18080.1
. The registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome,
commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home may be held in the
name of a company, an estate, a trust, a conservatorship, a
guardianship, or an individual owner's name, as follows:
(a) In the case of an individual owner, the manufactured home,
mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home shall be
registered in the true name of the individual owner only.
Complimentary or professional titles may be added to the true name
only if the individual is commonly addressed by that title.
(b) In the case of a guardianship or conservatorship, the
manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or
floating home shall be registered in the name of the person or
persons designated as the conservators or guardians, as evidenced by
documentation of that status deemed adequate by the department. The
name shall be followed by the word "guardian" or "conservator,"
whichever is appropriate. Transfer of ownership or encumbrance of a
manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or
floating home so registered shall require the signatures of all
designated conservators or guardians.
(c) In the case of a trust, the manufactured home, mobilehome,
commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home shall be registered
in the name of the trust as evidenced by documentation of that status
deemed adequate by the department. Transfer of ownership or
encumbrance of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach,
truck camper, or floating home so registered shall require the
signature or signatures of the authorized trustee or trustees
designated in the trust.
(d) In the case of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial
coach, truck camper, or floating home registered in the name of a
company, the application for registration shall be countersigned by
an officer or authorized agent of the company. Transfer of ownership
or encumbrance of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach,
truck camper, or floating home so registered shall require the
signature of an officer or authorized agent of the company.
(e) In the case of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial
coach, truck camper, or floating home registered to an estate, the
application for registration shall be signed by the appointed
executor or administrator of the estate as evidenced by documentation
of that status deemed adequate by the department. Transfer of
ownership or encumbrance of a manufactured home, mobilehome,
commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home so registered shall
require the signature of the appointed executor or administrator.