Hancock County house moving bonds.
From $100.
Hancock County, Indiana requires a surety bond to move a building or structure over County roads and right-of-way. The County sets the amount on your permit, and your premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a Hancock County house moving bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard house moving bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the County set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
The executed bond is generated as soon as you pay — no financials to submit.
File with Hancock County
Submit the executed bond with your house moving permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the house moving bond actually covers
Hancock County, Indiana requires a surety bond as a condition of a house (structure) moving permit — moving a building over County roads is heavy, slow, and hard on pavement, signs, and overhead lines, so the County wants a financial backstop.
The bond guarantees you'll restore any County road, sign, signal, or right-of-way you damage during the move and follow the conditions on the permit. The County sets the bond amount based on the move and the roads crossed; the premium scales with that figure, starting from $100.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Hancock County (the obligee). If the move damages County property and you don't repair it, the County can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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
File with Hancock County. Submit the executed bond with your house moving permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the County insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount Hancock County set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your permit.
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House moving bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the County set and file the same day.