Arlington County HIC bonds.
$100 flat.
Arlington County conditions its home improvement contractor license on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the County. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, set by our carrier for this specific bond. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit review of any kind, not even a soft pull.
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Three steps. One sitting.
County 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 financials and no credit section on this bond.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount county bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with Arlington County
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Arlington County home improvement contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Arlington County licenses home improvement contractors locally, and conditions the license on a $10,000 surety bond filed with the County. The bond is a property-owner-and-County protection guarantee: it backs your compliance with County building, permitting, and consumer-protection rules.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Arlington County (the obligee), with the property owners you serve as the protected parties. If a contractor violates the County's contractor rules and someone is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. We keep your $10,000 filing continuous with renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need it.
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$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.