New York Painters District Council No. 4 Health and Welfare Fund (Proprietorship) Bond
Overview
Running a painting trade proprietorship in New York and need to get square with the District Council No. 4 Health and Welfare Fund? This bond is your financial guarantee to the Fund that you will meet your contribution obligations on behalf of your workers. As a sole proprietor in the painting trade, you are required to post this bond before the Fund will accept your participation. It protects the Fund — and ultimately your employees — if you fall short on health and welfare contributions.
Who Needs This Bond?
You are a sole proprietor operating a painting business in New York who is obligated to contribute to the Painters District Council No. 4 Health and Welfare Fund. If the Fund has told you that a bond is required before you can participate or before work begins under a covered agreement, this is the exact bond you need. It applies specifically to proprietorship entities — not corporations, not LLCs — where the owner is the business. If that describes you, you need this bond in hand now.
What is this Bond For?
This bond guarantees that you, as a painting trade proprietor, will make the required health and welfare contributions owed to Painters District Council No. 4's Fund on time and in full. If you fail to remit contributions for covered workers, the Fund can make a claim against the bond to recover what is owed. The bond does not replace your obligation — it backs it up with a financial guarantee. Workers' access to health and welfare benefits depends on those contributions being made.
When is it Required?
Before you perform work covered by a Painters District Council No. 4 agreement, the bond must already be in place — the Fund will not accept your participation without it. This is not a bond you obtain after a problem arises; it is a precondition to operating under the Fund's covered work arrangements. Missing this requirement can delay your ability to take on union-affiliated painting jobs in New York. Get it secured before you need to start.
Where Does it Apply?
This bond applies statewide in New York wherever Painters District Council No. 4 has jurisdiction over covered painting work. It is a union fund requirement, not a state agency license — it is enforced by the Fund, not a government regulator. Your bond must remain active for as long as you are participating as a proprietor under the Fund's covered agreements.
How to Buy Online
Click 'Buy This Bond Online' on this page to open the secure surety portal in a new tab. Complete the application for the New York Painters District Council No. 4 Health and Welfare Fund (Proprietorship) Bond and submit it directly through the portal. Once approved, your bond documents are issued digitally so you can deliver proof to the Fund without delay.
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