California Code of Regulations
Title 25 - Housing and Community Development
Division 1 - Housing and Community Development
Chapter 5 - Registration and Titling of Manufactured Homes, Mobilehomes, Multifamily Manufactured Home, Commercial Modular, Truck Campers, and Floating Homes
Article 7 - Dealer Sale Requirements
Section 5575 - Report of Sale or Lease Requirements

Universal Citation: 25 CA Code of Regs 5575

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Upon being first licensed by the department, and thereafter at the request of a dealer, the department shall provide to the dealer one or more Report of Sale Books, appropriate to the types of units which the dealer is licensed to sell. The Report of Sale Books remain state property.

(b) A Report of Sale Book contains sequentially numbered forms, particular to one of three types of units:

(1) form HCD 480.1 (Rev. 05/07), Dealer Report of Sale or Lease for a New Manufactured Home or Multi-unit Manufactured Housing, as provided by the department.

(2) form HCD 480.2 (10/02), Dealer Report of Sale or Lease for a New Commercial Modular, as provided by the department.

(3) form HCD 480.3 (Rev. 05/07), Dealer Report of Sale or Lease for a Used Manufactured Home, Used Mobilehome, Used Multi-unit Manufactured Housing, or Used Commercial Modular, as provided by the department.

(c) Within 10 calendar days of the date of sale, rental, lease, lease with option to buy, or other transfer of a manufactured home, mobilehome, multi-unit manufactured housing, or commercial modular, the dealer shall complete and submit to the department the applicable Report of Sale or Lease form, providing all information required by the form on the designated line(s) or in the designated areas, including:

(1) payment of the Dealer Report of Sale Filing Fee specified in subsection 5040(j), Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 4;

(2) the signature of the dealer or its agent; and

(3) the signature of the registered owner(s), except as provided in subsection (A), below.

(A) For a unit purchased by a federal entity, the dealer shall submit a copy of the purchase contract signed by the federal entity, in lieu of the signature of the agent of the federal entity.

(4) legal owner identifying information, if any.

(5) junior lienholder identifying information, if any.

(d) Report of Sale or Lease form HCD 480.1 for a new manufactured home or multi-unit manufactured housing and Report of Sale or Lease form HCD 480.3 for a used manufactured home, mobilehome, multi-unit manufactured housing, or commercial modular, have four-pressure sensitive copies, which the dealer shall distribute as follows:

(1) the original signature copy to the department, along with the required documents to record the transfer and the appropriate fees, within 10 calendar days from the date of sale, lease, or other transfer;

(2) copy two to the transferee (registered owner);

(3) except as indicated in subsection (5) below, copy three to the assessor's office in the county where the unit is located, within 10 calendar days from the date of sale, lease or other transfer; and

(4) copy four (the "Book Copy") to be retained by the dealer in the Report of Sale Book.

(5) In a transaction involving a used commercial modular, there is no need to provide a copy of the Report of Sale or Lease form to the county assessor's office. The dealer may destroy the assessor's copy of form HCD 480.3.

(e) Report of Sale or Lease form HCD 480.2 for a new commercial modular has three-pressure sensitive copies, and is distributed the same as in subsections (e)(1), (2), and (4), above.

(f) The dealer shall release interest on the titling document on the line indicated as the "release of interest" for the dealer, or shall submit a bill of sale releasing interest to the registered owner(s).

(g) Payment of Administrative Service Fees as specified in Section 18123.5 of the Health and Safety Code, when applicable.

(h) Payment of the Manufactured Home Recovery Fund Fee as specified in subsection 5660(s).

(i) The Report of Sale or Lease forms HCD 480.1, HCD 480.2, and HCD 480.3 shall contain the dealer license number, original sale or lease price, installation foundation type, length, width, weight and the certification that all statements are true and correct.

(1) Forms HCD 480.2 and HCD 480.3 shall contain the Occupancy Group.

1. New section filed 12-31-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 1).
2. New subsection (h) (replacing previously withdrawn subsection (h)) filed 4-1-98; operative 4-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 14).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section (including removal of forms) filed 11-7-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 45).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(1)-(c), (d), (d)(5)-(e) and (h) and amending NOTE filed 7-6-2007 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2007, No. 27).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 18015 and 18075, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18012.3, 18035.26, 18054(b) and (d), 18070.1(c), 18080.5 and 18123.5, Health and Safety Code.

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