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by HungryGuy on September 7th, 2004

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If someone were to live in a motorhome (not a house trailer in a "trailer park") on a permanent basis, what would be their legal residence for tax purposes, license and auto registration, primary school enrollment of children, etc?

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  • by Bonedry on November 23rd, 2006

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    Interesting question, and a good one as well. I live in my motorhome, and it is the only home I have right now, and is by choice and not necessity. There many that have nothing else due to whatever circumstance, but not a rough as having to be placed into a shelter, or out on the streets.

    Yes, one needs an address for all the legalities of life, as well as to receive correspondence, packages, and census info. All one has to do is acquire a PMB or Personal Mail Box, and not to be confused with a P.O. Box or Post Office Box. One cant use a P.O. Box due to it not being an address, as its only a box, where as a PMB is. For Instance, The UPS Store has boxes one can utilize for anything due to the fact that they obtain a viable street address for their business, and your box is given as a suite number as if it were an office or apartment listing. I have 5 across the country, and they allow me to plan ahead to what region of the country I am next to travel, and thus have any mail from both friends and affairs go there, and so on.

    As to school for the kids, well it will have to be home schooling, or have a PMB with-in a district they can walk to, or be dropped off at. There are many places one can drop anchor without charge, and it they plan to be in an area for while, due to the need of schooling, they can rotate various locations during the week at places like the far end of a Wal-Mart parking lot, as well as most travel plazas like PETRO, Flying J, and PILOT. If one doesn’t supplant themselves too many days in a row as mentioned to rotate, then one can make do during travel, or hard times with very little necessary means. I hope this helps, PEACE!

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    • most major chain truckstops(Petro,Flying J, and pilot) will allow parking for a LIMITED amount of time (24 hrs.) only!

      allikatzpop

      by allikatzpop on May 16th, 2008

    • If you send your children to any school without paying school taxes then your just another freeloader taking advantage of others to cover your responsibilities! I notice people parking at the Wal-Mart and they always leave their dog waste behind instead of taking it with them as the law requires! It got so smelly and bad that Wal-Mart has told each to keep going and no stopping permitted!There are now signs in place at Wal-mart informing the motor home crowd to keep moving!

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on August 24th, 2008

    • When Sam Walton was alive,trucks were always allowed to park and sleep on wal mart property.Mr.Sam said he couldnt have wal mart if it wasnt for truckers.since his death,however,That policy has been conveniently dropped as to allow the the local jurisdictions a means of revenue enhancement...

      allikatzpop

      by allikatzpop on August 24th, 2008

    • Anonymous, your answer is rude and irrelevant. To comment on your off-subject rant however: we are dog owners, and we always pick up after our dog. Why are you so hateful toward RVers and dog owners ~ and especially dog-owning RVers? A closed mind is a dying mind.

      GypsySoul68

      by GypsySoul68 on February 20th, 2009

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