Wisconsin time-share bonds.
From $100.
Wisconsin lets a time-share developer post a surety bond in lieu of escrowing purchaser deposits under Wis. Stat. § 707.49. The bond is filed with DATCP and backs the deposits otherwise held in escrow. Pricing starts from $100 — enter the amount your deposits require, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a Wisconsin time-share bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard time-share bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DATCP. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your developer details, the bond amount your deposits require, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with DATCP
Submit the executed bond to DATCP, made payable for the benefit of aggrieved parties, in lieu of the escrow. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the time-share bond actually covers
Wisconsin's Time-Share Ownership Act (Wis. Stat. ch. 707) requires a developer to protect purchaser deposits taken before a sale closes. The default is to place those deposits in escrow — but under Wis. Stat. § 707.49(4), a developer may post a surety bond instead.
When a bond is used, it must be in an amount not less than the deposits otherwise subject to escrow, issued by a company authorized to do business in Wisconsin, and filed with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, made payable to that department for the benefit of aggrieved parties.
The bond protects purchasers if the developer fails to perform and a deposit must be returned — the surety pays valid claims, and you repay the surety. It frees up the cash you'd otherwise tie up in escrow, at a price from $100 — no credit check up to $100,000. Enter the figure your deposits require and we issue it.
You need this bond if you are
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 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
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 DATCP. Submit the executed bond to DATCP, made payable for the benefit of aggrieved parties, in lieu of the escrow. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount your deposits require — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with DATCP.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Time-share bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount your deposits require and file with DATCP the same day.