Nassau dry cleaner bonds.
$100 flat.
Nassau County conditions a dry cleaner and laundromat license on a $10,000 bond. Ours is $100 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every shop. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Nassau dry cleaner bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this issue right after purchase.
File with Nassau County Consumer Affairs
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your dry-cleaner / laundromat license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A dry-cleaner / laundromat license bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. Nassau County licenses these shops through its Office of Consumer Affairs — the bond gives customers and the County a financial backstop for property a shop loses or damages and for compliance with the County's licensing rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Nassau County (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. If a shop damages or loses customer goods or violates County consumer law, a harmed customer can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Shops that handle customer property carefully treat the bond as a license formality.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with Nassau County Consumer Affairs. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your dry-cleaner / laundromat license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.