State regulation & availability

Home warranties in North Carolina

Partially regulated

In North Carolina, home warranties are partially regulated. 17 of the companies we track operate here.

Warranty registry plate

Sheet NC · North Carolina 17 cos. · #21/51

  • REG-PARTIAL Partially regulated
  • LIC-NONE No license required
  • RANK-MID #21/51
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0 cos.
  • COST-PAR ~$500/yr
  • DESK-OPEN Filing desk open
  • OWN-MID 65.9% owners
  • BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest inventory peer: Florida (+ 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.

Company inventory near North Carolina

Lowest/highest poles plus states nearest North Carolina on tracked company inventory. Full ladder: /states.

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 AK · lowest FL · near KS · near UT · highest 3 17 17 17 17 17 19

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

Nationwide states with similar plan cost or homeownership

Peer states for North Carolina ranked by tracked issuer inventory first; advertised plan cost and Census homeownership fill the second column when present.

Partial regulation posture

What this means for you: North Carolina regulates home warranties partially. You have some statutory protection, but recourse may run through the Attorney General's consumer-protection division rather than an insurance regulator.

Consumer protections in North Carolina

Service contracts regulated under general consumer protection.

File a complaint in North Carolina: https://ncdoj.gov/file-a-complaint/

Companies listing North Carolina

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
Fidelity National Home Warranty
62C
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.

Partial regulation posture

Home warranties in North Carolina: standing desk

North Carolina regulates home warranties partially; recourse may run through the Attorney General consumer division rather than an insurance regulator.

North Carolina is partially regulated for home-warranty contracts. 17 of the companies we track operate here, with homeownership about 65.9%. Advertised annual plan costs average around $500.

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

Source: North Carolina 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.