Colorado Code § 38-29-202

Certificate of permanent location
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(1) (a) If a manufactured home is
permanently affixed to the ground so that it is no longer capable of being drawn over the public
highways on or after July 1, 2008, the owner of the manufactured home shall file a certificate of
permanent location.
(b) If the certificate of permanent location accompanies an application for purging a
manufactured home title pursuant to section 38-29-112 (1.5) or 38-29-118 (2), the certificate
shall be filed with the authorized agent for the county or city and county in which the
manufactured home is located. For a manufactured home that occupies real property subject to a
long-term lease that has an express term of at least ten years, a copy of the lease shall be filed
along with the certificate. The authorized agent, in his or her capacity as the clerk and recorder,
shall file and record the certificate of permanent location and, if applicable, the copy of the long-
term lease in his or her office.
(c) If the certificate of permanent location is received in accordance with section 38-29-
114 (2) or 38-29-117 (6), the certificate shall be filed with the clerk and recorder for the county
or city and county in which the manufactured home is located. For a manufactured home that
occupies real property subject to a long-term lease that has an express term of at least ten years, a
copy of the lease shall be filed along with the certificate. The clerk and recorder shall file and
record the certificate of permanent location, a copy of the bill of sale, a copy of the
manufacturer's certificate or statement of origin or its equivalent, and, if applicable, the copy of
the long-term lease in his or her office and destroy the original manufacturer's certificate or
statement of origin or its equivalent.
(d) At least one of the owners of the manufactured home, as reflected on the certificate
of title, the bill of sale, or the manufacturer's certificate or statement of origin or its equivalent,
must be an owner of record of the real property to which the manufactured home is to be affixed
or permanently located; except that this paragraph (d) shall not apply to any manufactured home
that occupies real property subject to a long-term lease that has an express term of at least ten
years.
(2) The property tax administrator shall establish the form of the certificate of permanent
location. In addition to any other information that the administrator may require, the certificate
shall include the following:
(a) The name and mailing address of the owner of the manufactured home;
(b) The name and mailing address of any holder of a mortgage on the manufactured
home or on the real property to which the home has been affixed;
(c) The identification number of the manufactured home and the certificate of title
number, if applicable;
(d) The manufacturer or make and year of the manufactured home;
(e) Attached to the certificate of permanent location, a certificate of taxes due, or an
authentication of paid ad valorem taxes, issued by the county treasurer of the county in which the
manufactured home is located;
(f) The legal description of the real property to which the manufactured home has been
permanently affixed;
(g) The name of the legal owner or owners of the land upon which the home is affixed;
(h) The county or city and county in which the certificate of permanent location is filed;
(i) Verification that the manufactured home is permanently affixed to the ground so that
it is no longer capable of being drawn over the public highways in accordance with any
applicable county or city and county codes or requirements;
(j) Consent to the permanent location of the manufactured home by all holders of a
security interest in the manufactured home;
(k) An affirmative statement of relinquishment and release of all rights in the
manufactured home by all holders of a security interest in the manufactured home;
(l) An affirmative statement of relinquishment of all rights in the manufactured home by
any owner on the certificate of title of the manufactured home who is not also an owner of the
real property to which the manufactured home is to be affixed or permanently located. The
provisions of this paragraph (l) shall not apply to any manufactured home that occupies real
property subject to a long-term lease that has an express term of at least ten years.
(l.5) For any manufactured home that occupies real property subject to a long-term lease
that has an express term of at least ten years, an affirmative statement that all owners of the real
property and the manufactured home consent to the affixation of the manufactured home to the
real property and an acknowledgment that, upon such affixation and upon the filing and
recording of the certificate of permanent location, the manufactured home will become a part of
the real property, subject to the reversion of the manufactured home to the owners of the home
upon termination of the long-term lease; and
(m) An affirmative statement that all owners of the real property and the manufactured
home consent to the affixation of the manufactured home to the real property and an
acknowledgment that upon such affixation and upon the filing and recording of the certificate of
permanent location the manufactured home will become a part of the real property and
ownership shall be vested only in the title owners of the real property. Ownership in the
manufactured home shall vest in the same parties and be subject to the same tenancies,
encumbrances, liens, limitations, restrictions, and estates as the real property to which the
manufactured home is affixed or permanently located. The provisions of this paragraph (m) shall
not apply to any manufactured home that occupies real property subject to a long-term lease that
has an express term of at least ten years.
(3) The certificate of permanent location shall be acknowledged and shall contain or be
accompanied by a written declaration that the statements made therein are made under the
penalties of perjury in the second degree, as defined in section 18-8-503, C.R.S.

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