§1149.7. Deimmobilization; declaration; detachment or removal
A. The owner of the immovable upon which a factory-built home is immobilized
may deimmobilize the factory-built home by filing a declaration of deimmobilization in the
conveyance records of the parish in which the immovable is located.
B. The declaration shall contain all of the following:
(1) A description of the factory-built home as described in the previous certificate
of title or manufacturer's certificate of origin.
(2) A description of the immovable upon which the factory-built home has been
located.
(3) A statement that the owner no longer desires for the factory-built home to be
immovable.
(4) A description of the declaration of immobilization, including the recording
information.
(5) The concurrence of the holder of any perfected security interest, recorded
mortgages, or other real security encumbering the factory-built home.
C. The owner may apply to the commissioner for a certificate of title according to
the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The
commissioner shall issue a certificate of title upon the furnishing of all of the following:
(1) A certificate of mortgages.
(2) A certified copy of the declaration of deimmobilization as provided in
Subsections A and B of this Section.
(3) A release or cancellation of all mortgages previously encumbering the
factory-built home or the immovable property upon which the factory-built home was
located.
D. Upon the issuance of a certificate of title by the commissioner, the factory-built
home shall be deemed a movable and shall be subject to all laws concerning movable
property.
E. In the absence of rights of a third person in the factory-built home, the owner of
an immovable upon which a factory-built home is located may deimmobilize the
factory-built home by detachment or removal.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 524, §1, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 2024, No. 287, §2.