Seattle residential sellers bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
The City of Seattle conditions a residential sellers license on a surety bond that protects the customers you deal with. The City sets the amount on your license requirement — pricing starts from $100, and the application collects no credit information at the standard amount.
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No underwriting queue for the standard license bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the City. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the City required, and the effective date — that is the entire application, and it collects no credit information at the standard amount.
Issued on the spot
Your bond is priced at 1% of the amount, $100 minimum, and issued instantly. Larger amounts may get a quick review, and if a check ever runs, it is a soft pull that will not affect your score.
File with your City license
Submit the executed bond with your City of Seattle residential sellers license application or renewal. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the license bond actually guarantees
The City of Seattle licenses certain regulated business activities, and conditions a residential sellers license on a surety bond. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to follow the City code that governs the licensed activity and to deal honestly with the residents you sell to.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Seattle (the obligee), with your customers as the protected parties. If you violate the licensing rules and a customer is harmed, they can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for as long as you hold the license, so we track it and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the City required — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your license.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the City required and file the same day.