Burbank tree trimmer bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Burbank requires a tree trimming and cutting business to file a $5,000 surety bond before it will issue a license to operate in the City. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check, and most applications approve instantly.
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How much does a Burbank tree trimmer bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A tree trimmer license bond is about the simplest filing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Burbank's licensing office alongside your tree trimmer and cutter license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Burbank licenses businesses that trim or cut trees within the City, and conditions that license on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond stands behind a licensee's compliance with the City's licensing conditions on a job — working safely around public trees, streets, and utilities, and cleaning up debris left behind.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Burbank (the obligee), with property owners and the public as the protected parties. If a licensed tree trimmer's work damages property or a person the City's licensing requirement is meant to guard against, a harmed party can recover 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 bond must stay active for the life of your tree trimmer license, so we track it and notify you before renewal.
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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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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
File with the City. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Burbank's licensing office alongside your tree trimmer and cutter license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Finish your Burbank tree trimmer license.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.