Before it will permit a building or structure to be relocated within city limits, the City of Cordele requires a mover to file a $5,000 surety bond with the Office of Community Development — ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application collects no credit information.
















A city building-mover bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no lengthy underwriting file.
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your building-mover permit application at the Office of Community Development. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Relocating a building is disruptive to streets, utilities, and neighboring property. The City of Cordele conditions its building-mover permit on a $5,000 surety bond filed with the Office of Community Development, so the mover carries a financial backstop for the move.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Cordele (the obligee), with the public right-of-way, utility infrastructure, and neighboring property owners as the protected parties. If a move damages a street, a utility line, or private property and the mover doesn't make it right, a claim can be brought against the bond up to the $5,000 penal sum.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The permit and bond are typically a one-time filing tied to a specific move, though a mover who relocates structures regularly can keep the bond continuously active.
These are the actual issuing fields for this bond — a short business application, no lengthy credit file.
Start the application →$100 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.