As far as I know the lighting is usually not included in a new home warranty. What issues are you experiencing with the lighting that you are asking this now?

Two of my pendants polished nickel finish is failing For lack of a better word. The ceiling canopies and the frame of the fixtures. The Center portion that holds the candelabra if you will part where the bulbs go and the sleeves are is fine. I realize I’ve been in the home over a year but was shocked when they told me the warranty started in May 2017 when we didn’t take possesion of the home until August of 2018.

It starts when the lights were delivered and paid for.

We ran into similar issues. We bought a bunch of stuff on sale and then of course warranty on the items commenced once in our hands. Didn't go up into house until at least six months later and now we have a leaky faucet they could care less about. You need to contact the manufacturer directly and speak to them. Some are better than others about things.

These were picked out through my builders lighting source via their design Center. So they were never in my possession nor paid for by me till the closing of the home🏡

Good question. In my experience, manufacturer warranties typically begin the day their products are delivered to the site, irrespective of the builder's completion date, the date the c.o. was issued or your move in date.

The manufacturer's warranty should still be in effect unless it was only for a year. I've heard of such fixtures but never used them.

What does the builder say?

Fixtures like that typically only have a 1 year warranty. And would be out of warranty no matter how they calculate it. But almost every warranty that exists starts at the day of purchase. Warranties on fixtures are through the fixture manufacturer. If it’s a Kitchler light, they are who provide the warranty.

@live_wire_oak,

I agree the builder's warranty begins at completion of the home unless otherwise agreed to. Some manufacturer's warranties are based on delivery date to the build in progress. I had a Pella window fail close to the end of their 10-year warranty period. They calculated the warranty start date as the delivery date to the site and would have hosed my client. I ended up buying the window in the interest of client relations. Pella and I parted company soon afterwards.