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               MANUFACTURED (MOBILE) HOME PERMIT          
               State Form 7878 (R9 / 3-20)
               Prescribed by the Department of Local Government Finance

 Type of mobile home permit:
 Section A - For Moving          Section B - Transferring Title                      (NOTE:  Separate permits required if owner intends to both move and transfer title.)

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.  A mobile home may not be moved from one location to another unless the owner obtains a permit to move the mobile home from the county treasurer. 
2.  The Bureau of Motor Vehicles may not transfer the title to a mobile home or change names in any manner on the title to a mobile home unless the owner obtains a 
 permit to transfer the title from the county treasurer. (IC 6-1.1-7-10) 
3.  A county treasurer shall issue a permit which is required to either move, or transfer the title to a mobile home if the taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties, 
 judgments, and costs that are due and payable on the mobile home have been paid. The permit shall state the date it is issued. The treasurer must issue the 
 permit not later than two (2) business days (excluding weekends and holidays) after the date the treasurer receives a completed permit application. (IC 6-1.1-7-10)
4.  A mobile home owner who sells the mobile home to another shall provide the purchaser with the permit required before the sale is consummated. This obligation 
 does not apply to a mobile home offered for sale at an auction under IC 9-22-1.5 or IC 9-22-1.7. (IC 6-1.1-7-10.4)  A person who violates this commits a Class C 
 infraction. (IC 6-1.1-7-14)
5.  A mobile home owner must present a copy of this permit to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles when applying for title transfer.  If the mobile home is to be moved, a 
 separate permit must be requested prior to moving.
6.  A Form 1 (Notice of Placing of Mobile Home Upon Land or Lot) must be filed with the assessor within thirty (30) days after the date of placement of the mobile 
 home (IC 6-1.1-7-3)
7.  The requirement to obtain a permit to move or transfer title to a mobile home does not apply to a mobile home that is offered for sale at auction under 
 IC 9-22-1.5, IC 9-22-1.7, or IC 6-1.1-23.5 for the transfer resulting from the auction. (IC 6-1.1-7-10(a))
8.  Documentation provided by person requesting this permit (IC 6-1.1-7-10(d))            State Issued Title            Court Order            BMV Affidavit of Sale or Disposal

 NOTE:  A permit to move or transfer title to a mobile home expires ninety (90) days after the date the county treasurer issues it. When the permit 
 expires, it becomes invalid and the owner must obtain a new permit. 
 ATTENTION:  MOVER, HAULER, OR TOWER
 A person who is engaged to move a mobile home may not provide that service unless the owner presents him with a permit to move the mobile home and 
 the permit is dated not more than ninety (90) days before the date of the proposed move. The mover shall visibly display the permit while the mobile home 
 is in transit. The mover must return the permit to the owner of the mobile home when the move is completed. IC 6-1.1-7-11 
 Name of owner’s agent, if there is an agent acting on the owner’s behalf                                                      Agent’s telephone number
                                                                                                                               (            )
                                                                     SECTION A - MOVING PERMIT
 Name of owner                                                                                             Date of issuance of permit (month, day, year)

 Address (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)                                                    Date permit expires (ninety (90) days after issuance)

 Make of mobile home                      Year                            Dimension                        Vehicle identification number

 Address of present location (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)                                Affected parcel number 

 Address of new location (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)                                                        Contact telephone number
                                                                                                                               (            )

                                                               SECTION B - TITLE TRANSFER PERMIT
 Name of owner                                                                              Previous owner’s telephone number  New owner’s telephone number
                                                                                            (            )                     (            )
 Address of owner (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)                                           Date of issuance of permit (month, day, year)

 Address of location of mobile home (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)                         Date permit expires (ninety (90) days after date of issuance)

 Make of mobile home                      Year                            Dimension                        Vehicle identification number

 Name of purchaser                                                        Sale price                       Affected parcel number

 Address of purchaser (number and street, city, state, and ZIP code)                                       Is purchaser moving this mobile home?  
                                                                                                                                             Yes            No

                                                               CERTIFICATION OF COUNTY TREASURER
 The application to move or transfer title (as indicated above) of above described mobile home has been reviewed with the records in this office and 
 I hereby certify that all taxes due on the mobile home have been paid.
 Signature of County Treasurer                                                       County                                    Date signed (month, day, year)

DISTRIBUTION:  Original - Owner of Mobile Home, Copy - County Treasurer, Copy - County Assessor or Township Assessor, if any