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WHAT IS A THIRD PARTY
WARRANTY AND IS IT IMPORTANT
TO ME IF I AM CONSIDERING
PURCHASING A NEW HOME?
This is a timely subject. It encompasses a most misunderstood part of the
new home building industry ... THE THIRD PARTY WARRANTY!
Virtually all of us are familiar with most common insurance coverage. What most of us have
never heard of are specialty products which are unique to the building industry. One of
these is the THIRD PARTY WARRANTY which is supplied to the builder by either
national companies or Florida Warranty Associations. No matter the source, the type of
protection provided is substantially the same and equally secure.
THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES provide protections to builders but also contain
protections for you, the homebuyer - because they specifically cover voids in both the
builder's and the buyer's catastrophe protection.
What voids does it cover? The "All-Risk" homeowners policy that every homeowner
carries is a very broad document. However, it does not cover everything! THIRD PARTY
WARRANTIES are narrowly focused and cover specific things that the
"All-Risk" policies ignore or exclude.
"All-Risk" policies ignore insuring the builder's warranty and providing a
neutral third party dispute resolution mechanism. And, they specifically exclude 10 year
protection against major structural defects. Conversely, THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES
specifically provide protection in those three areas while excluding broad based coverage
found in "All-Risk" policies.
What is equally unique to THIRD PARTY WARRANTIES is that they are only
purchased by the builder. Therefore, the only way that a new home buyer can receive
this protection is if they buy a new home from a builder who participates in a THIRD PARTY
WARRANTY PROGRAM SUCH AS 2-10 HOME BUYERS WARRANTY. The modest
cost of this "gap" coverage is included in the purchase price of the house as
are any other forms of protection that the builder buys.
More and More builders strongly believe in the value of a THIRD PARTY WARRANTY
for themselves and their buyers. They consider it to be a win-win-win situation, it's good
for the builder, good for the buyer and good for the industry and they include its
protection in every house that they build.
Some builders believe that a THIRD PARTY WARRANTY is an unnecessary expense
and refuse to purchase it, while other builders may want to purchase THIRD PARTY
WARRANTY protection but are unable to meet the stringent underwriting requirements
for financial, technical and customer service performance.
Is a THIRD PARTY 2-10 HOME BUYERS WARRANTY important to you?
It should be! Because it means that your builder cared enough about you,
his/her customer, to provide the missing coverage. Protections that can only be supplied
in a THIRD PARTY WARRANTY by a quality builder who has qualified for
membership in the 2-10 HOME BUYERS WARRANTY!
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