Fairfax County home improvement bonds.
$100 flat.
Fairfax County requires a home improvement contractor to file a $10,000 surety bond with the County to register and pull permits. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check. (A contractor working only on contracts under $1,000 files the County’s $5,000 bond instead.)
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How much does a Fairfax County home improvement bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A contractor registration bond is one of the simplest things in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Small fixed contractor bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the County
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Fairfax County for your home improvement contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A home improvement contractor bond is a consumer-protection and code-compliance guarantee. Residential remodeling work touches homeowners directly — Fairfax County wants a financial backstop that you will perform permitted work to code, follow County rules, and deal fairly with the homeowner.
It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Fairfax County (the obligee), with homeowners as the protected parties. If you violate the County rules or leave non-compliant work, a claim can be made against the $10,000 bond — and the surety then looks to you to be made whole.
The bond must stay active for as long as you are registered. Let it lapse and the County can suspend your registration — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your 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 $10,000 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 the County. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Fairfax County for your home improvement contractor registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 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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Finish your Fairfax County HIC registration today.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.