The East Dubuque Register reports that effective Jan.1 of this year, the Illinois legislature has changed the method for taxing manufactured homes. If you remain in a licensed manufactured home community, you will continue to be taxed based on the square footage and the age of your home according to a formula. If you move and relocate or purchase outside a licensed community, your home will be taxed as personal property, which is a rate used to tax buildings in the state. The bottom line is to maintain your home on the same piece of land and you will be grandfathered in at the older, less expensive tax rate.
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If you move your mobile home that is sited a mobile home park to property outside a mobile home park,your mobile home will be taxed as real property. If you move your mobile home that is sited outside a mobile home park to a mobile home park, your mobile home will be taxed with the local services tax (privilege tax). If your mobile home is sited outside a mobile home park and it is currently taxed with the local services tax (privilege tax), your home is grandfathered and continues to be taxed with the local services tax (privilege tax) or you have the option to apply to the county to have your home taxed as real property which may result in a homestead tax exemption if you are age qualified. The new tax amount may be less than the local services tax (privilege tax) currently being assessed.
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If you move your mobile home that is sited a mobile home park to property outside a mobile home park,your mobile home will be taxed as real property. If you move your mobile home that is sited outside a mobile home park to a mobile home park, your mobile home will be taxed with the local services tax (privilege tax). If your mobile home is sited outside a mobile home park and it is currently taxed with the local services tax (privilege tax), your home is grandfathered and continues to be taxed with the local services tax (privilege tax) or you have the option to apply to the county to have your home taxed as real property which may result in a homestead tax exemption if you are age qualified. The new tax amount may be less than the local services tax (privilege tax) currently being assessed.