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How to Find a Pennsylvania Title for a Manufactured Home

Federal Grants for People Trying to Buy a Mobile Home
Written By
Amanda Maddox
Amanda Maddox
Nov 10, 2010
2 minute read
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A manufactured home is built at a factory and transported to a homesite.

The state of Pennsylvania treats a manufactured or mobile home that is not attached to real property as personal property, like a vehicle. Therefore, a title is issued for the manufactured home. A single-wide home has one title and a double-wide has two, one for each side. If you lose your title, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) requires you to complete an application and pay the applicable fee for a replacement title.

Step 1

Print the MV-38O "Application for Duplicate Certificate of Title by Owner" using the resource link below.

Step 2

Complete the Pennsylvania DOT application by entering your original title number, vehicle identification number, name, address, and Pennsylvania driver's license number.

Step 3

Check the box on the application for "Lost/Destroyed" and provide the reason for the duplicate Pennsylvania mobile home title.

Step 4

Sign the application in the presence of a notary. Have the person notarize the application and apply the seal. Enter your telephone number in the blank provided at the bottom of the application.

Step 5

Mail the completed application, along with a check or money order made to the order of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for $22.50 to:

PA Department of Transportation Bureau of Motor Vehicles Harrisburg, PA 17104-2516

Amanda Maddox

Amanda Maddox began writing professionally in 2007. Her work appears on various websites focusing on topics about medical billing, coding, real estate, insurance, accounting and business. Maddox has her insurance and real estate licenses…

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