New York requires certified manufactured home mechanics to file a fixed $5,000 bond — ours is $275 flat. The application is five minutes, and license bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.
















License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business or individual details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, just a soft credit pull that never affects your score.
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your manufactured home mechanic certification or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150 → the $275 minimum premium applies. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
A manufactured home mechanic bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. You service and repair the homes people live in — the state wants a financial backstop that you'll follow Article 21-B and stand behind your work.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of New York (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. If a mechanic violates manufactured housing law or fails to pay a fee, penalty, or judgment tied to the work, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Mechanics who do the work right treat the bond as a certification formality, not a risk.
These are the actual issuing fields — including the soft credit consent, which never affects your score.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.