What to do if my window company offered a lifetime warranty on my windows but now they claim it’s no longer valid because their underwriter went out of business?
Question Details: Several years ago I purchased new windows for my house from a company that offered a lifetime warranty. When I recently called for service they informed me that they could no longer honor the warranty, as the window manufacturer was out of business and the warranty was being underwritten by that manufacturer. My written agreement is with the company that installed the windows, not the manufacturer. The fact that they lost their underwriter sounds like their problem, not mine. Am I correct in this assumption?
This would likely hinge on the specific terms of the warranty. Try to find the contract from the purchase of the windows. For them to escape the warranty, the contract would have to explicitly indicate that the warranty is void if they change underwriters---- that seems like a strange provision for a warranty.
My initial take is that they are most likely still responsible for upholding the lifetime warranty.
