When you occupy or encroach on public right-of-way in the City of Lincoln — a sidewalk café, a building projection, a vault or area under the walk — the City requires a Bond of Occupier of Public Space. The City sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard public-space bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your public-space occupancy or encroachment permit. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the City of Lincoln required and the premium updates.
The City of Lincoln owns and controls its public right-of-way — sidewalks, the space above and below them, and adjacent public land. When a private party occupies or encroaches on that space (a sidewalk café, an awning or projection, a vault or areaway under the walk), the City conditions the occupancy on a Bond of Occupier of Public Space.
The bond protects the City and the public: it stands behind your obligation to maintain the occupied space safely, repair damage to the public way, and remove the encroachment if the City requires. If you fail and the City or a member of the public is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
Because the figure depends on what you are occupying and where, the amount is whatever the City of Lincoln names for your permit. Enter that figure and we issue the bond at a flat 3% with no credit check — same honest pricing as every bond we write.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Lincoln set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the City set and file the same day.