Fulton County maintenance bonds.
From $100.
Fulton County's Department of Planning & Community Services requires a maintenance bond to warrant completed site improvements against defects through the warranty period. The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application. A quick soft credit check may apply for approval; it never affects your score.
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How much does a Fulton County maintenance bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your Fulton County approval is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the project description and land lot, the bond amount the County set, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with Fulton County
Pay online and receive the executed maintenance bond, ready to file with the Department of Planning & Community Services. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the maintenance bond actually guarantees
When a developer completes site improvements in unincorporated Fulton County — roads, drainage, utilities, or other infrastructure tied to a development approval — the Department of Planning & Community Services requires a maintenance bond. It is a warranty guarantee: it backs your obligation to repair defects in the completed work during the maintenance / warranty period.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Fulton County (the obligee). If the improvements develop defects within the warranty period and you don't repair them, the County can recover against the bond to fund the repairs.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Developers who build to spec and respond to punch-list items treat the maintenance bond as a closeout formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with Fulton County. Pay online and receive the executed maintenance bond, ready to file with the Department of Planning & Community Services. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including the project details and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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