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1. What steps must I take as a mobile home owner before selling, moving or trading in a mobile home?

•Bring the title or registration to the Treasurer's office.
•We will research and examine for taxes, penalties, and interest that must be paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes (One-Year-In-Advance) on the mobile home.
•If moving, there is a $10 fee for Single-Wide and a $20 for Double-wide mobile homes and we will need the address information of where the mobile home is being moved to.
•If being sold or trading, we will need the new owner's name and mailing address so they can be correctly be billed.
•If mobile home is paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes, We will issue a tax release to you to take to NM M.V.D. to transfer title or update their information.
•Once the title is transferred, you must take the new title to the McKinley County Assessor's office to update their records and complete the process. If moving, you will need to take the title and report to the County Assessor that the mobile home is moving to.
•If you have any questions, please contact our Mobile Home Technician at (505) 722-4459 ext. 1062.

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2. What if I don’t have a title or registration for my Mobile Home and I need tax clearance?

If your title or registration is lost, stolen, or destroyed, you may obtain the registration at M.V.D. or M.V.D. Letter/Printout and bring it to our office. We do not have public records of titles or registrations, we use the information on the title or registration that is given to us for the tax releases or moving permits. We must have the title or registration to match with M.V.D.'s records or M.V.D. will not accept it and send you back to our office to have it corrected. Once we receive the registration, you may apply for a Duplicate Title with NM M.V.D.

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3. Do I still need to pay current year taxes if the mobile home is staying in the same location but only the name is changing on the title?

Yes. All taxes must be paid for the issuance of required forms that M.V.D. needs to transfer a title.

4. What steps must I take to change the status of my manufactured home from personal property to real property (taxed as a permanent structure)?

•Bring the title or registration to the Treasurer's office.
•We will research and examine for taxes, penalties, and interest that must be paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes (One-Year-In-Advance) on the mobile home.
•The owner of the mobile home must own the real estate to which the mobile home is on. So the title of the mobile home must have the same owner(s) name(s) as it says on the land/deed.
•If mobile home does not have the same owner(s) name(s) as it says on the land/deed, you must transfer the title to the correct owner(s) name(s).
•If mobile home is paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes, We will issue a tax release and you will go to the Assessor's office to request that it be taxed as real property, which is called a Change of Valuation Letter.
•After the Change of Valuation is signed and completed in the Assessor's office, you then take the tax release to NM M.V.D. to deactivate the title.
•Once the title is deactivated, you must take the new title to the McKinley County Assessor's office to update their records and complete the process.

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5. I have a manufactured home. In order to refinance it and the land it sits on, I was told by the finance company that I must deactivate the title. If this is so, what do I have to do?

•Bring the title or registration to the Treasurer's office.
•We will research and examine for taxes, penalties, and interest that must be paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes (One-Year-In-Advance) on the mobile home.
•The owner of the mobile home must own the real estate to which the mobile home is on. So the title of the mobile home must have the same owner(s) name(s) as it says on the land/deed.
•If mobile home does not have the same owner(s) name(s) as it says on the land/deed, you must transfer the title to the correct owner(s) name(s).
•If mobile home is paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes, We will issue a tax release and you will go to the Assessor's office to request that it be taxed as real property, which is called a Change of Valuation Letter.
•After the Change of Valuation is signed and completed in the Assessor's office, you then take the tax release to NM M.V.D. to deactivate the title.
•Once the title is deactivated, you must take the new title to the McKinley County Assessor's office to update their records and complete the process.

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6. Who is responsible for property taxes when a mobile home owner rents the property or the lot?

The owner of the mobile home is responsible for property taxes on the mobile home. The owner of the real property where the mobile home is situated is responsible for the property taxes on the land.

7. Do I still pay current taxes if my Mobile Home is destructible and I have not lived in it this year?

Please contact the County Assessor's office if you have any questions pertaining to this at (505) 863-3032.

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8. Why are County Treasurers selling mobile homes?

The County Treasurer is authorized to seize a mobile home and sell/auction it for delinquent property taxes under authority of a Demand Warrant according to Section 7-38-53 NMSA 1978.

9. How many years of delinquent taxes must be owed before the county treasurer can sell a mobile home?

When the property taxes of the mobile home becomes 30 days delinquent.

10. What gives the County Treasurer's Office the authority to cross into private property to serve a demand warrant for the delinquent taxes when the property owner is not home?

The County Treasurer has authority to collect delinquent property taxes on a mobile home by asserting a claim against the owner by serving and posting the demand warrant on the mobile home by the county treasurer, employee of the treasurer's office, or the county sheriff according to Section 7-38-53 NMSA 1978.

11. If I did not receive a tax bill, how do I know that I owe taxes on my mobile home?

The state of New Mexico is a self-rendering state. Property taxes are a personal obligation of the property owner according to Section 7-38-47 NMSA 1978. The owner is responsible for finding out about their taxes and paying it.

12. What types of payment are accepted at public auction sales?

Payment is required by cash, money order, certified check, cashier's check or personal check accompanied by Bank Letter of Credit for the amount of or in excess of the amount of the personal drawn.

13. What determines the amount of the minimum bid on a mobile home?

The minimum bid is based on the amount of taxes, penalty, interest, and costs due.

14. Are there additional fees at M.V.D. when I take the paperwork over there?

The fees at NM M.V.D. varies. Most fees start from $12 and up. If you need more information on fees and you're in the Gallup McKinley County area please call (505) 863-3847. You may also call 1 (888) 683-4636 to find the one nearest you.

15. Where are the Delinquent Mobile Home Tax Auctions held?

They are held at the county seat (courthouse) or another place designated by the county treasurer's office in counties where the properties are located. In McKinley County, most auctions are in the Commissioner's Chamber on the 3rd floor of the McKinley County Courthouse Building, 207 W. Hill Ave, Gallup, NM. Delinquent Auction Information

16. When does the county treasurer's office conduct delinquent mobile home tax sales?

In McKinley County, our auctions are held late October or early November of every year. For information on when a sale may take place, please contact our Mobile Home Technician at (505) 722-4459 ext. 1062. Delinquent Auction Information

17. How can an interested purchaser bid on mobile homes offered at tax sales?

Auction registration for individuals who wish to bid on property is usually scheduled two hours before the start of the auction on the day of the auction. Registration closes promptly at the start of the sale. Bidding is on an oral basis and the property is awarded to the highest bidder. Bidders must be physically present or represented by an agent. The agent must present a notarized authorization document to the Mobile Home Technician upon registration.

18. Does the county treasurer's office provide interested purchasers with title information (deeds, mortgage, liens etc.) before a tax sale?

The county Treasurer's office does not furnish title information or maps. It is the prospective buyer's responsibility to do all title research before the sale. All research should be done at the county offices and the Motor Vehicle Division. Property is sold to the highest bidder and is sold "as is". Neither the Property Tax Division nor the counties offer refunds. All sales are final.

19. If I’m trading in my Mobile Home, who pays the current tax year? Does the Mobile Home Dealer or I?

The legal owner of the mobile home is responsible for property taxes on the mobile home.

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20. Is there a right of redemption for former owners?

The only redemption period that exists is a 120 day federal IRS redemption.

21. Where can I find copies of the Motor Vehicle Code or the Property Tax Code?

You may purchase a copy from http://www.nmcompcomm.us or you may contact the Tax Information & Policy Office at (505) 827-0908 or by email at poffice@state.nm.us. The statutes can also be accessed online by clicking Here

22. I sold my mobile home, why am I still getting a tax bill?

If the following procedures are not completed to transfer the title, you will continue to get the tax bill:
•Bring the title or registration to the Treasurer's office.
•We will research and examine for taxes, penalties, and interest that must be paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes (One-Year-In-Advance) on the mobile home.
•If mobile home is paid in full, including the Current Year Taxes, We will issue a tax release that you take to NM M.V.D. to transfer the title.
•Once the title is transferred, you must take the new title to the McKinley County Assessor's office to update and change ownership so the tax bill can go to the new owner.

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