State regulation & availability

Home warranties in New Jersey

Partially regulated

In New Jersey, home warranties are partially regulated. 16 of the companies we track operate here.

Warranty registry plate

Sheet NJ · New Jersey 16 cos. · #31/51

  • REG-PARTIAL Partially regulated
  • LIC-PARTIAL Partial licensing
  • RANK-LOWER #31/51
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0 cos.
  • COST-HIGH ~$525/yr
  • DESK-OPEN Filing desk open
  • OWN-MID 63.8% owners
  • BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest inventory peer: California (+ 0 tracked companies)

Instrument codes from this state’s regulation posture, licensing, inventory rank, peer gap, advertised plan cost, complaint desk, homeownership, and registry book, not a moving recommendation.

Where New Jersey sits on company inventory

Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest New Jersey on tracked company inventory. Full ladder: /states.

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 AK · lowest CA · near IA · near UT · highest 3 16 16 16 16 16 19

Source: PlainWarranty company corpus (BBB & Trustpilot-linked issuers) As of 2026-06-15

States near New Jersey's higher plan-cost band

Peer states for New Jersey ranked by advertised annual plan cost first; Census homeownership is the secondary lens.

Higher advertised plan cost

What this means for you: New Jersey regulates home warranties partially and sits in the higher advertised-cost third (~$525/yr). Recourse may run through the Attorney General's consumer-protection division rather than an insurance regulator.

Consumer protections in New Jersey

Service contracts regulated under NJ consumer protection. Some registration requirements.

New Jersey's listed companies

Company Reliability
HomeServe
96A
Liberty Home Guard 2 of 3 signals
88A
America's Preferred Home Warranty
87A
AFC Home Club
79B
Cinch Home Services
74B
First American Home Warranty
73B
American Home Shield
64C
Choice Home Warranty
63C
Home Warranty of America
63C
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
60C
ServicePlus Home Warranty
60C
Select Home Warranty
57C
First Premier Home Warranty
54D
Total Home Protection
46D
HSA Home Warranty 1 of 3 signals
30F
Porch Home Warranty 1 of 3 signals
10F

Ranked by Reliability Score. Availability is based on each company's published service area and may change. Scores blend Better Business Bureau ratings/reviews with Trustpilot scores, see methodology.

Score basis. A Reliability Score normally blends three signals, and a review signal counts once a company has 5 reviews. 3 companies here rest on fewer, so their scores carry less evidence than the rest of the table: Liberty Home Guard: BBB reviews and Trustpilot only (BBB profile not rated); HSA Home Warranty: Trustpilot only (BBB profile not rated, 1 BBB review); Porch Home Warranty: BBB rating only (0 BBB reviews, 2 Trustpilot reviews). How the score is built.

Higher advertised plan cost

New Jersey in the higher-cost third

About $525 average annual plan cost sits in the top third of tracked states.

New Jersey sits in the higher advertised-cost third (~$525/yr) while staying partially regulated. 16 tracked issuers list here; homeownership about 63.8%. Lead Reliability Score: HomeServe (96/100).

Compare the Reliability Score table for issuers listing New Jersey, then open each company card for plan-tier coverage and BBB/Trustpilot sources.

Source: New Jersey Department of Insurance / Attorney General Home-warranty regulation, licensing, and complaint-filing channel · 2026 State population and homeownership: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Company reliability: BBB & Trustpilot.