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Deceased owner (Manufactured Homes, Snowmobiles,
Boats, Trailers and All Terrain Vehicles)
If the owner is deceased, the Estates, Powers & Trust Law of NYS
provides for the transfer of the Manufactured Home, Snowmobile,
Boat, Trailer or All Terrain Vehicle only through the property
distributions of an estate set up by order of a Surrogate Court.
A Surviving Spouse, minor child(ren) or next of kin CANNOT
automatically assume ownership. Therefore, a Transfer of Vehicle
Registered in Name of Deceased Person (PDF) (MV-349) or an
Affidavit for Transfer of Motor Vehicle (PDF) (MV-349.1) cannot be
used to transfer a manufactured home.
A copy of Letters of Testamentary, Letters of Administration, or
Voluntary Administrator's affidavit from the Surrogate Court MUST
be submitted together with the decedent's title transferred by
the person given legal authority in the documents to sign. The
Executor or Administrator of the estate must transfer the ownership
by signing the title certificate. Under the signature of the Executor
or Administrator, write: Executor (or Administrator) of the Estate of,
and then enter the name of the deceased owner. For example:
" Executor of the Estate of Mary Ann Smith " .
For the most up to date information, visit https://dmv.ny.gov/
registration/how-register-snowmobile
Change of Ownership
When a snowmobile is sold, the certificate of registration must be
signed over to the new owner. To protect yourself when transferring
ownership of any snowmobile, you should remove the validation
stickers from the cowling prior to turning the snowmobile over
to the new owner. This will ensure that the new owner won't use
the snowmobile until it has been properly registered with Motor
Vehicles in their name.
Change of Address
The owner of any registered snowmobile must notify the Department
of Motor Vehicles within ten (10) days of a change in address.
This change should also be noted on the registration certificate.
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