Kent County appliance installation bonds.
$100 flat.
Kent County requires its licensed appliance installers to carry a $2,000 bond as a condition of the installer license. Ours is $100 flat — the flat price our carrier sets for this bond, not a percentage of the amount. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
County installer bonds are about 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 section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount license bonds like this issue right after purchase in most cases. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Kent County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the county office that handles appliance installer licensing. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Kent County appliance installation bond is a compliance-and-workmanship guarantee. When you install appliances — water heaters, gas connections, fixtures — in the county, it wants a financial backstop that your work follows county code and the conditions of your installer license.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Kent County (the obligee), with harmed property owners as the protected parties. If an installer's defective work violates the county's rules, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and the county can suspend your ability to pull permits — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $2,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — this application collects no credit information.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.