TN modular building installer bonds.
$250 flat.
Tennessee licenses installers of modular building units and conditions the license on a $25,000 bond filed with the Department of Commerce & Insurance. Ours is $250 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. A quick soft credit check may apply, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your installer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a possible soft credit check.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. Any credit check that runs is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with Commerce & Insurance
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with your installer license application. The bond term runs concurrent with the July 1–June 30 license year.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Tennessee’s Modular Building Act regulates the factory-built building units that are assembled on site, and licenses the manufacturers, dealers, and installers who handle them through the Department of Commerce & Insurance. Installers must post a $25,000 bond as a condition of licensure.
The bond is a code-compliance guarantee: it is for the benefit of any person who suffers loss or damage from code-related non-compliance with the Modular Building Act or its rules. It is a three-party arrangement among you (the principal), the surety, and the State of Tennessee (the obligee).
The bond term runs concurrent with the license year — July 1 through June 30 — so a new bond or continuation certificate goes with each renewal. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety; installers who build to code treat the bond as a license formality.
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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a possible soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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Commerce & Insurance is waiting on one document.
$250 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.