Ohio manufactured home dealer bonds.
From $100.
An Ohio manufactured home dealer, broker, or installer licensed under R.C. Chapter 4781 must post a surety bond for the protection of its customers. The amount is commonly $25,000, with a $100,000 figure available for retailers of new manufactured homes. Premiums start from $100, and no credit check up to $25,000.
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How much does an Ohio manufactured home dealer bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard manufactured-home bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your license requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Most applications approve instantly. Above $25,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Manufactured Homes program
Submit the executed bond with your dealer, broker, or installer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the manufactured-home bond covers
Ohio licenses manufactured home dealers, brokers, and installers under R.C. Chapter 4781, through the Department of Commerce's Manufactured Homes program (which absorbed the former Manufactured Homes Commission). A license requires a surety bond posted for the protection and benefit of the licensee's customers.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind the licensee's compliance with Chapter 4781 and the proper handling of customer transactions. If a dealer, broker, or installer violates the manufactured-home law and a customer is harmed, the customer can recover against the bond.
The common amount is $25,000. For a person engaged in selling new manufactured homes at retail, the statute references a bond, surety, or certificate of deposit of not less than $100,000 for customer protection. Confirm which figure your license requires; if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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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 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.
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 Homes program. Submit the executed bond with your dealer, broker, or installer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your license requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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