California — Certificate Of Title Bond (Mobile Home)
A missing mobilehome title and missing proof of ownership are different problems. HCD lists a duplicate-title process for an existing owner and a bond process for ownership evidence that cannot be obtained. Have the Department identify the right route before opening this mobilehome title-bond application.
Also known as California Defective Title Bond (Mobile Home)
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- Recorded state
- California
- Category
- Vehicles, titles & transportation
What this bond does
Support an HCD-approved mobilehome title application using accepted security when regular ownership evidence is unobtainable.
- Who needs it
- The person arranging HCD-required security for the specifically identified manufactured home or mobilehome. Match the accepted principal to the application; HCD's instructions permit the purchaser of the bond to be the owner or another person.
- Who it protects
- The HCD sample covers the Department, its officers and employees, later purchasers, persons acquiring liens or encumbrances, and successors in interest against covered ownership defects and undisclosed claims or liens. An interested person may sue for a covered breach, with the stated aggregate surety limit. The document does not insure the home's physical condition or clear disputed ownership.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
- Bond optionPurchase Now (opens in a new tab)Continue to our secure checkout partner, RLI (opens in a new tab).
The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- HCD — Registration and Titling Forms (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- HCD — RT 476.6I Statement of Facts — Bond (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- HCD — RT 480.0 Requirements and Complete Sample (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Confirm with HCD whether this is a duplicate-title request or unavailable-ownership-evidence case.
- Gather the home identifiers, acquisition records and attempts to obtain prior-owner documents.
- Complete the signed RT 476.6I facts and HCD-required valuation evidence.
- Match the accepted principal, sum, three-year protection and complete undertaking.
- Arrange both acknowledgments and submit the executed document with the required HCD title packet.
Questions about this bond
Do I need a bond just to replace a lost title?
Not automatically. HCD has a duplicate-title application, with the recorded legal owner taking priority where applicable. Ask HCD which process fits the record and the documents you can obtain.
Does the bond remove an undisclosed lien?
No. The sample protects the specified parties against covered losses from ownership defects and undisclosed claims, liens or encumbrances. That protection is not a lien release or a ruling that the applicant owns the home free of other interests.
What follows Purchase Now?
RLI's California mobilehome certificate-of-title application opens in a new tab. Match HCD's request, the home and accepted principal, required sum, full undertaking and actual dates, then complete execution and HCD filing. Payment alone does not issue a title or complete a transfer.