NY manufactured home installer bonds.
$300 flat. Certified, faster.
New York requires certified manufactured-home installers to file a fixed $10,000 bond with the Department of State. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the amount, identical for every installer. E-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps. Back on the job site.
Your installer certification is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Business or individual details and an effective date. The application is the whole thing — a soft credit pull runs in the background and never touches your score.
Reviewed & approved
Most installer bonds clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The soft credit pull affects approval, never the price.
E-sign & file with the DOS
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your manufactured-home installer certification. Wet-ink original mailed whenever the agency insists.
The whole pricing page.
$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A manufactured-home installer bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. New York certifies who may set and connect manufactured homes, and the bond backs that you'll install per the manufactured-housing code — properly sited, anchored, and connected.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the state / the homeowners you serve (the protected parties). If a faulty installation that violates the code causes financial harm, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Installers who follow the code treat this bond as a certification formality, not a risk.
You need this bond if you're
Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields. A soft credit pull runs in the background and never affects your score — submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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How fast will I have the bond? +
I install as an individual, not a company. Same bond? +
Other New York bonds.
Your certification is one document away.
$300 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.