The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) — specifically its Manufactured Housing Division — is the state agency responsible for manufactured and mobile home titles in Texas. It's not the county clerk, the county tax office, or the Texas DMV, which is a common point of confusion for first-time buyers and sellers.
Why This Confuses So Many Homeowners
Most property records in Texas — deeds, liens, and tax records for site-built homes — go through the county clerk. And most titled personal property, like cars, goes through the DMV. Manufactured homes fall into neither category: they're titled personal property, but the agency responsible is TDHCA, a state agency headquartered in Austin.
What TDHCA's Manufactured Housing Division Does
When Does the County Get Involved?
The county clerk only becomes relevant after a manufactured home has been converted to real property through title elimination. At that point, the home is recorded with the county alongside the land, just like a site-built house — but until that conversion happens, TDHCA is the only agency with jurisdiction over the title.
How to Actually Interact With TDHCA
TDHCA is based in Austin and processes most manufactured housing paperwork by mail rather than in-person visits. Because the required forms and documentation vary significantly by transaction type — a straightforward sale looks very different from a deceased-owner transfer or a lien release — most homeowners work with a licensed title transfer service rather than filing directly.
Eleven Processing & Consulting LLC in Kyle, TX works directly with TDHCA on behalf of homeowners throughout Texas for title transfers, replacements, and eliminations. Read our full mobile home title transfer guide for Texas to understand the complete process, or explore our manufactured home title transfer services.
Not sure where to start with TDHCA? Contact us — we handle the agency communication for you.