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TX manufactured housing bonds.
$500 flat.

Texas licenses manufactured-housing professionals through the TDHCA Manufactured Housing Division, and a retailer, broker, or installer must file security with the license. A retailer or broker bond is $50,000; ours is $500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for everyone. A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry — e-signed in 1–2 business days.

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Required for your TDHCA manufactured-housing license — retailer, broker, and/or installer
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Fixed amount, fixed price — $50,000 bond, $500, no quote theater
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A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, no impact on your score, and the price stays $500 either way
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How it works

Three steps to licensed.

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

TODAY · ONLINE

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 check, run as a soft pull only.

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 the TDHCA

Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your manufactured-housing license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Texas regulates the manufactured-housing trade through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Manufactured Housing Division under Occupations Code Chapter 1201. A license applicant or holder must post security, and the bond is a consumer-protection guarantee that you'll comply with Chapter 1201 and the Division's rules.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier standing behind you, and the State of Texas together with harmed consumers (the protected parties). If a licensee violates the manufactured-housing statute or rules and a buyer is harmed, that buyer can recover against the bond.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Licensees who follow the rules treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.

Tex. Occupations Code §1201.105–.106Texas Occupations Code §1201.105 requires a manufactured-housing license applicant or holder to file a bond or other security with the TDHCA, and §1201.106 sets the amount: $100,000 for a manufacturer, $50,000 for a retailer, $50,000 for a broker, and $25,000 for an installer. The TDHCA does not require a separate bond for each license type when the capacities are applied for as a single license, so a $50,000 bond covers a retailer/broker/installer combination — confirm the figure on your TDHCA application.

You need this bond if you're

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Applying for a TDHCA license as a manufactured-housing retailer, broker, or installer
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Renewing your license and your current bond is expiring or non-renewing
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Adding the installer endorsement to a retailer or broker license
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Re-entering the trade after a lapse that reset your bond requirement

One application, issued instantly.

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.

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FAQ

Common questions.

Do I pay the $50,000?No. You pay $500 — the price set by our carrier's rate book for this bond. The $50,000 is the surety's maximum liability to the state and harmed buyers; it's not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Who requires this bond?The TDHCA Manufactured Housing Division requires it as a condition of a retailer, broker, or installer license under Occupations Code Chapter 1201. No active security, no license.
Is the amount really $50,000 for me?For a retailer or broker, yes — §1201.106 sets retailer and broker security at $50,000 (installer alone is $25,000, manufacturer is $100,000). The TDHCA does not require a separate bond for each license type applied for as a single license, so a retailer/broker/installer combination is covered by the $50,000 bond.
Is there a credit check?A quick soft credit check may apply — never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. It's the only extra step beyond the application, and it informs approval, not price. The price stays $500 either way: credit can affect whether we approve the bond, never what it costs.
When does it renew?Terms run 1, 2, or 3 years — your choice at purchase. You'll get renewal notices 60 and 30 days before expiration, with autopay available, and the bond must stay active for your TDHCA license to stay valid.
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The TDHCA is waiting on one document.

$500 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.

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