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City of Houston sign removal bonds.
$125 flat.
The City of Houston requires every licensed sign contractor to carry a $25,000 bond, filed with Sign Administration at the Houston Permitting Center. Ours is $125 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Municipal 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
Municipal license bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with Houston Sign Administration
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your sign contractor license at the Houston Permitting Center. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Houston licenses sign contractors through its Sign Administration group at the Houston Permitting Center, and conditions that license on a $25,000 surety bond. The bond stands behind your compliance with the city's sign code — including the safe removal of signs you are permitted to take down.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Houston (the obligee), with the public protected. If a sign contractor damages property, fails to remove or restore a site properly, or violates the city's sign regulations, the city or a harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your sign contractor license, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your Houston filing continuous.
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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 $25,000 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
File with Houston Sign Administration. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your sign contractor license at the Houston Permitting Center. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $25,000 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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$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.