North Carolina manufactured home manufacturer bonds.
$1,000 flat.
North Carolina licenses manufactured-home manufacturers through the Manufactured Housing Board and conditions the license on a surety bond under G.S. 143-143.12. The amount runs $2,000 per home produced, capped at $100,000. At the cap, ours is $1,000 flat, and the bond renews on the statutory June 30 date.
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How much does a North Carolina manufactured home manufacturer bond cost?
$1,000 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your manufacturer license is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date, and a short set of commercial questions — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft credit pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the Manufactured Housing Board
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your manufacturer license. The bond is subject to the statutory June 30 renewal date.
What it is and who needs it.
What the manufacturer bond actually guarantees
North Carolina licenses the manufactured-housing industry under Chapter 143, Article 9A, with the Manufactured Housing Board administering manufacturer, dealer, salesperson and set-up contractor licenses. A manufacturer must post a surety bond under G.S. 143-143.12 as a condition of the license.
The bond is sized at $2,000 per manufactured home produced in the prior license year, capped at $100,000. When no homes were produced in the prior year, the amount is based on estimated current-year production. This page covers the $100,000 cap bond — high-volume manufacturers land here; smaller producers may qualify for less.
The bond is conditioned on the manufacturer abiding by Article 9A. A buyer of a manufactured home who suffers loss from a violation can recover against the licensee and the surety — and if the surety pays, the manufacturer repays the surety. It is not insurance for the business.
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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 $100,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
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 the Manufactured Housing Board. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your manufacturer license. The bond is subject to the statutory June 30 renewal date.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $100,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including commercial questions and a one-time soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$1,000 flat at the $100,000 cap, short application, soft pull only, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.