
Home Warranty at Closing: 2026 Buyer Checklist
Use this closing checklist to verify who orders and pays for a home warranty, its effective date, waiting period, plan terms, escrow treatment, and exclusions.
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Use this closing checklist to verify who orders and pays for a home warranty, its effective date, waiting period, plan terms, escrow treatment, and exclusions.

Evaluate seller home-warranty listing coverage by cost, effective dates, covered items, conversion terms, cancellation rules, service fees, and exclusions.

Learn how buyers and sellers negotiate home-warranty payment, plan selection, contribution limits, closing documentation, and effective dates.

A first-time buyer's checklist for comparing home-warranty costs, coverage limits, exclusions, waiting periods, existing protection, and repair savings.

Learn how to verify home-warranty transfer eligibility, fees, deadlines, remaining coverage, effective dates, renewal, and ownership-change requirements.