Montana Pre-1977 Mobile Home Bill of Sale
MONTANA PRE-1977 MOBILE HOME BILL OF SALE
Before you use this: Use this bill for a pre-1977 mobile home sold separately from land. Montana Revenue directs the parties to its Form AB-38 ownership change request. MCA § 15-24-211(1) places the transfer application through the county treasurer where the home is located and requires assessed taxes, interest, and penalties to be paid or canceled before acceptance. The agency directs Form AB-38 to the local Revenue field office. Check both offices' current instructions. For a 1977-or-newer manufactured home, follow the Motor Vehicle Division title process instead.
1. Parties and home
Seller: [FULL LEGAL NAME], of [MAILING ADDRESS]
Buyer: [FULL LEGAL NAME], of [MAILING ADDRESS]
The home being sold is located at [PHYSICAL ADDRESS, COUNTY, MONTANA].
| Description | Entry |
|---|---|
| Year built | [YEAR BEFORE 1977] |
| Make and model | [________________________________] |
| Size | [________________________________] |
| Serial or identification number | [________________________________] |
| Assessment code and geocode, if known | [________________________________] |
| Title number, if one exists | [________________________________] |
| Mobile-home park and landowner, if applicable | [________________________________] |
Included movable outbuildings or other personal property owned by Seller, if any: [________________________________]
Excluded property, if any: [________________________________]
2. Sale and delivery
For $[AMOUNT], payment of which Seller acknowledges receiving, Seller sells and transfers to Buyer all of Seller's interest in the home and included property described above. Seller delivers possession on [__/__/____] at [TIME OR AGREED CONDITION].
Seller will give Buyer the available ownership records, including any signed-off title if one exists, and information reasonably needed to complete Form AB-38. Buyer accepts the home and included property as described in this bill.
Seller states that, to Seller's knowledge, the following liens or claims affect the home: [NONE / IDENTIFY EACH LIEN AND RELEASE PLAN]. This statement is part of the parties' agreement; it does not itself release a lien.
3. Taxes and transfer records
The parties record that assessed mobile-home taxes, interest, and penalties through [DATE] are [PAID / TO BE PAID BY SELLER BEFORE TRANSFER APPLICATION]. Proof or account reference: [________________________________].
Buyer and Seller will provide the information and signatures needed for the transfer application through the county treasurer and the Form AB-38 submission to the local Department of Revenue field office.
4. Signatures
Seller signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Seller printed name: [________________________________]
Buyer signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Buyer printed name: [________________________________]
Seller's notarial acknowledgment, if used with Form AB-38
State of Montana, County of [COUNTY]. This instrument was signed before me on [__/__/____] by [SELLER NAME].
Notary signature: [________________________________]
Notary printed name: [________________________________]
Residence: [________________________________] Commission expiration: [__/__/____]
Notary seal: [SEAL]
Form AB-38 signing note: The Department of Revenue's Form AB-38 says its Part V needs a notary or county-treasurer seal unless a notarized bill of sale or signed-off title is attached. Complete the current agency form as it directs.
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- November 1, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 1, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Montana
- Category
- Contracts & Agreements
Legal authority
- MCA § 15-24-211(1)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 1, 2026.
MCA § 15-24-211(1) (checked November 1, 2026): "Upon transfer of any interest in a mobile home, manufactured home, or housetrailer, the application for the transfer must be made through the county treasurer's office in the county in which the mobile home, manufactured home, or housetrailer is located at the time of the transfer."
MCA § 15-24-211(1), tax condition (checked November 1, 2026): "The county treasurer may not accept the application unless all taxes, interest, and penalties that have been assessed on the mobile home, manufactured home, or housetrailer have been paid in full or canceled pursuant to 15-24-212."
Montana Department of Revenue, Mobile and Manufactured Homes, pre-1977 ownership change (checked November 1, 2026): "The Form AB-38 must be notarized or have a county treasurer seal if a notarized bill of sale or a signed-off title contract for purchase is not included with the form."
Montana Department of Revenue, Form AB-38, Ownership Change Request for a Pre-1977 Mobile Home (V3 11/2022) (checked November 1, 2026): "This section must be completed unless a notarized bill of sale or a signed off title is attached to this form."
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