{"id":623,"date":"2013-03-20T03:08:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T03:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suretyone.com\/blog\/?p=623"},"modified":"2017-07-02T18:17:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T18:17:58","slug":"florida-household-moving-service-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/blog\/florida-household-moving-service-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Household Moving Service Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to operate a household moving service in the State of Florida you must obtain the appropriate license and provide a <strong>Florida household moving service bond<\/strong>. \u00a0Florida statute defines a &#8220;household moving service&#8221; as\u00a0loading of household goods into a vehicle, moving container, or other mode of transportation or shipment; the transportation or shipment of those household goods; and the unloading of those household goods, when the transportation or shipment originates and terminates at one of the following ultimate locations, regardless of whether the mover temporarily stores the goods while en route between the originating and terminating locations:\u00a0(a)\u2003From one dwelling to another dwelling; \u00a0(b) From a dwelling to a storehouse or warehouse that is owned or rented by the shipper or the shipper\u2019s agent; or, (c) From a storehouse or warehouse that is owned or rented by the shipper or the shipper\u2019s agent to a dwelling. \u00a0The <strong>Florida household moving service bond<\/strong> is required by both the BROKER of services as well as the actual mover. \u00a0A household moving service license is obtained through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. \u00a0The bond must be provided to the Department in the amount of $25,000, for the benefit of any consumer who is injured as a result of the licensee&#8217;s fraud, misrepresentation, breach of contract, misfeasance, malfeasance, financial failure, or any violation of <a title=\"FL Household Moving Service laws\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/Statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=0500-0599\/0507\/0507.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chapter 507, Florida Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;moving broker&#8221;, home moving service and household moving service are statutorily synonymous under the regulations. There is an exemption for formal courier services and package deliverers. If you also operate as a mover or broker OUTSIDE of the State of Florida, you may be required to register as a property broker and post a BMC-84 Freight Broker bond. Read more about the BMC-84<a href=\"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/freight-broker-bond-BMC84-FMCSA\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><em>nation\u2019s surety leader<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<a title=\"Surety One\" href=\"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surety One, Inc.<\/a>, will offer terms to all applicants regardless of credit and financial statement condition. Visit us at<a title=\"Surety One\" href=\"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0SuretyOne.com<\/a>, call\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(787) 333-0222<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(800) 373-2804<\/span>, or email\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Underwriting@SuretyOne.com<\/span>, for a <strong>Florida household moving service bond<\/strong>\u00a0application or information about any bond product.<\/p>\n<p>#movingcompany #surety #suretyone #suretybond #suretybonds #floridasurety #Florida<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to operate a household moving service in the State of Florida you must obtain the appropriate license and provide a Florida household moving service bond. \u00a0Florida statute defines a &#8220;household moving service&#8221; as\u00a0loading of household goods into a&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/suretyone.com\/blog\/florida-household-moving-service-bond\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[139],"tags":[2145,776,772,773,775,774,2345,2159,2160,1991,1728,1734,1871,51],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>florida household moving service bond<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Florida household moving service bond is required in order to operate a home moving service. 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