Texas requires a licensed manufactured housing manufacturer to file a $100,000 bond with the Department of Housing and Community Affairs — the largest of the four manufactured housing license bonds. Ours is $1,000 flat, set by our carrier's rate book. A quick soft credit check may apply, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
















Your TDHCA license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Business details, owner information, effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit check.
A $100,000 bond gets an underwriting look, but most clear quickly; you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours if anything is needed. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
Pay online and receive the executed bond (TDHCA form 1025) ready to file with your manufacturer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
Texas licenses manufactured housing professionals through the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) under Occupations Code Chapter 1201, and conditions a manufacturer license on a $100,000 surety bond — the highest of the four license-type amounts. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee standing behind your compliance with the manufactured housing standards act.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Texas together with harmed consumers. If a manufacturer engages in fraud, misrepresentation, or fails to meet its obligations under Chapter 1201, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The $100,000 figure is specific to manufacturers; retailers and brokers post $50,000 and installers $25,000, each a separate bond under § 1201.106. The continuous bond is filed on TDHCA form 1025.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →$1,000 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.