SC manufactured home installer bonds.
$275. Five minutes.

South Carolina requires a licensed manufactured home installer to file a $5,000 bond with the Manufactured Housing Board. At 3% that would be $150, but our $275 minimum applies — the same floor on every small bond we write. The application is five minutes.

Required for your SC manufactured home installer license — through the Manufactured Housing Board
Fixed amount, fixed price — $5,000 bond, $275, no quote process
Multi-year terms available — set it up once, forget it for up to 3 years
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BDG
Capital
McKinney
Terra
JLL
Triple Five
Georgetown
How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Small license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the Manufactured Housing Board

Your executed bond (Board form DOC.185) arrives by email, ready to file with your installer license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our $275 minimum applies — so $275, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$275
2-year term
$550
3-year term
$825
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

South Carolina licenses the manufactured housing trades through the Manufactured Housing Board within LLR. A manufactured home installer bond is a consumer-protection guarantee — installers set up and anchor the home on site, and the bond backs your compliance with the Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Housing and the state's installation standards.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Board (the obligee), with manufactured-home buyers as the protected parties. Claims may be initiated only through the Board's complaint process, and recovery is limited to a consumer's actual damages — not attorney's fees or punitive damages.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The Board can require an increased bond after a violation, and won't release a bond until all claims are resolved or three years after you stop doing business in South Carolina, whichever is later.

S.C. Code § 40-29-230S.C. Code Ann. § 40-29-230 conditions a manufactured home license on a surety bond payable to the Manufactured Housing Board. The base amount is $5,000 for a contractor, installer, or repairer; $15,000 for a salesperson; $30,000 per location for a retail dealer; and $75,000 per location for a manufacturer. Claims run through the Board's complaint process and are limited to a consumer's actual damages. Bonds are filed on Board form DOC.185.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for an SC manufactured home installer license — the bond is filed with your application
Renewing your installer license and your bond is expiring or your surety non-renewed
Adding the installer classification alongside a contractor or dealer license
Reinstating after a lapse that the Board ties to a bond filing

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

Start the application →
FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the South Carolina manufactured home installer bond? +
The premium is $275 — our minimum. A flat 3% of the $5,000 bond would be $150, but the $275 minimum applies, the same floor on every small bond we write. The $5,000 amount is set by statute.
Do I pay the $5,000? +
No. You pay $275. The $5,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Who requires this bond? +
The South Carolina Manufactured Housing Board (within LLR) requires it under S.C. Code § 40-29-230 as a condition of your installer license. The bond is filed on Board form DOC.185.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount license bonds like this one don't need one.
When does it renew? +
The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the license. You can buy a 1, 2, or 3-year term; we send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out, with autopay available, so your license never lapses over a missed email.
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Finish your license checklist today.

$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$275
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