Columbus Light & Water deposit bonds.
Flat 3%. Keep your cash.
The Columbus Light and Water Department can require a deposit to open or hold a commercial utility account. A surety bond lets you post that guarantee without tying up cash — the Department sets the amount, and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Apply to filed in one sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard utility deposit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the deposit amount the Department required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with Columbus Light & Water
Submit the executed bond to the Department in place of your cash deposit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists on the signed original.
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Deposit amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the Department set and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the utility deposit bond actually covers
A utility deposit bond is a payment guarantee in lieu of a cash deposit. The Columbus Light and Water Department asks new or higher-usage commercial accounts to secure their bill; instead of handing the Department cash that sits idle, you post a surety bond that does the same job.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Columbus Light and Water Department (the obligee). If you leave an unpaid balance on the account, the Department can recover that balance — up to the bond amount — against the bond.
The bond stands in for cash for as long as the Department requires a deposit. Keep it active until the Department releases the deposit requirement — we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out so your account stays in good standing.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the deposit amount the Department set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Other New York bonds.
Keep your deposit, post a bond.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount Columbus Light & Water set and file the same day.