Buy, Sell, or No-Sale Transfer Instructions

Below are basic instructions and links to the forms needed for buying, selling, or transferring a mobilehome/manufactured home or commercial modular.

If there are changes you wish to make that are not mentioned in the instructions, or you need additional assistance, please contact the Registration and Titling Program at (800) 952-8356 or ContactRT@hcd.ca.gov.

Private Sales

  • HCD RT 804 —  English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Private Party Sale for a Home on Local Property Tax with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.1 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Private Party Sale for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.2 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Private Party Sale for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with DMV Ownership Certificate (Pink Slip)

Family Transfers

  • HCD RT 804.3 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Family Transfer for a Home on Local Property Tax with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.4 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Family Transfer for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.5 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Family Transfer for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with DMV Ownership Certificate (Pink Slip)

Transfer to a Trust

  • HCD RT 804.6 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Changing Ownership into the Name of a Trust for a Home on Local Property Tax with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.7 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Changing Ownership into the Name of a Trust for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.8 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Changing Ownership into the Name of a Trust for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with DMV Ownership Certificate (Pink Slip)

Remove a Deceased Co-Owner

  • HCD RT 804.9 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Remove a Deceased Co-Owner's Name for a Home on Local Property Tax with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.10 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Remove a Deceased Co-Owner's Name for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with HCD Certificate of Title
  • HCD RT 804.11 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Remove a Deceased Co-Owner's Name for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with DMV Ownership Certificate (Pink Slip)

Private Sales

  • HCD RT 804.12 — English (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
    • Private Party Sale for a Commercial Modular on Yearly Registration Renewal with HCD Certificate of Title