Indiana manufactured home community bonds.
Quoted on review.
A manufactured home community or sales lot in Indiana licenses through the Secretary of State Auto Dealer Services Division and files a $25,000 vehicle merchandising bond (State Form 53966) under IC 9-32-11-2. We quote your price after a quick review.
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How much does an Indiana manufactured home community bond cost?
It is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
Three steps. One sitting.
A quick underwriting review for the standard $25,000 merchandising bond — enter your amount, get your quote, and file with the Secretary of State. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, your dealer number if you have one, the bond amount, and the effective date — that is the entire application. It collects no credit information.
Quoted and approved
Most applications approve instantly; if a check runs, it is a soft pull that will not touch your score. Larger amounts may get a closer look.
File with the Secretary of State
Submit the executed bond (State Form 53966) with your manufactured home community / sales lot license application to the Auto Dealer Services Division. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A business that sells manufactured homes in Indiana — including a manufactured home community or sales lot that sells at least three homes in a twelve-month period — licenses as a dealer through the Secretary of State's Auto Dealer Services Division under IC 9-32, and files a vehicle merchandising bond on State Form 53966.
The bond amount is $25,000 under IC 9-32-11-2. It is a consumer-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind your compliance with Indiana dealer law, and protects purchasers, sellers, financing agencies, and government agencies from loss caused by fraud, fraudulent representation, or failure to follow licensing law or pay required taxes and fees.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. A community or lot that delivers clean paperwork and follows dealer law treats the bond as a licensing formality. We issue the $25,000 (or higher, if your situation calls for it) and quote your price after a quick review; the application collects no credit information, and most approve instantly.
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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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
File with the Secretary of State. Submit the executed bond (State Form 53966) with your manufactured home community / sales lot license application to the Auto Dealer Services Division. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the office insists.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, then a quick review.
Submit the application with your bond amount — no credit information required — and the merchandising bond is priced on a quick review, ready to file with the Secretary of State.
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Manufactured home dealer bond, quoted fast.
One short application. Enter your amount and file with the Secretary of State the same day.