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<subtitle article="grp" title_number="8B" subtitle_number="3" title_name="Manufactured Homes" subtitle_name="Severance From Real Property">
  <section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="8B-301" title_number="8B" title_name="Manufactured Homes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Severance From Real Property">
    <text>If a manufactured home for which an affidavit of  affixation has been recorded is to be severed from real property, the owner shall record and file an affidavit of severance as provided under § 8B–302 of this subtitle. </text>
  </section>
  <section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="8B-302" title_number="8B" title_name="Manufactured Homes" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Severance From Real Property">
    <level label="a">
      <text>An affidavit of severance shall contain or be accompanied by:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>A statement identifying the owner of the real property from which the manufactured home is to be severed, including the name, residence, and mailing address of the owner;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>A description of the manufactured home, including the name of the manufacturer, the make, model name, model year, dimensions, manufacturer’s serial number, and a statement whether the manufactured home is new or used;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The liber and folio number for and the recordation date of the affidavit of affixation for the manufactured home; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>A statement by an attorney admitted to practice law in the State, or a title insurance producer licensed by the State, that states that the manufactured home and the real property from which the manufactured home is to be severed are free and clear of any lien, security interest, or encumbrance.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="b">
      <text>An affidavit of severance shall be acknowledged in writing and notarized.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="c">
      <text>The clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the real property from which a manufactured home is to be severed is located:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Shall accept an affidavit of severance and any attachments for recordation and indexing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>May charge a reasonable fee for the recordation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="d">
      <text>In accordance with regulations adopted by the Motor Vehicle Administration, the Administration shall:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Accept a certified copy of a recorded affidavit of severance for filing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Issue a certificate of title for the severed manufactured home.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </section>
</subtitle>