Tenant owned home abandoned
Hey, so I own a big park in Alabama and there are a lot of tenant owned homes and some park owned homes. I have noticed one tenant owned home is abandoned. Is it possible to rent it out or rent to own it to someone else? Or do I just need to get it moved off my property? Thanks!
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What do you mean tenant owned home?
Quote from @Eliott Elias:
What do you mean tenant owned home?
The tenant rents the lot from OP but owns the mobile home on the lot.
You need to go through the abandon title process to get the title issued in your name so you can rent or sell it. Get with an attorney to determine if you need to take the home through eviction first. Each states process is a little different. Hope this help.
Below is a link to the Alabama law. When the law changed in 2014, there was a very well written article by the manufactured housing association or maybe Dept of Revenue, or maybe somebody else reputable. I can't find it quickly, but perhaps you can find it. I remember it being very detailed as to remedies and very informative.
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@Judd Ward You'll need to contact the local government entity in charge of titling and re-titling mobile homes in your area. Ask them what the procedure is to file for abandonment. You'll need to go through the process to take back the home and obtain the title before you can do anything with it like selling or renting it. Hope that helps!
Are they still paying the lot rent? If so, I doubt you could make a case that it is abandoned, even if no one is living there.