Oregon home inspector services bonds.
$135 flat.
Oregon certifies home inspectors through the Construction Contractors Board, and a home inspector services endorsement carries a fixed $15,000 bond under ORS 701.081. Ours is $135 flat — the price our carrier set for this bond, identical for every inspector. No credit check. The bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Oregon home inspector services bond cost?
$135 at the $15,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Your CCB home inspector endorsement is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, and an effective date — that's the entire application. No credit check.
Approved
Approved as soon as you apply. There is no underwriting queue. No credit check.
E-sign & file with the CCB
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your CCB home inspector endorsement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the board insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Oregon certifies home inspectors through the Construction Contractors Board (CCB). A certified home inspector carries a home inspector services endorsement, and ORS 701.081 sets the bond for this endorsement at $15,000. (This is the CCB endorsement bond; certification itself is governed by the home inspector certification statutes.)
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Oregon through the CCB (the obligee), with the buyers and homeowners who rely on your inspections as the protected parties. If the CCB issues a final order against you under ORS 701.145, the surety pays up to the bond amount.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety, and it is separate from any errors-and-omissions coverage you carry. The bond must stay active for the two-year life of your endorsement.
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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 $15,000 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
E-sign & file with the CCB. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your CCB home inspector endorsement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the board insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $135 at the $15,000 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. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$135 flat, no credit check, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.