Jennifer 
Gomric 
Minton 
St. 
Clair 
County 
Assessor 


The 
procedures 
below 
are 
required 
by 
Illinois 
Compiled 
Statutes, 
Chapter 
35, 
Act 
88-670, 
Section 
515/4. 
Any 
person 
furnishing 
misinformation 
for 
purposes 
of 
registration 
or 
failing 
to 
file 
a 
required 
registration 
is 
guilty 
of 
a 
Class 
A 
misdemeanor. 


When 
purchasing 
a 
Mobile 
Home 
you 
must 
register 
with 
the 
County 
Assessor’s 
office 
within 
30 
days 
of 
purchase 
and 
must 
show 
the 
following: 


1. 
The 
name, 
address 
of 
the 
owner, 
and 
every 
occupant 
of 
the 
mobile 
home. 
2. 
The 
location, 
the 
year 
of 
manufacturer, 
and 
the 
total 
square 
feet 
of 
the 
mobile 
home. 
3. 
The 
date 
that 
the 
mobile 
home 
became 
occupied. 
4. 
The 
date 
the 
mobile 
home 
was 
initially 
placed 
in 
the 
county, 
or 
was 
moved 
to 
a 
new 
location. 
5. 
The 
mobile 
home 
license/serial 
number, 
the 
towing 
vehicle 
license 
number 
and 
the 
State 
issuing 
the 
licenses. 
1. 
Mobile 
Home 
Contact 
Information: 
Questions 
regarding 
current 
mobile 
home 
tax 
may 
be 
directed 
to 
Treasurer’s 
office 
at 
618-825-2707 
Questions 
regarding 
mobile 
home 
assessments 
may 
be 
directed 
to 
Assessor’s 
office 
at 
618-825-2704 
Questions 
regarding 
delinquent 
mobile 
home 
tax 
may 
be 
directed 
to 
County 
Clerk’s 
office 
at 
618-825-2378 


2. 
How 
Your 
Taxes 
Are 
Calculated 
Mobile 
Home 
taxes 
are 
based 
on 
the 
year 
of 
your 
Mobile 
Home 
and 
the 
size 
of 
your 
Mobile 
Home 
in 
square 
feet. 


Current 
Model 
Year, 
1st 
& 
2nd 
year 
following 
model 
year 
15 
cents/sq. 
ft. 
3rd, 
4th 
& 
5th 
year 
following 
model 
year 
13.5 
cents/sq. 
ft. 
6th, 
7th 
& 
8th 
year 
following 
model 
year 
12 
cents 
/sq. 
ft. 
9th, 
10th 
& 
11th 
year 
following 
model 
year 
10.5 
cents/sq. 
ft. 
12th, 
13th 
& 
14th 
year 
following 
model 
year 
9 
cents/sq. 
ft. 
15th 
year 
following 
model 
year 
& 
all 
subsequent 
years 
7.5 
cents/sq. 
ft. 


To 
calculate 
square 
footage, 
multiply 
the 
length 
times 
the 
width 
of 
your 
Mobile 
Home. 
The 
following 
is 
an 
example 
of 
a 
Mobile 
Home 
Privilege 
Tax 
calculation: 
Mobile 
Home 
size 
15' 
x 
70' 


Model 
Year 
2008 


1. 
Calculate 
square 
footage: 
15' 
x 
70' 
= 
1050' 
(square 
footage) 

2. 
Determine 
tax 
rate 
per 
square 
foot: 
a. 
The 
assessment 
year 
is 
2008 
so 
a 
2003 
model 
would 
be 
the 
5th 
year 
after 
the 
current 
model 
year. 
Based 
on 
the 
chart, 
you 
would 
be 
taxed 
at 
13.5 
cents 
per 
square 
foot. 
3. 
Calculate 
Taxes: 
a. 
1050' 
x 
13.5 
cents 
= 
$141.75 
in 
taxes 
per 
year 
4. 
Reduction 
of 
20% 
if 
eligible 
(65 
years 
of 
age 
or 
disabled/need 
social 
security 
claim 
number) 
Calculate 
Reduction: 
$141.75 
x 
20% 
= 
$28.35 
reduction 
$141.75 
-$28.35 
= 
$113.40 
taxes 
after 
reduction 
3. 
Buying 
or 
Moving 
a 
Mobile 
Home 
1. 
Before 
buying 
a 
Mobile 
Home, 
please 
contact 
the 
St. 
Clair 
County 
Treasurer’s 
Office 
(extension 
2451) 
to 
ensure 
there 
are 
no 
outstanding 
tax 
bills 
or 
liens 
against 
it. 
If 
you 
purchase 
a 
Mobile 
Home 
with 
a 
lien, 
you 
will 
not 
get 
a 
clear 
title 
to 
your 
home. 
2. 
CERTIFICATION 
-State 
of 
Illinois 
requires 
all 
taxes 
paid 
before 
any 
changes 
can 
be 
made 
on 
a 
mobile 
home 
title. 
The 
certification 
form 
is 
completed 
by 
the 
Treasurer's 
Office 
based 
on 
the 
information 
on 
the 
mobile 
home 
title. 
You 
will 
need 
to 
take 
the 
mobile 
home 
title 
and 
certification 
form 
to 
an 
Illinois 
Secretary 
of 
State 
Office 
for 
processing 
any 
changes. 
3. 
When 
purchasing 
or 
moving 
a 
Mobile 
Home, 
*** 
any 
land 
owner 
on 
which 
an 
inhabited 
mobile 
home 
is 
located, 
is 
required 
to 
register 
with 
the 
County 
Assessor’s 
office 
within 
30 
days 
of 
purchase. 
4. 
Available 
Reduction 
of 
Mobile 
Home 
Tax 
1. 
Owner 
occupied 
mobile 
homes 
are 
eligible 
for 
a 
reduction 
of 
20% 
of 
their 
total 
taxes 
if 
they 
are 
65 
years 
of 
age 
or 
older 
or 
disabled. 
Eligible 
owners 
need 
to 
call 
the 
county 
assessor 
at 
825-2510 
for 
an 
application 
or 
click 
here 
to 
print 
one.