NY manufactured home retailer bonds.
$250 flat.

An individual seeking certification to sell manufactured homes in New York files a $25,000 surety bond with the Department of State under Executive Law Article 21-B and 19 NYCRR part 1210. Ours is $250 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application includes a credit consent that authorises a soft credit pull only.

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Required by Executive Law Article 21-B and 19 NYCRR part 1210 — filed on DOS form 1722 with the Manufactured Housing Unit

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Covers the retailer category — and, if you also install, this single bond satisfies both

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $25,000 bond, $250, no quote process

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

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

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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.

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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 retailer bond actually guarantees

A manufactured-home retailer is the party a buyer actually deals with — the one who takes the deposit, signs the purchase agreement and arranges delivery. Executive Law Article 21-B conditions retailer certification by the Department of State on a $25,000 surety bond, sitting between the manufacturer’s $50,000 and the installer’s $10,000 in a four-tier ladder that also includes the $5,000 mechanic bond.

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 — including consent orders, an ALJ decision, or a decision and order of the Secretary of State, as confirmed or modified on judicial review. Recovery reaches breaches after termination where they rest on a violation or substantial defect that existed before it.

This page is the individual filing. The Department cannot certify a DBA, so a person applying — including one selling under an assumed name — is named personally as Principal, with residential address and principal place of business both on the bond. Two practical points. The bond is continuous, terminating on the sixtieth day after the Department receives the surety’s written cancellation notice. And if you certify as retailer and installer, the Department’s instructions are explicit: file a single $25,000 bond for the higher category, not $35,000 for both.

Executive Law Article 21-B · 19 NYCRR part 1210 · DOS 1722Executive Law Article 21-B and 19 NYCRR part 1210 require 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, and give the worked example directly: an applicant certifying as both a Retailer and an Installer files a $25,000 bond — the higher of the two — rather than $35,000. Bond form DOS 1722 runs to the Department of State, continues indefinitely, and terminates on the sixtieth day after the Department receives the surety’s written notice of cancellation. 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

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An individual applying for retailer certification to sell manufactured homes in New York

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A sole proprietor selling under an assumed name — the Department certifies the person, not the DBA

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Certifying as both retailer and installer — this is the single bond that covers both

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Renewing your certification after a surety cancelled or declined to renew the existing bond

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 retailer bond?The premium is $250 flat — set by our carrier’s rate book for this bond, the same for every retailer. The $25,000 amount is set by the Department of State for the retailer category, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $25,000?No. You pay $250. The $25,000 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 retailers 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.

I retail and install — do I need a $35,000 bond?No. The Department’s instructions use exactly this example: check both categories on the same bond and write it in the amount required for the higher one. Retailer plus installer is a $25,000 bond, not the $35,000 sum.

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