West Liberty House Mover Bond
What it is & who requires it
House movers working in West Liberty. This is a small city and the bond is correspondingly small, but the insurance requirement beside it is not — a million dollars for personal injuries and a million for property damage, evidenced before the permit issues. Price the two together rather than the bond alone. The bond runs to the city and to any person injured, conditioned that all work done under the license be done in a good, competent manner and in accordance with the city’s ordinances, and that the applicant or a surety pay all damages for injuries to persons or property caused by negligence, fault or mismanagement, or due to any other cause, in doing any work under the license. Note that a circulating listing describes West Liberty as carrying a right-of-way instrument; the city’s bond is this one, attached to house moving.
Obligee: City of West Liberty (City Clerk). Citation: West Liberty City Code § 3-4-3(B) (Insurance and bond required), Title 3 (Business Regulations) ch. 4 (House Movers); § 3-4-3(A) (insurance).
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $2,500.
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 city before the permit issues and held against work done under the license.
Renewal: With the house mover license.
Filing
Filed with the city before the permit issues, as a corporate surety bond executed to the city with sureties approved by the city clerk. The figure renders because the sum is flat, the surety is named as corporate and no cash or deposit alternative appears. The provision is word-for-word identical to Ames Sec. 5.805, at the same sum.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-03).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the West Liberty House Mover Bond?
- It’s required by City of West Liberty (City Clerk) (West Liberty City Code § 3-4-3(B) (Insurance and bond required), Title 3 (Business Regulations) ch. 4 (House Movers); § 3-4-3(A) (insurance)). House movers working in West Liberty. This is a small city and the bond is correspondingly small, but the insurance requirement beside it is not — a million dollars for personal injuries and a million for property damage, evidenced before the permit issues. Price the two together rather than the bond alone. The bond runs to the city and to any person injured, conditioned that all work done under the license be done in a good, competent manner and in accordance with the city’s ordinances, and that the applicant or a surety pay all damages for injuries to persons or property caused by negligence, fault or mismanagement, or due to any other cause, in doing any work under the license. Note that a circulating listing describes West Liberty as carrying a right-of-way instrument; the city’s bond is this one, attached to house moving.
- How much is the West Liberty House Mover Bond?
- The bond amount is $2,500.
- How do I get the West Liberty House Mover 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 city before the permit issues and held against work done under the license. Renewal: With the house mover license.
- 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.
