Morris building mover bonds.
$100 flat.
Anyone who wants to move a building over a street in the City of Morris must file a $1,000 surety bond with their moving permit application, as required by Morris Code § 10-173. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — with a short application.
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How much does a Morris building mover bond cost?
$100 at the $1,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A building-moving bond is about the simplest thing 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
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Building & Zoning
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your building-moving permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Morris Code § 10-173, in the city's Moving Buildings article, requires anyone applying for a permit to move a building over a city street to file a bond in the penal sum of $1,000, with sureties approved by the city.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Morris (the obligee), with the city and anyone harmed by the move as protected parties. The bond is conditioned on the mover observing the building code, other city ordinances, and state law relating to the move, and on indemnifying the city against loss it suffers because of the move.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The Building & Zoning Office (700 N. Division Street) issues the moving permit once your bond and application are on file.
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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 $1,000 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 Building & Zoning. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your building-moving permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $1,000 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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Get your Morris moving permit bonded today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.