South Carolina manufactured home dealer bonds.
$300 flat.
South Carolina requires a licensed manufactured home retail dealer to file a $30,000 bond for each location with the Manufactured Housing Board. Ours is $300 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, identical for every dealer. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a South Carolina manufactured home dealer bond cost?
$300 at the $30,000 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 are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Manufactured Housing Board
Your executed bond (Board form DOC.185) arrives by email, ready to file with your dealer license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
South Carolina licenses manufactured home retail dealers through the Manufactured Housing Board within LLR, and conditions the license on a $30,000 bond for each sales location. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it backs clear title on the homes you sell and your compliance with the Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Housing.
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 (up to an additional amount the statute sets for dealers), and won't release a bond until all claims are resolved or three years after you stop doing business, whichever is later.
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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 $30,000 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.
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. Your executed bond (Board form DOC.185) arrives by email, ready to file with your dealer license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $300 at the $30,000 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.
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$300 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.