Baltimore razing bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Baltimore licenses razing (demolition) contractors and conditions that license on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the city. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see at checkout. No credit check.
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How much does a Baltimore razing bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Your razing permit is waiting on a licensed, bonded contractor. Here's the whole process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Local license bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases.
File with the City of Baltimore
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your razing contractor license or demolition permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Baltimore licenses demolition contractors through its permits and inspections process, and conditions a razing contractor license on a $10,000 surety bond payable to the city. You must be a licensed, bonded razing contractor to pull a demolition permit in the city.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (the obligee). The bond guarantees you demolish safely, clear and grade the site, and restore any damage to public property or adjoining structures per the city's razing rules.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Razing contractors who clear and secure sites to standard treat the bond as a license formality.
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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 $10,000 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 of Baltimore. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your razing contractor license or demolition permit. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.