Minnesota Manufactured Home Installer Bond
What it is & who requires it
Installers licensed by the state to set manufactured homes — the second of the two bonded residential trades, alongside the roofer, and the smallest state penal sum of the four residential licenses. Two carve-outs are worth more than the figure. First, the license carries its own plumbing exemption: a licensed manufactured home installer connecting the exterior building drain sewer outlets to the aboveground building sewer system, and the exterior water line to the aboveground water system, needs no additional licensure, bond or insurance from any unit of government for that work — the statute says so in terms and forecloses a city from asking. Second, the general residential-trades preemption applies on top, so a political subdivision may not require a separately licensed installer to hold a local license. Note that this is the installer’s bond and not the dealer’s: Minnesota bonds manufactured home dealers, limited dealers, dealer subagencies, manufacturers and installers on five different sheets at five different sums, and the four that are not the installer are dealer instruments rather than contractor instruments.
Obligee: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (Construction Codes and Licensing Division). Citation: Minn. Stat. § 326B.86, subd. 1(a) and (c) (bond — licensed manufactured home installers must give and maintain a bond to the state; a licensed manufactured home installer must post a bond with a penal sum of at least $2,500; the bond must comply with § 326B.0921); Minn. Stat. § 326B.805, subd. 1 (a person meeting the definition of a manufactured home installer must be licensed as a manufactured home installer by the commissioner); Minn. Stat. § 327.31, subd. 11 (definition of manufactured home installer); Minn. Stat. § 326B.46, subd. 5 (a licensed manufactured home installer needs no additional licensure, bond or insurance from any unit of government for the exterior sewer and water connections described there); Minn. Stat. § 326B.835 (local license prohibited); Minn. Stat. § 326B.0921 (bond requirements); DLI Manufactured Home Installer Surety Bond form (penal sum printed as TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2,500.00)).
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: Continuous from the date of issue, cancellable by the surety only on 30 days’ written notice to the commissioner by certified mail, and required to be in force at all times the license is active.
Renewal: The bond is continuous rather than re-executed; the penal sum is cumulative and aggregates every two years the bond remains in force.
Filing
Filed with the commissioner on the department’s Manufactured Home Installer Surety Bond form. The statute states the sum as a floor and the mandatory form prints it fixed, in the AMOUNT box and in words and figures in the body, which is why the figure renders. Corporate surety licensed in Minnesota; no cash or deposit alternative in the chapter. Two defects on the face of the current sheet are recorded rather than smoothed over, and this form carries both that exist in the state family. Its operative condition clause recites that the principal is applying to be licensed as a manufactured home DEALER rather than as an installer — a different licensee, under a different statute, at a different sum — and its closing certification recites the electrical contractor bond subdivision as the governing authority rather than the residential trades bond section. Neither changes the printed penal sum, which matches the installer statute; but the condition clause is the part the surety answers for, so confirm the sheet with the licensing unit before executing it, and keep a copy of the confirmation.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-09-07).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Minnesota Manufactured Home Installer Bond?
- It’s required by Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (Construction Codes and Licensing Division) (Minn. Stat. § 326B.86, subd. 1(a) and (c) (bond — licensed manufactured home installers must give and maintain a bond to the state; a licensed manufactured home installer must post a bond with a penal sum of at least $2,500; the bond must comply with § 326B.0921); Minn. Stat. § 326B.805, subd. 1 (a person meeting the definition of a manufactured home installer must be licensed as a manufactured home installer by the commissioner); Minn. Stat. § 327.31, subd. 11 (definition of manufactured home installer); Minn. Stat. § 326B.46, subd. 5 (a licensed manufactured home installer needs no additional licensure, bond or insurance from any unit of government for the exterior sewer and water connections described there); Minn. Stat. § 326B.835 (local license prohibited); Minn. Stat. § 326B.0921 (bond requirements); DLI Manufactured Home Installer Surety Bond form (penal sum printed as TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2,500.00))). Installers licensed by the state to set manufactured homes — the second of the two bonded residential trades, alongside the roofer, and the smallest state penal sum of the four residential licenses. Two carve-outs are worth more than the figure. First, the license carries its own plumbing exemption: a licensed manufactured home installer connecting the exterior building drain sewer outlets to the aboveground building sewer system, and the exterior water line to the aboveground water system, needs no additional licensure, bond or insurance from any unit of government for that work — the statute says so in terms and forecloses a city from asking. Second, the general residential-trades preemption applies on top, so a political subdivision may not require a separately licensed installer to hold a local license. Note that this is the installer’s bond and not the dealer’s: Minnesota bonds manufactured home dealers, limited dealers, dealer subagencies, manufacturers and installers on five different sheets at five different sums, and the four that are not the installer are dealer instruments rather than contractor instruments.
- How much is the Minnesota Manufactured Home Installer Bond?
- The bond amount is $2,500.
- How do I get the Minnesota Manufactured Home Installer 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?
- Continuous from the date of issue, cancellable by the surety only on 30 days’ written notice to the commissioner by certified mail, and required to be in force at all times the license is active. Renewal: The bond is continuous rather than re-executed; the penal sum is cumulative and aggregates every two years the bond remains in force.
- 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 2026-09-07); the source link is on this page.
