Cedar Falls Building Mover License Bond
What it is & who requires it
Building and house movers licensed in Cedar Falls. The section was rewritten in October 2024, so this is one of the newer municipal mover bonds in Iowa and older listings may describe a different figure. Two structural points are worth knowing. First, the conditions are not written out here — the section conditions the bond by reference to section 19-14, the city’s general provision on street bonds, so the obligations you are signing up to live in a different chapter and should be read there. Second, the license fee is not in the code at all: it is whatever the council sets by resolution from time to time, so the fee is a separate enquiry from the bond. Insurance is required in the preceding section, must remain maintained for the period of the license, and cannot be revoked, canceled or materially modified without at least ten days’ written notice to the city. The license issues on payment of the fee and the filing of both the bond and the insurance policy.
Obligee: City of Cedar Falls (City Clerk). Citation: Cedar Falls Code of Ordinances § 7-276 (Bond), ch. 7 art. VI div. 2 (Moving of Buildings — License); § 7-275 (Insurance); § 7-278 (Issuance); § 19-14 (bond conditions); Code 2017 § 7-449; Ord. No. 3084 § 1, 21 October 2024.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $10,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Filed with the license application and conditioned by reference to the city’s general street bond conditions at section 19-14.
Renewal: With the building mover license; the license fee is set by council resolution rather than in the code.
Filing
Filed with the license application. The figure renders because the section names an approved corporate surety, states a flat penal sum and offers no cash or deposit alternative. Note the contrast with the same city’s right-of-way bonds three chapters away, which are stated as a floor with a cost-based formula above it and therefore publish no figure at all — the same city, the same clerk, two entirely different drafting approaches.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-03).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Cedar Falls Building Mover License Bond?
- It’s required by City of Cedar Falls (City Clerk) (Cedar Falls Code of Ordinances § 7-276 (Bond), ch. 7 art. VI div. 2 (Moving of Buildings — License); § 7-275 (Insurance); § 7-278 (Issuance); § 19-14 (bond conditions); Code 2017 § 7-449; Ord. No. 3084 § 1, 21 October 2024). Building and house movers licensed in Cedar Falls. The section was rewritten in October 2024, so this is one of the newer municipal mover bonds in Iowa and older listings may describe a different figure. Two structural points are worth knowing. First, the conditions are not written out here — the section conditions the bond by reference to section 19-14, the city’s general provision on street bonds, so the obligations you are signing up to live in a different chapter and should be read there. Second, the license fee is not in the code at all: it is whatever the council sets by resolution from time to time, so the fee is a separate enquiry from the bond. Insurance is required in the preceding section, must remain maintained for the period of the license, and cannot be revoked, canceled or materially modified without at least ten days’ written notice to the city. The license issues on payment of the fee and the filing of both the bond and the insurance policy.
- How much is the Cedar Falls Building Mover License Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Cedar Falls Building Mover License Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Filed with the license application and conditioned by reference to the city’s general street bond conditions at section 19-14. Renewal: With the building mover license; the license fee is set by council resolution rather than in the code.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-09-03); the source link is on this page.
