Northville business license bonds.
$100 flat.
Northville's business licensing ordinance conditions certain license classes on a $5,000 surety bond filed with the City Clerk's office before the license is issued. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.
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How much does a Northville business license bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A city business license bond is 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 long form.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the City Clerk's office
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Northville business license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Northville licenses certain business classes under its Code of Ordinances, and the City Clerk's office sets license-specific conditions — including, for certain business classes, a $5,000 surety bond — before the license is issued.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Northville (the obligee), with customers and the city as the protected parties. If a licensed business violates the terms of its license or leaves covered damage, a claim can be made against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond has to stay active for the life of your license, so we track the term and send renewal reminders so your license doesn't lapse.
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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 $5,000 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 Clerk's office. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Northville business license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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 — a short business form, no financials.
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Finish your Northville license today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.