Wisconsin manufactured home dealer bonds.
$250 flat.
Wisconsin licenses manufactured home dealers through DSPS, and conditions the license on a surety bond (or net worth) under Wis. Stat. 101.951 and SPS 305.323. This is the $25,000 tier — the broker level under Table 305.323-2, for a new broker or one handling up to 50 homes a year; non-broker dealers start at $50,000. Ours is $250 flat, issued instantly.
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How much does a Wisconsin manufactured home dealer bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your DSPS dealer license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with DSPS
Pay online and receive the executed bond (form SBD-10679), ready to file with your manufactured home dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Wisconsin requires a license to sell two or more manufactured homes in a calendar year, issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) under Wis. Stat. 101.951. A dealer must show financial responsibility — a minimum net worth or a surety bond — sized in SPS 305.323 (Tables 305.323-1 and 305.323-2), and the bond is filed on form SBD-10679.
This $25,000 tier is the broker level under Table 305.323-2, for a new broker or one handling up to 50 homes a year; a non-broker dealer never posts less than $50,000. The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it stands behind clear title and your compliance with the manufactured-home dealer laws, including the warranty and disclosure duties in Wis. Stat. 101.953.
It is not insurance for you. If the surety pays a valid claim, you repay the surety. Dealers who deliver clean title and good records treat the bond as a license formality — confirm which tier applies to your volume on your DSPS application, and if it is higher we issue the $50,000 or $100,000 version at its own flat price.
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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 $25,000 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
E-sign & file with DSPS. Pay online and receive the executed bond (form SBD-10679), ready to file with your manufactured home dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
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The DSPS dealer license is waiting on one document.
$250 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.