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Province to introduce mandatory home warranty program

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 11/22/2012 1:15 PM | Comments: 0

Healthy Living Minister Jim Rondeau (PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT LOWDON PHOTOGRAPHY)

The Selinger government will table legislation as early as this afternoon to bring in a mandatory home warranty program.

Healthy Living, Seniors and Consumer Affairs Minister Jim Rondeau said today the warranty program would cover:

any defects in labour, materials and design in houses and condominium units for one year, and condominium common elements for 15 months;
major systems such as electrical and plumbing, and building code violations resulting in unreasonable health or safety risks or material damage to the home for 24 months; and
defects in the building envelope, including water penetration, for two years and structural defects for seven.

Rondeau said that all new home builders would be required to secure a warranty on new houses and condominium properties issued by a third-party warranty provider such as an insurance company.

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