Free Mobile Home Removal: Who Qualifies & How It Works

Free removal is possible because Mobile Home Gone is a nonprofit focused on affordable housing. When a mobile home still has useful life remaining, we work to relocate and repurpose it for families who need affordable housing — and that mission is what allows us to cover the cost of removal for qualifying owners. Where a home can't be repurposed, recovering and recycling its materials (steel, copper, aluminum, intact fixtures) helps offset our labor, equipment, permit, and disposal costs. This is not a government subsidy, and salvage is a supporting piece — not the point. The point is putting usable housing back into communities that need it.

Three things determine qualification. Ownership: you need clear legal authority to authorize removal — a title in your name, estate authorization, or equivalent. Site access: our equipment needs a vehicle-accessible path to reach the home. Condition: most homes we accept need some level of repair, and we also take perfectly fine homes owners simply don't want — the only homes that don't work are severely damaged structures so far gone they can't realistically be repurposed for affordable housing. We review every application individually, and the majority of properties we evaluate do qualify.

The most common disqualifiers are: no road or equipment access to the site; unresolvable ownership or title disputes; severe contamination — extensive black mold, active sewage, or confirmed hazardous waste — that adds significant remediation cost; and structures so severely damaged they can't realistically be repurposed for affordable housing or recovered economically. Older, outdated, and needs-work homes are not disqualifiers — they're exactly what we look for. If your home has a disqualifying condition, we tell you directly and discuss your options.

In rare cases, yes. If a home has unusually high salvage or repurpose value — for example, a newer unit in clean condition we can place quickly with a housing recipient — we may be able to offer a small payment in addition to free removal. This is the exception, not the rule. Most qualifying removals are free-only. If a cash component is possible for your specific situation, we'll tell you during the assessment.

Same core scope. Both include teardown, haul-off, and site cleanup. Our program adds title coordination and permit handling, which most paid contractors leave to you. Where the scope can differ: concrete slab removal and full site grading are evaluated case by case in our program, just as they are with most paid contractors. We're upfront about what's included before we start.

No. When your home qualifies for the free removal program, the cost to you is zero — no permit fees, no haul-off charges, no surprise line items mid-project. If something unusual is discovered during assessment that would change the scope (rare — typically things like an unknown buried fuel tank), we tell you before work starts and you decide how to proceed. We never invoice surprise charges after the fact.

Teardown and removal of the mobile home structure (single-wide or double-wide). Haul-off and disposal of all debris to licensed facilities. Demolition permit coordination with your county. Title transfer or elimination guidance for your state. Basic site cleanup so the lot is clear when we leave. Concrete slab removal and full site grading are evaluated case by case — ask during the assessment and we'll include either in the project scope or call out as separate work.

Apply in 30 seconds to see if your property qualifies — teardown, haul-off, and site cleanup at no cost to qualifying owners.