Fort Dodge House Mover and Wrecker Bond
What it is & who requires it
House movers and wreckers licensed in Fort Dodge. The city grants a combined license for both activities to qualified wrecking and moving contractors, so one credential and one bond cover work that other Iowa cities split into two, which is a genuine saving where a contractor does both. The bond indemnifies and holds the city harmless and guarantees proper repair of streets, pavings and other city property injured or damaged by the mover or wrecker, and the code carries a separate section on repairing injury to the street and paying damages. The council may revoke the license for violating any city ordinance or failing to conform to the conditions of a permit, and must revoke it on a conviction under the chapter.
Obligee: City of Fort Dodge (City Council). Citation: Fort Dodge Municipal Code § 14.51.020 (License — Combining — Fees — Bond), Title 14 ch. 14.51 (House Movers and Wreckers); § 14.51.030 (License — Revocation); § 14.51.100 (Repairing injury to street and paying damages done); Ord. 1667 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1265 § 2, 1967.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $5,000.
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: Posted by each person or firm licensed and held with the combined license.
Renewal: Annual, with a small licensing fee payable in advance.
Filing
Posted with the city. The section states a flat sum and offers no cash or deposit alternative, so the figure renders; it does not name a corporate surety, and the unnamed-instrument rule holds because no demoting signal appears in the chapter. This is one of eight Iowa building mover bonds in this file, and the sums across them run from a fraction of this to five times it.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-03).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Fort Dodge House Mover and Wrecker Bond?
- It’s required by City of Fort Dodge (City Council) (Fort Dodge Municipal Code § 14.51.020 (License — Combining — Fees — Bond), Title 14 ch. 14.51 (House Movers and Wreckers); § 14.51.030 (License — Revocation); § 14.51.100 (Repairing injury to street and paying damages done); Ord. 1667 § 2, 1984; Ord. 1265 § 2, 1967). House movers and wreckers licensed in Fort Dodge. The city grants a combined license for both activities to qualified wrecking and moving contractors, so one credential and one bond cover work that other Iowa cities split into two, which is a genuine saving where a contractor does both. The bond indemnifies and holds the city harmless and guarantees proper repair of streets, pavings and other city property injured or damaged by the mover or wrecker, and the code carries a separate section on repairing injury to the street and paying damages. The council may revoke the license for violating any city ordinance or failing to conform to the conditions of a permit, and must revoke it on a conviction under the chapter.
- How much is the Fort Dodge House Mover and Wrecker Bond?
- The bond amount is $5,000.
- How do I get the Fort Dodge House Mover and Wrecker 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?
- Posted by each person or firm licensed and held with the combined license. Renewal: Annual, with a small licensing fee payable in advance.
- 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.
