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How much does a California mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home bond cost?
California mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home bond costs start at $100 for the state-required 3-year term. Your exact surety bond premium will vary depending on the bond amount the state requires for your vehicle.
How do I get a mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home bond in California?
You can buy a registered owner surety bond for your vehicle online 24/7. Simply enter your required bond amount and provide the following information for California Department of Housing and Community Development filing approval.
- vehicle owner name
- vehicle description
Once your payment is processed, your official California surety bond will be sent to your email instantly.
How fast can I get a registered owner bond?
SuretyBonds.com offers instant California mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home surety bond delivery 24/7. Purchase now to receive your official bond delivered in minutes by email.
What is a California mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home bond?
California Health and Safety Code Division 13 Part 2 Chapter 8 Article 3 Section 18086.5 requires individuals who own a mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home without an official ownership title file a surety bond before they can register their vehicle. State form HCD RT 480.0 is officially titled the “Manufactured Home/Mobilehome, Commercial Modular, Truck Camper or Floating Home Bond.” Once the bond is filed with the state, the vehicle owner will be issued a certificate of title as legal verification of their vehicle ownership.
Note that the California Department of Motor Vehicles enforces a separate California defective title bond requirement if you're trying to register a standard road vehicle without its original title.
Why is the mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper or floating home bond required?
By filing this bond, an individual verifies they're the vehicle's sole legal owner. If this is not true, the bond protects the department and any future owner from financial loss resulting from any defect in or undisclosed claim regarding the vehicle's legitimate ownership. If a financial loss results from the new registration certificate issuance, the surety company will pay valid claims up to the total bond amount, which the bonded vehicle owner must then reimburse in full.
Who enforces registration requirements and issues titles?
The California Department of Housing and Community Development Registration and Titling Program enforces state laws regarding title paperwork issuance for mobile homes, commercial coaches, truck campers, and floating homes. If you have questions about your certificate of title application or required surety bond amount, you can contact the department by calling 1(800)952-8356.
Who needs a California mobile home, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home bond?
You need to purchase and file surety bond form HCD RT 480.0 before applying for a certificate of title for your manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial modular, truck camper, or floating home.
How do I determine my bond amount?
You should verify your exact required bond amount with the state before purchasing your surety bond. The state advises you email your retail value request form to [email protected] or fax it to 1(916)854-2551.
How do I update or change my surety bond form?
If the California Department of Housing and Community Development Registration Titling Program requires your surety bond documentation to be updated for any reason, contact your surety provider. If you purchased your bond from SuretyBonds.com, email [email protected] to explain the needed change. The most common changes requested for these bonds are the vehicle description or the vehicle owner's name.
Do I need to renew my vehicle registration surety bond?
No, these California surety bonds do not renew. After the state-required 3-year term expires, you no longer need to maintain this bond with the state for vehicle registration.
What are the vehicle registration requirements?
To register your vehicle with the Department of Housing and Community Development, you must submit an application that includes the following.
- vehicle owner name and mailing address
- county in which the registered owner resides
- address where the vehicle will be registered
- vehicle manufacturer’s name and identification number
- vehicle's date of manufacture
- vehicle model name or number
- registration fee
- California surety bond in the correct required bond amount based on your vehicle value
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