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BOE PUBLICATION #47
Leases of used mobilehomes
Tax does not apply to receipts from the lease of used mobilehomes that were first sold new in California on or
after July 1, 1980.
For more information
For more information on the leasing of mobilehomes, you can request a copy of Regulation 1660, Leases of
Tangible Personal Property–in General, or publication 46, Tax Tips for Leasing of Tangible Personal Property in
California. See page 31 for ordering information.
Dealer Purchases and Use of New Mobilehomes and Related Items
This chapter describes common mobilehome dealer purchases, including purchases for resale. For more general
information on purchases for resale and issuing resale certificates, see publication 73, Your California Seller’s
Permit, and publication 42, Resale Certificate Tips. You may also obtain a copy of Regulation 1668, Sales for
Resale, and Regulation 1669, Demonstration, Display and Use of Property Held for Resale— General. (See page
31.)
Purchases for resale, in general
As a mobilehome dealer, you may issue resale certificates to manufacturers and suppliers when you buy items
you will sell as a retailer or retailer-consumer. You may also issue resale certificates when you buy items that will
become a physical part of products you sell. Common products you may purchase for resale include:
• Mobilehomes.
• Items you will attach to mobilehomes before you sell them, such as carpeting, wall paneling, room
partitions, and built-in appliances.
• Mobilehome accessory items you will not attach to real estate.
• Furniture and home furnishings, under certain circumstances (see below).
Furniture and furnishings used to enhance mobilehomes for sale
You may purchase furniture and other home furnishings to enhance the appearance of a mobilehome while not
offering the furnishings for resale. For example, you might furnish a model mobilehome to make it more appealing
to potential buyers. However, you may buy furniture or accessories for resale if you do both of the following. You
must:
• Regularly include the items with the sale of a mobilehome; and
• Offer the items for sale in your business and not use them before sale for any purpose other than
demonstration and display.
Taxable use of a mobilehome
You owe use tax when you buy a new mobilehome for resale and then use it for a purpose other than for
demonstration and display. For example, you might buy a new mobilehome and use it as an office.
When you use a mobilehome before you sell it or instead of selling it, you are considered the consumer of the
mobilehome and use tax applies to your full purchase price. You should pay the use tax with your sales and use
tax return for the period in which you first use the mobilehome as an office or other facility.
Example:
You are a mobilehome dealer who maintains an inventory of mobilehomes you purchased for resale. You take
one of those mobilehomes out of inventory and give it to your daughter to use as a temporary residence while her
home is under construction. The gift of the mobilehome is a taxable use. Since you did not pay tax on the
mobilehome when you bought it, you now owe use tax based on its full purchase price. By withdrawing the
mobilehome from your inventory and gifting it to your daughter, you are making a taxable use of the mobilehome.
You are not regarded as a “retailer consumer” since you did not sell the mobilehome to your daughter for
occupancy as a residence.
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