NEW HOME BUILDER REGISTRATION APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS-continued.
1. Type of Application: Please check one of the choices given. (If you are filing a renewal
application, you must also complete this form). There is a $25.00 fee for Amendments
to applications that require the issuance of a new builder’s registration card prior to the
builder’s expiration date.
2. Applicant Information: LIST THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS. THE NAME OF THE
BUSINESS OR PERSON WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY AND IS TRANSFERRING
TITLE IS THE ENTITY/PERSON THAT MUST REGISTER AS A NEW HOME BUILDER
AND ISSUE THE WARRANTY FOR THE NEW HOME. This exact name should appear
on your application for registration as a new home builder in the State of New Jersey. If
you are the only owner of the business and are doing business under your own name as
a sole proprietor, list your own name.
Physical Business Address: Post Office Boxes are not acceptable. This is the address
from which you do business. This must be a street address.
Mailing Address: This is the address at which you want to receive mail; it may be a P.O.
Box.
3. Alternate Name or Trade Names:List all other names under which the new home
builderwillbedoingbusiness(includeacopyoftheTradeCertificateorAlternateName
Certificate of assumed name on file with the county or state.) NOTE: D/B/As, AKAs,
tradenames,fictitiousnames,etc.mustbefiledwiththeStateDepartmentofTreasury
orthecountyortownwherethenew
homebuilderisconductingbusiness.
4. Agent: An agent for service of process is the person (a business name is not acceptable)
in New Jersey authorized by your business to accept legal papers on behalf of your
business. If you are a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership you are
required to have a registered agent for service of process. Your agent must have a New
Jersey address, and the address you provide must be a physical address; P.O. Boxes
are not acceptable.
5. Business Information: Check one box for the organizational formation for your business.
Fill in the date business was established which should correspond with formation
documentation and the State in which the entity was established.
EIN: An Employer Identification Number (EIN) also known as a Federal Identification
Number, is a nine-digit number the IRS assigns to business entities. Employers, sole
proprietors, corporations, nonprofit organizations, trusts and estates, government
agencies, certain individuals and other business entities use EINs.
Check Yes or No to the remaining questions in this section. If you checked yes to any of
the questions, provide supporting documentation.
6. New Home Warranty Security Option: You must indicate the Plan name with which you
participate. If you have not yet been issued an ID number, check the box entitled, “Check
if plan is pending”. See the attached list of NJ-approved warranty plans. (If enrolling in
the State Plan, there is no separate application or member enrollment number required.)
7. Certification:Anauthorizedprincipalorofficerintheentitymustsignanddatehere.
EACH INDIVIDUAL LISTED IN THIS APPLICATION MUST COMPLETE THE
APPROPRIATE SCHEDULES, A, B and/or C. ADDITIONAL SHEETS MAY BE
PHOTOCOPIED IF NECESSARY.