Lansing building mover bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Lansing requires a contractor who moves a building or structure over city streets to post a $10,000 bond with the city before it issues a house-mover permit or license. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Lansing building mover bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed municipal bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Lansing
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Lansing building-mover permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Moving a building through a city is disruptive work — it ties up streets, can damage pavement, curbs, trees, traffic signals, and overhead lines, and has to be done on a schedule. The City of Lansing conditions a building-mover permit on a surety bond so the city and the public have a financial backstop.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Lansing (the obligee). If a move damages city property or a third party and you don't make it right, the harmed party can recover against the $10,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Movers who restore the right-of-way and follow the permit conditions treat the bond as a licensing formality.
You need this bond if you're
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 Lansing. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Lansing building-mover permit application. 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.