What is a Home Warranty?
A home warranty is a one year residential service contract that provides repair or replacement coverage for the major operating systems and appliances in a home that fail due to normal wear and tear.
Home Buyers’ Benefits
Move in with assurance knowing your home is covered.
- You are covered for unexpected home repair or replacement costs on many of your home’s major systems and appliances.
- Coverage is regardless of the appliances’ age, make or model.
- If it can’t be fixed, we will replace it.*
- It only takes a phone call and a small service fee to fix the problem.
- Service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- You’ll have budget protection knowing you only have to pay a nominal service fee per trade call.
When buying a home as your agent, I ask the seller to give a home warranty. If they are not willing to purchase one for you, I will.
Home warranties are so common that it is one of the blanks to be filled in on the Salt Lake Board Of Realtors Purchase Contract (REPC), section 10.3.
Packages start at $270 for a condo and $299 for a single family home for basic coverage.
Here’s a copy of a Home Warranty Contract.
| Basic Contract Coverage |
| Seller | Buyer | |
| Central Heating System |  |
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| Water Heater | |
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| Interior Plumbing | |
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| Interior Electrical | |
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| Plumbing Stoppages | |
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| Kitchen Refrigerator | |
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| Garbage Disposal | |
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| Built-in Dishwasher | |
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| Built-in Microwave Oven | |
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| Oven / Range / Cooktop | |
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| Faucets | |
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| Trash Compactor | |
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| Garage Door Opener | |
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| Ductwork | |
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| Optional Coverage (Additional Premium Required) |
| Seller | Buyer | |
| Pool/ Spa Equipment | |
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| Air Conditioning / Evaporative Cooler | |
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| Clothes Washer / Dryer | |
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| Silver Upgrade (more info) | |
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| Well Pump | |
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| Central Vacuum System | |
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| Built-in Whirlpool Bathtub Equipment | |
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| Septic Tank Pumping | |
* Subject to terms of contract
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