Montana mobile home resources

This is a directory of government agencies and vetted nonprofit organizations that help mobile and manufactured home residents in Montana. It is general information, not legal advice or an endorsement — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Montana. FightMyPark takes no referral fees and has no financial relationship with any organization listed here.

State agencies

• Montana Motor Vehicle Division (Department of Justice) — issues and transfers the certificate of title for a manufactured home and processes the elimination of title when a home is converted to real property.
• Montana Department of Labor and Industry — Building Codes — administers the state building and manufactured-home installation requirements.
• Montana Public Service Commission — regulates investor-owned electric, gas, water, and sewer utilities and their rates.

Consumer protection

• Montana Department of Justice — Office of Consumer Protection — where Montana consumers can learn their rights and file a consumer complaint.

Local government

• Your county clerk and recorder and treasurer — record the statement of intent and handle the title surrender when a manufactured home is converted to real property (Mont. Code Ann. §15-1-116).

Federal

• HUD — Montana — HUD's Montana hub, including how to find a HUD-approved housing counselor.
• HUD — Office of Manufactured Housing Programs — the federal office responsible for the manufactured home construction and safety standards (the HUD Code).

Legal aid

• Montana Legal Services Association — Montana's statewide free civil legal aid program, with housing and landlord-tenant help and a statewide helpline.

Resident and nonprofit organizations

• ROC USA — a national nonprofit that helps residents purchase and cooperatively own their manufactured home communities.