Mobile Home Placement Permit ($2,500) Bond - Martin County, FL in Florida

Brief Summary

The $2,500 bond is a small piece of the Martin County mobile home permit, but a missing bond can hold up the permit after the plans have already cleared review. Buy it early, in the permit holder's exact name, so it is ready when the County is ready to issue. You pay a modest premium instead of leaving $2,500 with the County.

Martin County requires a building permit to install a new mobile home or replace an existing one. The Mobile Home Placement Permit bond in the amount of $2,500 names Martin County as obligee and guarantees that the permit holder meets the conditions of the placement permit. Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with the Martin County Building Department before the bond is issued.

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How to Apply for a Mobile Home Placement Permit ($2,500) Bond:

• Confirm with the Martin County Building Department that the $2,500 bond applies to your new or replacement placement.
• Have the permit holder's legal name and the property address exactly as shown on the Building Permit Application.
• Complete the bond application and pay the premium.
• Sign the executed $2,500 bond and file it with the County with your permit submittal.
• Gather the checklist items: survey, manufacturer's specifications, pre move on inspection report, torque and penetrometer affidavit and septic permit if applicable.
• Pay the plan review fee at submission and the remaining fees before the permit is issued.

Detailed Information About the Florida Mobile Home Placement Permit ($2,500) Bond:

New placements and replacements both need a permit

Owners replacing an old unit on the same lot often assume no new permit is needed. Martin County states that a permit is required to install a new mobile home or replace a mobile home in the County, and it publishes a separate checklist for each.

What the County asks for

Both checklists from the Martin County Building Department call for a completed Building Permit Application, a survey or site plan, manufacturer's specifications, a Mobile Home Pre Move On Inspection Report for homes moved by trailer, a Mobile Home Torque and Penetrometer Test Affidavit for the soil at the site, and the trailer title for homes manufactured before 1994. A septic tank permit from the Health Department is needed where the property is on septic. The replacement checklist notes that a nonrefundable plan review fee is due when you apply, with additional fees due before the permit is issued.

What the bond guarantees

Martin County is the obligee and the person or company pulling the permit is the principal. The $2,500 bond gives the County a source of funds if the permit holder does not meet the conditions of the placement permit. The principal must repay the surety for any claim it pays, so the bond protects the County, not the permit holder.

Before you buy

Ask the Building Department for the current bond form, the name the bond should show, and when it is released. The office is at 900 SE Ruhnke Street, Stuart, FL 34994, phone (772) 288 5916.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Florida Mobile Home Placement Permit ($2,500) Bond:

• Bond amount of $2,500.
• Martin County named as obligee.
• Principal name matching the Building Permit Application.
• A building permit for every new or replacement mobile home.
• Brief credit review by the surety.

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