Lansing building wrecker bonds.
$100 flat.
The City of Lansing requires a $10,000 bond from licensed building wreckers — contractors who demolish or wreck structures in the city. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book, the same for every wrecking contractor.
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How much does a Lansing building wrecker bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A license bond is the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials for a small fixed-amount license bond like this.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City of Lansing
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Lansing building wrecker license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Lansing licenses building wreckers — contractors who demolish or wreck structures — and conditions the license on a $10,000 surety bond. The bond is a public-safety-and-property guarantee: that demolition is done safely, debris is cleared, and the site is restored under the city's building and demolition rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Lansing (the obligee). If a wrecker damages adjoining property, leaves a hazardous site, or violates the demolition rules, the city or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays, you repay the surety. Wreckers who demolish safely and restore the site treat the bond as a license formality, and the $10,000 filing keeps the license valid.
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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 Lansing. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Lansing building wrecker license 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 for a small fixed-amount license bond — submit once and most issue right away.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.