Manufactured Homes
DMV RESPONSIBILITES
- Titles – The title of a manufactured home serves as a legal document that establishes ownership and provides information about the home.
- Real Property Declaration – declaring a manufactured home as real property.
ASSESSOR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Location – the Assessor is responsible for locating and assessing each manufactured home in Twin Falls County.
- Valuation – the Assessor is responsible for valuing the manufactured home as of January 1 of the current year.
- Appeals – you may appeal the assessed value of your manufactured home with the Appraisal Department on or before the Fourth Monday in June. Appeals made after the fourth Monday in June will be considered for the following year.
- Homeowner’s Exemption – a manufactured home that is owner occupied may be eligible for the homeowner’s exemption. (Applicant must be the current owner of title to receive the homeowner’s exemption.)
TREASURER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepayment of Taxes – the County Treasurer is responsible for estimating and collecting any prepayment of taxes necessary before any title or ownership change can be processed.
- Annual Taxes – the County Treasurer is responsible for collecting the taxes each year.
Overpayments will remain on the property as a credit. Underpayments will be billed on the November tax bill.
Frequently Asked Questions
You will need to contact the DMV to apply for a duplicate title.
Notify the Appraisal Department in the Assessor’s office so that they can verify and remove the record for the upcoming year.
Contact the Assessor’s office about the fire to discuss options for casualty loss or re-appraisal.
Until ownership has been transferred through the Department of Motor Vehicles and the County Assessor, you are still the owner of record, you will receive all county notices and could be responsible for the annual property taxes.
Manufactured homes are classified and taxed as “Residential Personal Property”, while any stick built structures or land is considered “Real Property”. Unless a manufactured home is declared as real property, you will continue to receive a notice for both the manufactured home and real property.