N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 2117-b: Surrender of title to a manufactured home

* § 2117-b. Surrender of title to a manufactured home. (a) The owner

or owners of a manufactured home that is covered by a certificate of

title and that is affixed to a permanent foundation as provided in

section three hundred forty-four-a of the real property law, or which

the owner or owners intend to affix to a permanent foundation, may

surrender the certificate of title to the manufactured home to the

commissioner by filing with the commissioner an application for

surrender of title containing or accompanied by:

(1) the name, residence and mailing address of the owner;

(2) a description of the manufactured home including, so far as the

following data exists: the name of the manufacturer, the make, the model

name, the model year, the dimensions, and the vehicle identification

number or numbers of the manufactured home and whether it is new or used

and any other information the commissioner requires;

(3) the date of purchase by the owner of the manufactured home, the

name and address of the person from whom the home was acquired and the

names and addresses of any security interest holders and lienholders in

the order of apparent priority;

(4) a statement signed by the owner, stating either: (i) any facts or

information known to the owner that could reasonably affect the validity

of the title of the manufactured home or the existence or non-existence

of security interests in or liens on it; or (ii) that no such facts or

information are known to the owner;

(5) the recorded original affidavit of affixation as provided by

paragraph (iii) of subdivision (a) of section three hundred forty-four-b

of the real property law;

(6) the name and mailing address of each person wishing written

acknowledgment of surrender from the commissioner;

(7) the original certificate of title, which, upon concurrent transfer

of title to the manufactured home, may be endorsed by the current owner

of record to the purchaser;

(8) any release of lien required by subdivision (b) of this section;

and

(9) any other information and documents the commissioner reasonably

requires to identify the owner of the manufactured home, to determine

whether the owner satisfied the applicable requirements of section three

hundred forty-four-f of the real property law, and to enable the

commissioner to determine whether the owner is entitled to surrender the

certificate of title and the existence or non-existence of security

interests in or liens on the manufactured home.

(b) The commissioner shall not accept for surrender a certificate of

title to a manufactured home unless and until any liens pursuant to

section twenty-one hundred five-a and any security interests pursuant to

sections twenty-one hundred seven and twenty-one hundred eighteen of

this article have been released.

(c) When satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity of the

surrender of a certificate of title to a manufactured home and upon

satisfaction of the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this

section, the commissioner shall cancel the certificate of title and

update the commissioner's records in accordance with the provisions of

subdivisions (i) and (j) of section twenty-one hundred seven of this

article. The commissioner shall also provide written acknowledgment of

compliance with the provisions of this section to each person identified

on the application for surrender of a certificate of title under

paragraph six of subdivision (a) of this section.

(d) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this section a

manufactured home shall be conveyed and encumbered as provided in

section three hundred forty-four-g of the real property law.

(e) Upon written request, the commissioner shall provide written

acknowledgment of compliance with the provisions of this section.

* NB Effective December 12, 2026