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Hillsborough County wants one $5,000 Code Compliance Bond for each license category you hold, signed in the licensee's own name, not the company's. Getting either detail wrong sends the application back. The bond is continuous, so it is a one-time setup rather than a yearly scramble.
Hillsborough County requires a $5,000 Code Compliance Bond as part of its contractor license application, with one bond for each license category. The county's form names the Governor of the State of Florida and his successors in office as obligee. The bond stays in force until cancelled, and cancellation must be received at least 15 days before it takes effect.
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The Hillsborough County Code Compliance Bond is written for a specific contractor classification. A contractor holding two license categories files two bonds. The bond forms are part of the county's contractor license application, alongside the Verification of Construction Experience.
The license holder signs as principal, with the license holder's name printed or typed above the signature line. The form says plainly that this is the individual's name, not the company name. The surety's attorney in fact signs for the surety, and the insurance company seal must be affixed.
The principal promises to follow any municipal or county code that applies to the work. The bond protects anyone who suffers loss or damage from the principal's failure to do so. It also requires the principal to fix defects caused by faulty workmanship or materials at no added cost, and to reconstruct, replace or repair defective work within 48 hours after notice from the inspector, for work done within one year. No suit on the bond can be brought more than one year after the default.
The bond has no expiration date. It stays in effect until notice of cancellation is furnished, and the county must receive cancellation at least 15 days before the effective date.
Hillsborough County accepts contractor license applications for state registered contractors of all types and for local specialty licenses including aluminum structure, demolition, drywall, garage door installation, glass and glazing, irrigation, plaster and stucco, and windows and doors. The county charges a $50 nonrefundable application initiation fee, $230 when the application is accepted and $140 when the license is issued.
No. The county form covers one contractor classification, so each license category needs its own $5,000 bond.
No. The form requires the license holder's own name printed or typed above the signature line and states not to use the company name.
The form makes the bond continuous until cancelled. Cancellation must be received at least 15 days before its effective date. The surety still bills an annual premium to keep it in force.
The principal must reconstruct, replace or repair defective work within 48 hours after notice from the inspector, for work done within one year, at no added cost to the customer.
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