West Virginia mobile home resources

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

State agencies

• West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles — issues and cancels the certificate of title for a mobile or manufactured home and processes conversion to real property (W. Va. Code Chapter 17A; §17A-3-12b).
• West Virginia State Tax Department — oversees the property-tax framework that the counties apply to manufactured homes.
• West Virginia Public Service Commission — regulates jurisdictional electric, gas, and water utility service and rates.

Local offices

• Clerk of the county commission — records the cancellation of a manufactured home's title when it is converted to real property (W. Va. Code §17A-3-12b). The county assessor and sheriff assess and collect the property tax. Find these through your county's website.

Consumer protection

• West Virginia Attorney General — Consumer Protection — takes consumer complaints and provides consumer resources.

Federal

• HUD — West Virginia — HUD's West Virginia 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

• Legal Aid of West Virginia — West Virginia's statewide free civil legal aid program, with housing and landlord-tenant help.

Resident and nonprofit organizations

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