Move a manufactured home without surprises
Moving a home takes a licensed installer, a transport permit, paid-up taxes and a ready site, and each state sets its own rules. We lay them out with every rule linked to the agency that sets it.
- Every rule linked to its agency
- Published prices only
- Listings only from official license lists
- Never pay-to-rank
Rules by state
Who licenses installers, what permit a move needs and what to settle before the home leaves.
OklahomaThe Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle, Dismantler, and Manufactured Housing Commission licenses manufactured home installers under Chapter 37 of its Title 765 rules.ArkansasThe Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission, part of the Department of Labor and Licensing, licenses manufacturers, retailers, installers and salespersons.TexasThe TDHCA Manufactured Housing Division licenses installers under the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act.TennesseeThe State Fire Marshal's Manufactured Housing Section administers the Tennessee Manufactured Home Installation Act.MissouriThe Missouri Public Service Commission's Manufactured Housing and Modular Units Program licenses manufacturers, dealers and the installers who do a home's initial setup.
Permits and titles by state
Each state splits a move between a transport permit and the ownership paperwork. Tap a cell for the full rules, fees and sources.
StateMove permit WidthTitle
Oklahoma ODOT$40.00 single tripPermit rules LimitOver 18 ft: no interstates Service OklahomaTaxes and Form 936 firstTitle steps
Arkansas ArDOT$17.00, or $150.00 over 16 ft 6 inPermit rules LimitNothing over 18 ft Arkansas DFA$10.00 title, $26.00 registrationTitle steps
Texas TxDMV$40 single trip, up to 5 daysPermit rules LimitTwo escorts over 18 ft TDHCA$55.00 Statement of OwnershipTitle steps
Tennessee TDOT$50.00 to $100.00 for 6 daysPermit rules LimitNothing over 16 ft County clerkCertification of ownership if papers are missingTitle steps
Missouri MoDOT$15.00 single tripPermit rules LimitOver 16 ft is a superload Missouri DOR$8.50 title + $9.00 processingTitle steps
Fees as each agency publishes them, read October 2026. Each page links its sources.
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