New Mexico Manufactured Housing Installer Bond
What it is & who requires it
Licensed installers and repairmen of manufactured homes in New Mexico — the people who set, anchor, level and connect the home and who repair it afterwards, rather than the people who sell it. The two licensing schemes interlock: a contractor already licensed by the Construction Industries Division can obtain the installation license on proof of that status, and doing so does not waive the bonding requirement. Dealers, brokers, salespersons and manufacturers post their own separate consumer protection security under the same rule, but those are selling licenses rather than construction ones and they are not what this page covers. An out-of-state installer also files an affidavit consenting to service of process in New Mexico.
Obligee: New Mexico Manufactured Housing Division, Regulation and Licensing Department. Citation: 14.12.4.13 NMAC (Installer’s or repairman’s consumer protection bond); 14.12.4.10 NMAC (Bonds — release, aggregate liability, disciplinary increases); 14.12.2 NMAC (Licensure requirements); 14.12.2.14 NMAC (licensure for Construction Industries Division licensees); Manufactured Housing Act, NMSA 1978 §§ 60-14-1 to 60-14-20.
Bond amount
Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
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: Held while you are licensed, and well past it: the division will not release the security until every claim and complaint against the licensee is finally resolved, or until two years after the licensee stopped doing business in New Mexico, whichever is later.
Renewal: Presented to the division on application for licensure and again at each license renewal period.
Filing
Filed with the Manufactured Housing Division on application and at each renewal. Three features of the rule keep a figure off this page. The instrument is optional in form — the rule says the bond may be satisfied by a surety bond or other security, and elsewhere contemplates a cash consumer protection bond posted with a New Mexico financial institution, so you may not be buying a bond at all. The amount is prescribed by the division rather than fixed by the rule, which sets only a floor below which it may not fall. And the division may order an increase after a violation, in proportion to how serious or how repeated it was, up to a ceiling the rule states for each licensee class — then reduce it again once it is satisfied the violations have been cured. What it secures is the consumer: the division may attach the security and indemnify a buyer for losses from a violation of the act, from fraud or misrepresentation, or from a failure to transfer good title. If claims exceed the security, the division distributes the proceeds pro rata. Authority: 14.12.4.13 NMAC.
Source
This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources; New Mexico Manufactured Housing Division, Regulation and Licensing Department sets the exact amount, which we confirm when you start your bond.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the New Mexico Manufactured Housing Installer Bond?
- It’s required by New Mexico Manufactured Housing Division, Regulation and Licensing Department (14.12.4.13 NMAC (Installer’s or repairman’s consumer protection bond); 14.12.4.10 NMAC (Bonds — release, aggregate liability, disciplinary increases); 14.12.2 NMAC (Licensure requirements); 14.12.2.14 NMAC (licensure for Construction Industries Division licensees); Manufactured Housing Act, NMSA 1978 §§ 60-14-1 to 60-14-20). Licensed installers and repairmen of manufactured homes in New Mexico — the people who set, anchor, level and connect the home and who repair it afterwards, rather than the people who sell it. The two licensing schemes interlock: a contractor already licensed by the Construction Industries Division can obtain the installation license on proof of that status, and doing so does not waive the bonding requirement. Dealers, brokers, salespersons and manufacturers post their own separate consumer protection security under the same rule, but those are selling licenses rather than construction ones and they are not what this page covers. An out-of-state installer also files an affidavit consenting to service of process in New Mexico.
- How much is the New Mexico Manufactured Housing Installer Bond?
- Set by the obligee — the exact amount is confirmed automatically when you start your bond in our portal, or call 317-942-0549.
- How do I get the New Mexico Manufactured Housing 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?
- Held while you are licensed, and well past it: the division will not release the security until every claim and complaint against the licensee is finally resolved, or until two years after the licensee stopped doing business in New Mexico, whichever is later. Renewal: Presented to the division on application for licensure and again at each license renewal period.
- 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?
- This bond requirement is corroborated by multiple public sources. The obligee sets the exact amount, which we confirm automatically when you start your bond in the portal or with a producer.
