16 CFR § 460.16 - What new home sellers must tell new home buyers.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s460.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 460.16 - What new home sellers must tell new home buyers."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "460.16"
section_name: "What new home sellers must tell new home buyers."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRADE REGULATION RULES"
part_number: "460"
part_name: "LABELING AND ADVERTISING OF HOME INSULATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 41 (38 Stat. 717, as amended)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 50242, Aug. 27, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "460"
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# 460.16 What new home sellers must tell new home buyers.
If you are a new home seller, you must put the following information in every sales contract: The type, thickness, and R-value of the insulation that will be installed in each part of the house. There is an exception to this rule. If the buyer signs a sales contract before you know what type of insulation will be put in the house, or if there is a change in the contract, you can give the buyer a receipt stating this information as soon as you find out.