Fairfax County HIC bonds.
$100 flat.
Fairfax County conditions its home improvement contractor license on a $5,000 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 check.
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How much does a Fairfax County HIC bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
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 credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed-amount county bonds like this are among the thousands that issue right after purchase.
File with Fairfax County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Fairfax County home improvement contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Fairfax County licenses home improvement contractors locally through its Department of Land Development Services, and conditions the license on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is a property-owner-and-County protection guarantee: it backs your compliance with County building, permitting, and consumer-protection rules on the work you do.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Fairfax 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. Contractors who pull proper permits and finish their work treat the bond as a license formality, and we keep your $5,000 filing continuous with renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $5,000 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 Fairfax County. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your Fairfax County home improvement contractor license application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.