Plumbing Contractor ($1,000) Bond - City of Maitland, FL in Florida

Brief Summary

At $1,000 this is one of the smallest bonds a plumbing contractor will carry, and it is the piece that keeps a Maitland permit from stalling at the counter. The premium is a small annual cost, and the bond can be issued as soon as the city confirms its form and filing details.

The City of Maitland lists a $1,000 surety bond for plumbing contractors pulling permits within city limits. Florida Statute 489.131(3)(e) lets a city require one bond per contractor of no more than $5,000, conditioned only on compliance with the Florida Building Code. Confirm the current form and filing steps with the City of Maitland permitting office before the bond is issued.

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How to Apply for a Plumbing Contractor ($1,000) Bond:

• Call the City of Maitland permitting office at (407) 539-6150 to confirm the bond form, obligee wording and where to file it.
• Have your Florida plumbing license number and the business name exactly as it appears on that license.
• Complete the bond application with owner details for the credit review.
• Pay the premium and receive the executed $1,000 bond.
• File the bond with the city and bring your contractor registration current in the city's online permitting system before applying for a permit.

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What plumbers usually get wrong

A state plumbing certificate settles competency, and Florida bars a city from making a certificate holder sit for a local exam under Statute 489.131(6)(a). It does not stop a city from asking for a compliance bond. Section 489.131(3)(e) allows one bond per contractor up to $5,000, and Maitland's listing for plumbers is $1,000. This is not a performance bond on a particular job and it does not guarantee your contracts with customers.

What the bond guarantees

Under 489.131(3)(e) a local contractor bond is conditioned only on compliance with the Florida Building Code. It must be equally available to all contractors and filed in each county or municipality where a building permit is requested. The statute directs that these bonds be payable to the Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund, so ask the city exactly what obligee wording it wants on the form.

What Maitland checks before a permit

The city requires every contractor's registration to be current in its online permitting system before a permit is issued. Its checklist names a Business Tax Receipt unless exempt, a contractor's license specific to the trade, liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance. If you have not done work in Maitland within the past 12 months, the city asks you to verify your information is up to date. Questions go to the permitting office at (407) 539-6150.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Florida Plumbing Contractor ($1,000) Bond:

• Bond amount of $1,000, within the $5,000 per contractor ceiling in Florida Statute 489.131(3)(e).
• Bond conditioned only on compliance with the Florida Building Code.
• Business Tax Receipt unless exempt, a plumbing license, liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance on file with the city.
• Business name on the bond matching your license and city registration.
• Annual premium set by the surety after an owner credit review.

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