What is the difference between an SOL and a title?
Before Senate Bill 521 (SB 521) took effect in June 2003, manufactured home ownership was evidenced by a Certificate of Title. When the ownership of a home changed, an application for title transfer had to be submitted to the Manufactured Housing Division (Department), and a new title would be issued. When a home became real property or was declared for business use or salvaged, the title was cancelled, and the tracking of the ownership of the home by the Department ceased. After June 2003, SB 521 replaced the Certificate of Title with the Statement of Ownership and Location (SOL). The SOL is a statement of the information contained in the Department official record for a manufactured home. Because the SOL simply confirms the Department official record, no document of title is needed to evidence ownership. If the Department record states that someone owns a manufactured home that record is conclusive evidence of such until and unless the record is changed.
