NY manufactured home mechanic bonds.
$100 flat.

An individual certified to service the structural parts of manufactured homes in New York files a $5,000 surety bond with the Department of State under Executive Law Article 21-B and 19 NYCRR part 1210 — the smallest of the four category amounts. Ours is $100 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application includes a credit consent that authorises a soft credit pull only.

Required by Executive Law Article 21-B and 19 NYCRR part 1210 — filed on DOS form 1722 with the Manufactured Housing Unit
For the mechanic category — servicing the structural parts of the home, the lowest of the four bond amounts
Fixed price, fixed amount — $5,000 bond, $100, no quote process
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Triple Five
Georgetown
How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

Certification bonds are simple; the filing formalities are the fussy part. Here is the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

Your home address and business address, years in business, the usual commercial questions, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull that never affects your score.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Certification bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

BY MAIL

Sign, notarise and file the original

The Department of State accepts only a fully executed original — no faxes or photocopies — signed by you and the surety, with both signatures acknowledged before a notary and a surety power of attorney attached. We mail the original to the address you give us.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the mechanic bond actually guarantees

Executive Law Article 21-B provides for the certification of four roles in the manufactured-home trade — manufacturers, retailers, installers, and mechanics servicing the structural parts of the home — plus homeowner and occupant installations. Certification runs through the Department of State, Division of Code Enforcement and Administration, Manufactured Housing Unit, and each category carries its own bond amount: manufacturer $50,000, retailer $25,000, installer $10,000, and mechanic $5,000.

The bond runs to the New York State Department of State. Under the terms of DOS form 1722 it obliges you, and any employee of yours holding a limited certificate, to comply with Article 21-B and 19 NYCRR part 1210, pay all civil penalties levied under them, and satisfy any Article 21-B order or Article 21-B judgment entered against you. Recovery may be made for a breach during the term and for a later breach resting on a violation, act, omission or substantial defect that existed before the term ended — a mechanic’s work follows the home.

This page is the individual filing. The Department cannot certify a DBA, so a person applying — including one trading under an assumed name — is named personally as Principal, with residential address and principal place of business both stated. The bond is continuous: it remains in force indefinitely and terminates on the sixtieth day after the Department receives the surety’s written notice of cancellation. The surety’s total liability never exceeds the face amount, however many claims are made.

Executive Law Article 21-B · 19 NYCRR part 1210 · DOS 1722Executive Law Article 21-B and 19 NYCRR part 1210 provide for certification of manufacturers, retailers, installers and mechanics of manufactured homes by the NYS Department of State, Division of Code Enforcement and Administration, Manufactured Housing Unit. The Department’s bond instructions set the amounts at manufacturer $50,000, retailer $25,000, installer $10,000 and mechanic $5,000; an applicant certifying in more than one category files one bond in the highest applicable amount, not the sum. Bond form DOS 1722 runs to the Department of State, continues in force indefinitely, and terminates on the sixtieth day after the Department receives the surety’s written notice of cancellation, mailed first class to the Manufactured Housing Program in Albany. A fully completed and fully executed original must be submitted — facsimiles and photocopies are not accepted — with the Principal’s and Surety’s signatures acknowledged before a notary and a surety power of attorney attached. Questions on the form go to the Manufactured Housing Unit at 518-474-4073.

You need this bond if you are

An individual applying for mechanic certification to service the structural parts of manufactured homes
A sole proprietor servicing homes for hire — the Department certifies the person, not the DBA
Renewing your certification after a surety cancelled or declined to renew the existing bond
Working under a limited certificate for a certified employer who needs the bond in place

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields, including your home address, the commercial questions and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull that never affects your score.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the New York manufactured home mechanic bond?The premium is $100 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, the same for every mechanic. The $5,000 amount is set by the Department of State for the mechanic category, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $5,000?No. You pay $100. The $5,000 is the surety’s maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
How fast will I have the bond?Certification bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many mechanics finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days. Allow post time for the wet-ink original the Department requires.
Is there a credit check?The application includes a credit consent, but it authorises a soft credit pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. No hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.
What is the difference between a mechanic and an installer?An installer sets and connects the home; a mechanic services its structural parts once it is in place. They are separate categories with separate bond amounts — $10,000 for the installer, $5,000 for the mechanic. Certify in both and you file a single bond in the higher amount.
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