​Please be advised that all surety forms have been updated.  Please ensure that you use the new forms from the links below when submitting new bonds and letters of credit.

"Automated" Versions - (for use in MS Word, v. 2000 or later) afford the following benefits:

1. Ease of use for our Customers and their Banks, Surety Agents and Surety Companies;

2. Increased assurance that new Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds submitted to Land Development will meet requirements;

3. Reduced frequency of Land Development requests for corrective riders and amendments; and

4. Collection of comprehensive contact information to ensure prompt communication of surety receipt, renewal, reduction, release, and return.

• Letter of Credit - AUTOMATED Version

• Surety Bond - AUTOMATED Version

• Cash Bond - AUTOMATED Version

"Form" Versions - for customers who may be more comfortable entering information on a hard copy (intended for hard-copy distribution and manual completion by hand or with a typewriter).

• Letter of Credit - Printable Form Version

• Surety Bond - Printable Form Version

• Cash Bond - Printable Form Version

• Surety Action Request Form

• Surety Preferences Selection Form

Surety Bond – Electronic Signatures and Submittal - New! For surety bonds with electronic signatures and submittal, please fill out Electronic Signatures and Submittal. This form requires the use of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge. It WILL NOT work with Internet Explorer. Please contact Shauna Salanger at ssalanger@charlottenc.gov with any questions

Please select a bond administration category

Bond Administration

Bond fees

Bond Program Overview

Sidewalk bond program

Surety Types and Their Applications​

Release and Return

Renewals and replacements

Reductions and adjustments