Oskaloosa building mover bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The City of Oskaloosa requires a $5,000 bond as a condition of its building / structure mover permit — ours is $275 flat, the minimum premium, because 3% of $5,000 is below it. The application is five minutes, and small license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal mover bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount license bonds like this issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the City
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Oskaloosa building mover permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, which rounds up to our $275 minimum. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A building mover bond is a public-property guarantee. Moving a structure through Oskaloosa means routing an oversized load over City streets, curbs, signs, and utility lines — the City wants a financial backstop that any damage along the route gets repaired.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Oskaloosa (the obligee). If your move damages streets, traffic signals, or other public property, the City can recover the repair cost against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the term of your permit. Let it lapse and the City can pull your mover permit — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.