City of Bangor, ME Chapter 187 Mobile Home Transfers

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Bangor 6-26-2000 by Ord. No. 00-234. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 187-1 Transfer of mobile home; notification to Assessor.

The purchaser or party to whom title is transferred of a mobile home or modular construction home shall notify the City of Bangor Tax Assessor's Office, in writing and on a form provided by the Tax Assessor's Office, within 30 days of the transfer of ownership, whether or not for compensation, of a mobile home or modular construction home when that mobile home or modular construction home is situated on land that is not owned by the mobile home or modular home owner.

§ 187-2 Required information.

The following information shall be provided to the Assessing Office on the form provided thereby:

A. Name and mailing address of party acquiring title to mobile home or modular construction home.

B. Location of the dwelling, including lot number, if any.

C. Name and mailing address of the owner of the land on which the unit is or will be placed.

D. Manufacturer, serial number, model and year of the unit.

E. Date of purchase or transfer of title.

F. Purchase price.

(1) Price paid, including an indication whether the price included:

(a) An open porch;

(b) An enclosed porch;

(c) A garage;

(d) A deck;

(e) A shed;

(f) An addition; or

(g) The slab.

(2) If the price paid did not include any of the above and the unit includes any of the above, the size, year and cost of each must be provided.

G. Dimensions of unit.

H. Number of bathrooms.

§ 187-3 Violations and penalties.

Violations of this chapter shall be punishable in the District Court as civil violations under 4 M.R.S.A. § 152. Civil penalties assessed for such violations shall accrue to the City of Bangor. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or ordinance, the minimum penalty for a violation of this chapter shall be $100.