home become real property?

By eliminating the title after permanent affixation. K.S.A. 58-4214(a) provides that 'whenever a manufactured home or mobile home is permanently affixed to real property, by placement upon a permanent foundation ... [it] shall be considered for all purposes an improvement to real property, if the certificate of title ... is eliminated pursuant to this section.' The owner applies to the Division with an affidavit, the title (or manufacturer's statement of origin), and any lien releases.

In Kansas, a manufactured home is generally personal property carried on a certificate of title issued by the Division of Vehicles. To treat the home as real estate, the owner eliminates that title after the home is permanently affixed to land. The governing provisions are K.S.A. 58-4204 (certificate of title) and §58-4214 (elimination of title on affixation). For a specific title question, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Kansas.

What the statute says

On converting a home to real property, K.S.A. 58-4214(a) provides:

Whenever a manufactured home or mobile home is permanently affixed to real property, by placement upon a permanent foundation of a type not removable intact from such real property, the manufactured home or mobile home shall be considered for all purposes an improvement to real property, if the certificate of title ... is eliminated pursuant to this section.

To eliminate the title, §58-4214(b) requires an application to the Division with an affidavit signed by all owners "and also signed by all parties having a mortgage, lien or other security interest," the certificate of title (or manufacturer's statement of origin), and "a release of each such secured party's security interest." On approval, §58-4214(c) provides the approved application "shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds," after which "the certificate of title shall be presumed to be eliminated."

How it works in general

While the home sits in a park, it is generally personal property identified by a Division of Vehicles certificate of title, with liens noted on that title. To make the home part of the real estate, the owner places it on a permanent foundation on owned land, obtains the consent and lien releases of any secured parties, and applies to the Division to eliminate the title. The approved application is recorded with the register of deeds, the title is canceled, and ownership of the home becomes an incident of owning the land.

Common scenarios

General examples Kansas residents commonly encounter:

A home sits on a rented lot. It generally stays personal property on a Division of Vehicles certificate of title, transferred by assigning that title.
An owner moves a home onto owned land and wants it taxed as real estate. Section 58-4214 sets the permanent-foundation and title-elimination path.
A lien remains on the home. Section 58-4214(b) requires the secured party's signed consent and a release before the title can be eliminated.

Other authorities that may apply

The certificate-of-title and lien rules sit in the Kansas Manufactured Housing Act (K.S.A. 58-4201 et seq.), administered by the Division of Vehicles, and the register of deeds records the affixation. County appraisal rules determine how an affixed home is taxed, and the written purchase or financing documents also control.