Your Manufactured Home and the Property Appraiser's Office

The Property Appraiser is required by law to determine how your mobile home (also known as a manufactured home) will be classified for property tax purposes. That classification is based upon whether or not it is located on land owned by the mobile home owner or on land owned by another (such as a mobile home park).

A mobile home permanently affixed to land owned by the home's owner must have a one-time "RP" (Real Property) series sticker affixed to the home. In cases where the land is not owned by the home owner, an annual "MH" (Mobile Home) series sticker is required. In the event that no sticker is affixed to the mobile, it is presumed that the mobile home is tangible personal property and will be assessed as such.

• How do I get a "RP" series sticker?
• Where and how can I purchase a "MH" sticker?
• As a mobile home owner, am I eligible for Homestead exemption?

How do I get a "RP" series sticker?

Visit customer service for the Property Appraiser's Office on the 17th Floor of 200 So. Orange Avenue (the Sun Bank Building) in downtown Orlando. Bring with you both the deed to the land and the title to the mobile home. The staff will complete a DR402 form which declares the mobile home to be real property.

This form should be taken to the Tax Collector's tag office locations throughout Orange County. With it, you may purchase a "RP" sticker which is valid for as long as you own both the mobile home and the land.

Where and how can I purchase a "MH" sticker?

This sticker must be purchased each year during the month of December from the Tax Collector's offices. The prior year's "MH" sticker is valid until December 31st.

As a mobile home owner, am I eligible for Homestead exemption?

If you own both the land and mobile home, have a "RP" sticker affixed to the home, and it is your primary residence, you may apply for Homestead exemption. This exemption will reduce your taxable value upto $50,000 -- approximately $750 in tax savings. The exemption must be applied for before March 1.