TN manufactured home dealer bonds.
$750 flat. Soft pull.

Tennessee requires every manufactured-home retailer (dealer) to file a $25,000 bond with the Department of Commerce & Insurance for the license period. Ours is $750 flat — 3% of the bond amount. One soft credit pull, e-signed in 1–2 business days.

Required for your TN manufactured home retailer license under T.C.A. § 68-126-206
Fixed amount, fixed price — $25,000 bond, $750, no quote theater
Soft credit pull only — never affects your score, and the rate stays 3% either way
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How it works

Three steps to licensed.

Your retailer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply once, online

Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

WITHIN 48 HOURS

Reviewed & approved

Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.

1–2 BUSINESS DAYS

E-sign & file with Commerce & Insurance

Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your retailer license application. A new bond or continuation certificate goes with each renewal.

The whole pricing page.

$25,000 bond × 3% = $750, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$750
2-year term
$1,500
3-year term
$2,250
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Tennessee licenses manufactured-home retailers under the Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Homes Act and conditions the retailer license on a $25,000 bond filed with the Department of Commerce & Insurance.

The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it runs in favor of any person who suffers loss or damage from the retailer’s violation of the bond conditions — that is, the laws and rules governing manufactured-home sales. It is a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Tennessee (the obligee).

The bond is filed for the license period, and a new bond or a continuation certificate goes with each renewal. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety; retailers who deliver clean homes and clear paperwork treat the bond as a license formality.

T.C.A. § 68-126-206Tennessee Code Annotated § 68-126-206 requires an applicant for a manufactured-home retailer (dealer) license to furnish a $25,000 surety bond, executed to the Department of Commerce & Insurance, in favor of any person who suffers loss or damage from the retailer’s violation of the bond conditions. The bond runs for the license period, with a new bond or continuation certificate submitted at each renewal.

You need this bond if you're

Applying for a TN manufactured home retailer license as a dealer
Renewing your retailer license with a new bond or continuation certificate
Opening a manufactured-home sales lot in Tennessee
Expanding into Tennessee from another state’s manufactured-home market

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.

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FAQs

Common questions.

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

How much is the Tennessee manufactured home dealer bond? +
The premium is $750 — a flat 3% of the fixed $25,000 bond amount, the same for every retailer. The $25,000 is set by statute, so there is no quote process.
Do I pay the $25,000? +
No. You pay $750. The $25,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
What does the bond guarantee? +
That you comply with the laws governing manufactured-home sales. It runs in favor of any buyer who suffers loss from a violation of the bond conditions — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
Is there a credit check? +
Yes — one soft credit pull, which never affects your score. It informs approval, not price. The rate is a flat 3% either way.
When does it renew? +
The bond runs for the license period. A new bond or continuation certificate is submitted at each renewal; we send notices 60 and 30 days out.
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Commerce & Insurance is waiting on one document.

$750 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$750
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