New Home Insulation Disclosure Addendum - New Home Insulation

Addendum for New Home Insulation Disclosure - Required by Federal Trade Commission

This form is a New Home Insulation Addendum to a Real Estate Contract, wherein the parties agree that the insulation in the dwelling will comply with certain standards. This addendum should be signed contemporaneously with the general Contract.

What is a New Home Insulation Disclosure Addendum? New Home Insulation Requirements

If you are planning to build or purchase a new home, you must ensure that the house has all the energy saving criteria required by statutes and building codes before signing a real estate purchase contract. Minimum conditions for insulating a new home are specified by state statutes and regulations.

Pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) new home construction insulation rules, persons selling new houses must furnish or disclose in a contract for sale, information about insulation installed in the houses. Such a rider in a real estate contract is generally known as new home insulation addendum.

The FTC rules provide that sellers, builders and real estate brokers have to disclose details regarding insulation in a contract of sale. Further, in all earnest money agreements and listings, brokers must specify the insulation particulars.

Insulation requirements that have to be disclosed in a real estate transaction are R-value, thickness, and form of insulation that will be installed in a new house. FTC regulations specify that builders have to guarantee that floors, exterior walls, walls in other areas of the home, and ceilings are insulated with proper material, and that insulation to a thickness of a particular standard are maintained. R-value is used to determine a material's heat conductivity. A higher R-value indicates higher insulating qualities of the material.

Elements that have an effect on the nature of insulation while constructing a building include:

  • climatic condition of the place where the building is constructed
  • ease of installation of insulation
  • ease of replacement of insulation at end of life
  • cost effectiveness of insulation
  • impact of environment and external factors on insulation

A home insulation addendum guarantees that insulation in a house construction complies with statutory standards. An insulation disclosure addendum must be signed simultaneously with the contract of sale.

Failure to make requisite new home insulation disclosures constitutes a deceptive trade practice and the person who fails to make necessary disclosure or makes false disclosures will have to pay fine as ordered by the FTC. Builders or contractors may use the services of a third-party inspector in order to make sure that proper insulation is used in the construction of a building and that the insulation is properly installed.

Tips for Preparing New Home Insulation Disclosure Addendum

  1. Find the appropriate template. Choose the document sample that suits your state. US Legal Forms provides more than 85 thousand state-specific samples that you can download and submit. In addition, the system provides you with an educational description of type of real estate contract and agreement so that you can pick the proper template.
  2. Specify parties and property. Begin entering the names of both sides. You don't need to repeat these names further in the document. It is enough to determine them once and replace them with the terms Buyer and Seller. Identify the address and legal description of the estate in your New Home Insulation Disclosure Addendum.
  3. State the terms and deadlines. The cost doesn't appear out of the blue. Calculate how much your estate may be worth and choose how much you want to get for it. Also, browse through the amount of earnest money and also the time frame when you want to get the rest. It is essential to set down-to-earth deadlines in the sales contract.
  4. Sign to enforce New Home Insulation Disclosure Addendum. You and the other party need to sign the contract so it will be valid. Get it done by face-to-face meeting or use a legally-binding eSignature. But to close the deal in general, you should look for other real estate forms. Prevent spending time on browsing and select a ready-made package of files with US Legal Forms.