home.com Welcome Home Giveaway

Official Rules and Legal Review Checklist

Prepared November 2, 2026 for home.com LLC and its legal team. This is an editable starting draft, not approved rules for publication. Resolve every bracketed item and the review issues below before use. The proposed opening date is November 2, 2026; this document does not establish that a compliant promotion has opened or that filings have been made.

Decisions requiring legal approval

Launch timing and state filings

Confirm the actual first entry time, prior advertising and any entries already received. The proposed opening is 12:00 a.m. Central Time on November 2, 2026. Determine whether registration, bonding, trust arrangements or a revised opening date are required. Do not backdate approvals or silently change eligibility after launch.

Mandatory SMS and free entry

Sponsor requests mandatory SMS marketing consent with account creation. Counsel must approve or revise that condition, the separate consent language and capture process, revocation treatment, and any required free alternate method of entry with equivalent opportunities. The draft does not treat continued SMS subscription as necessary to preserve earned entries.

Entry schedule

Assign the initial entry count and each bonus action value. Define qualified referrals, duplicate handling, completion verification, repeatability, activity windows and any per-action restrictions. The overall entry total is uncapped, but future opportunities still require published objective terms. No arbitrary retroactive changes.

Prize selection and housing status

All eligible adults may enter, including renters. First verified winner chooses, then second, then third. Decide what happens if a winner cannot use any remaining prize because they lack home ownership, a qualifying mortgage, landlord authorization or purchase ability. Do not invent an eligibility restriction or a cash replacement after the drawing.

Value and fulfillment

Kitchen is a $25,000 remodel; mortgage and purchase awards are capped at $25,000 and may be worth less. Confirm whether $75,000 is a maximum aggregate value, or whether any shortfall is made up. Set kitchen completion deadline, scope, contractor selection and unused-budget treatment. Set mortgage start month, loan eligibility, payoff/refinance treatment and servicer cooperation.

Purchase award expiration

Confirm that the one-year closing period runs from written prize confirmation, as proposed here. Confirm escrow payment mechanics, eligible closing costs, financing documentation, and whether a failed purchase results in forfeiture without replacement or an alternate award. Sponsor requested forfeiture if no closing occurs within one year.

Administrative blanks

Supply sponsor address, rules and privacy URLs, contact email, drawing time and viewing location, fulfillment contacts, winners-list process and jurisdiction. Confirm a seven-calendar-day response period and the proposed employee/household exclusion.

Publicity and privacy

Counsel should tailor the winner publicity release and any separate release forms. Consent must not imply ownership of all entrant content or authorize use of other people, minors or private home records without permission. home.com LLC is the sponsor and recipient of entrant information; providers process data on its behalf, with no independent Fairway prize or marketing role specified.

Primary authorities for counsel to verify

Florida FDACS describes filing at least seven days before commencement for qualifying promotions above $5,000, plus security requirements unless an exemption applies: https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Game-Promotions-Sweepstakes

New York Department of State describes registration and security for qualifying chance promotions above $5,000, with post-promotion winner reporting: https://dos.ny.gov/games-chance-registration . Counsel should check statutory filing lead times and whether the proposed dates can be used.

FCC consent rules require technology- and communication-specific review. Review 47 CFR 64.1200 and current applicable state laws; no conclusion is made here that mandatory SMS enrollment is permissible: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-64.1200

FTC guidance addresses disclosure of incentives for endorsements or sharing: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking . Counsel should also review referral-message mechanics, free entry and fair treatment of all entry methods. Sources checked November 2, 2026; this list is not an exhaustive compliance review.

home.com Welcome Home Giveaway

Proposed Official Rules

DRAFT FOR LEGAL REVIEW. Bracketed provisions are unresolved and must not appear in final consumer rules.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1 Sponsor and administration

The home.com Welcome Home Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored and administered by home.com LLC, [SPONSOR MAILING ADDRESS] (“Sponsor”). Sponsor is responsible for the prizes, eligibility verification, drawing and fulfillment. Sponsor uses ViralSweep as its entry-management and randomized drawing platform. ViralSweep is a technology provider, not the prize sponsor or prize obligor. Questions may be directed to [SWEEPSTAKES CONTACT EMAIL].

2 Eligibility

The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Residents of Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories and possessions, and locations outside the eligible area are excluded. Renters, homeowners and first-time homebuyers may enter. No home purchase, mortgage application, loan closing or purchase of any product or service is required to enter.

[PROPOSED EXCLUSION, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL: Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor and persons directly involved in administering the Sweepstakes, and their immediate family members and household members, are not eligible. Immediate family means spouse, parent, child or sibling, including corresponding step relationships.]

Eligibility to enter does not establish eligibility for mortgage financing, a particular property, or every prize. Prize-specific fulfillment conditions appear below.

[LEGAL REVIEW: Resolve the mismatch between open entry and restricted-use prizes before publication. Confirm the 18-year threshold against contracting and majority requirements in all eligible jurisdictions.]

3 Sweepstakes period

The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 a.m. Central Time on November 2, 2026 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Central Time on March 1, 2027 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor’s entry system is the official timekeeper. All entries and qualifying bonus actions must be received and recorded within the applicable published period. The drawing is scheduled for March 2, 2027 at [TIME AND CENTRAL TIME DESIGNATION].

[LEGAL REVIEW: Confirm the actual start, dates, time zone implementation, filings and any earlier entries. A March 2 drawing requires time to validate all entries and preserve a reproducible final pool. Define handling of delayed referral verification before advertising the drawing time.]

4 How to enter

During the Sweepstakes Period, visit [ENTRY PAGE URL] and create a free home.com account through the designated Sweepstakes flow. Submit accurate required information, agree to these Official Rules, and complete [REQUIRED EMAIL OR MOBILE VERIFICATION, IF ANY]. An eligible entrant earns [INITIAL ENTRY COUNT] entry or entries when account creation and the required entry steps are successfully recorded. Merely visiting the website or starting an incomplete account does not submit an entry.

Limit one Sweepstakes account per natural person. Duplicate or fictitious accounts may not be used to obtain additional initial entries. An eligible person may earn additional entries through the activities in Section 5, with no overall limit on valid entries earned.

[LEGAL REVIEW: Confirm how existing account holders enter and whether account creation alone completes entry. State every required field and verification step, including whether the address interstitial is required. Do not require a purchase, paid subscription, bank connection, credit inquiry or loan application for entry.]

Proposed SMS enrollment condition

[SPONSOR REQUEST, NOT APPROVED CONSUMER LANGUAGE: Entry through account creation is intended to require consent to receive SMS marketing from home.com LLC. Counsel must supply approved consent disclosures and collection mechanics or revise this requirement. Insert final message frequency, sender identity, STOP and HELP instructions, applicable message/data rate language, privacy and terms links, and the treatment of consent revocation. Do not use this bracketed instruction as the consent agreement.]

Alternate entry route

[LEGAL TO DETERMINE AND COMPLETE BEFORE PUBLICATION: Free alternate method of entry, if required or selected, including submission instructions, address or URL, entry values, repeatability, availability of equivalent bonus opportunities, receipt deadline, and method of including those entries in the same drawing pool. No alternate route has yet been approved.]

5 Bonus entries

Eligible entrants may earn bonus entries for qualified referrals, feature testing, survey responses and other specifically announced bonus opportunities. There is no overall cap on the number of valid entries a person may earn. Each opportunity must disclose the action, number of entries, availability dates, completion requirements and any per-action repeatability or verification conditions before participation. Entries are awarded for valid completion, not for favorable feedback or positive survey answers.

A share, click or invitation alone does not establish a qualified referral unless the published activity terms expressly say so. Self-referrals, fabricated identities, duplicate accounts and automated or purchased referrals are prohibited. Entrants must not send unsolicited bulk messages or submit another person’s information without permission. When sharing an incentivized referral, disclose the incentive clearly, for example: “I can earn extra entries if you enter using my link.”

Sponsor may verify completion using ViralSweep and its own activity records. An entry counter or success display remains subject to verification. Report missing-credit issues to [CONTACT AND DEADLINE]. Sponsor will apply objective, consistent verification criteria and will not arbitrarily reject otherwise valid entries. Additional opportunities will not retroactively remove earned entries or change the stated value of completed activities.

6 Drawing and prize selection

On March 2, 2027, Sponsor will conduct one randomized drawing through ViralSweep from all eligible entries received and verified. Three different potential winners will be selected in drawing order. Each valid entry has an equal opportunity to be selected. Entries remain associated with the individual who earned them; selection is entry-weighted, not one equal chance per account. After an individual is selected, that person’s remaining entries will be removed or excluded from subsequent winner selection so that no individual wins more than one prize.

The drawing will be conducted live at [LIVE DRAWING URL OR LOCATION] at [TIME, CENTRAL TIME]. Entrants do not need to attend or be present to win. Public drawing announcements identify potential winners only, subject to verification and acceptance. Sponsor will avoid displaying private contact or financial information during the drawing.

The first verified winner may choose one available prize; the second verified winner may choose one of the two remaining prizes; the third verified winner receives the remaining prize. Each prize is awarded once. Sponsor will preserve the ordered selection record and the same entry pool for any alternate drawings.

[LEGAL REVIEW: Finalize the verification and prize-selection sequence, choice deadline and alternate priority. Decide whether later winners wait until earlier winners are confirmed, and what happens if an earlier selection is disqualified after other prizes are chosen. Resolve inability to accept an available prize without disadvantaging later winners.]

7 Odds

Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received and the number of eligible entries earned by each entrant. Because entries may be earned throughout the Sweepstakes Period and valid bonus entries are not subject to an overall cap, exact odds cannot be determined in advance. No purchase or payment increases the number of entries or the odds of winning.

8 Prizes and values

Three prizes are offered: one kitchen remodel with a stated value of $25,000; one award of up to 12 qualifying monthly mortgage principal-and-interest payments, capped at $25,000 in total; and one award of up to $25,000 toward an eligible home purchase down payment and closing costs. The stated maximum aggregate prize value is $75,000. Limit one prize per winner.

Mortgage and home-purchase awards may have an actual value below $25,000, depending on eligible payments and costs. No unrestricted $25,000 cash award is advertised or promised under this draft. [LEGAL TO CONFIRM: treatment of any unused amount, any required difference payment, and the effect on advertised and filed prize values.]

Kitchen remodel

Sponsor will arrange a kitchen remodel valued at $25,000 at a qualifying property in the eligible area. Sponsor and the winner will document the scope, budget, contractor arrangements and schedule before work begins. The winner is responsible for costs above $25,000 that the winner authorizes. Work above the award budget must not be ordered without a separate written agreement describing the winner’s responsibility.

[FULFILLMENT TERMS TO COMPLETE: qualifying ownership or landlord permission; property location and condition; required permits; contractor licensing and insurance; included labor, materials, appliances, demolition and disposal; treatment of hazardous materials, structural conditions and code upgrades; any relocation costs; contractor warranty; scheduling and completion deadline; and treatment of an unused balance. No completion deadline has been approved.]

Mortgage payments for a year

Sponsor will pay the winner’s mortgage servicer directly for up to 12 qualifying monthly principal-and-interest payments, subject to a $25,000 aggregate cap. Property taxes, homeowners insurance, escrow deposits and other non-principal-and-interest charges are excluded. The award ends when 12 qualifying monthly payments have been paid or the $25,000 cap has been reached, whichever occurs first. If the cap covers only part of the final qualifying payment, the winner remains responsible for the balance and all excluded charges.

[FULFILLMENT TERMS TO COMPLETE: eligible residential mortgage and borrower status; whether the loan must exist at entry or award; first covered month; documents and authorization required by the servicer; late fees and delinquency; treatment of sale, payoff, refinance, servicing transfer or loan modification; timing of payment credits; and unused balance. A renter without a qualifying mortgage cannot be assumed able to use this award.]

Home down payment and closing costs

Sponsor will provide up to $25,000 toward the winner’s eligible down payment and closing costs on a home purchased in the eligible area. The winner must complete the purchase within one year of [PROPOSED: the written prize-confirmation date]. If the winner does not close within that one-year period, the prize will be forfeited, subject to applicable law and the final approved award procedures. Winning does not guarantee mortgage approval, qualification for a home purchase, or availability of any property.

[PROPOSED FULFILLMENT, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL: Sponsor pays the closing or escrow agent directly, after reviewing the purchase and closing documents. Funds are applied only to permitted down payment and closing costs and may not be returned to the winner as unrestricted cash. Confirm eligible property type, purchase price restrictions if any, contribution and lender requirements, cost categories, supporting documentation, unused balance, handling of failed or delayed closings, and disposition after forfeiture.]

No particular lender or real estate agent is required under the confirmed promotion terms. [LEGAL TO CONFIRM THIS PROVISION AND REVIEW THE FUNDING STRUCTURE, LENDER TREATMENT AND ANY REAL ESTATE OR MORTGAGE REFERRAL IMPLICATIONS.]

9 Notification and verification

Sponsor will attempt to notify potential winners using the email address and telephone number provided with their entries. A potential winner must respond within seven calendar days after Sponsor’s initial notification attempt. No attendance at the live drawing is required. [LEGAL TO CONFIRM: additional contact attempts, response cutoff time and procedure if messages are undeliverable.]

A potential winner may be required to provide proof of age, residency and identity; sign an eligibility declaration, prize acceptance and any lawful release; provide tax documentation; and provide information reasonably needed for the selected prize. Sponsor will use a secure method for sensitive documents rather than requesting tax identifiers in public comments or unsecured referral messages. No payment to Sponsor is required to claim a prize.

If a potential winner is ineligible, fails to respond within the approved period, declines the prize, or fails to complete the required lawful verification, Sponsor may select an alternate randomly from the remaining eligible entries. [LEGAL TO FINALIZE: treatment of restricted-use prize ineligibility, maximum alternate attempts and deadlines, while preserving the published selection order and required prize awards.]

10 Taxes and other costs

Each winner is responsible for applicable federal, state and local taxes arising from acceptance or use of the prize, and for expenses expressly excluded from that prize. Sponsor will issue required tax reporting documents and may request a completed IRS Form W-9 through a secure process. Sponsor will report the prize value as required by law. Tax responsibility does not create a fee payable to Sponsor as a condition of claiming an award.

11 Publicity

Except where prohibited by law, each winner grants Sponsor permission to use the winner’s name, image, likeness, photographs and prize story for marketing, advertising and promotional purposes relating to home.com and the Sweepstakes, without additional compensation. [LEGAL TO FINALIZE: permitted media, territory, duration, editing rights, timing, any separate release and applicable state restrictions.]

This permission applies to the winner’s authorized materials and does not grant rights to another person’s likeness, a minor’s image, copyrighted third-party material, private records or an entrant’s entire account. Separate permissions will be obtained where needed. Sponsor will not require a positive endorsement or a statement that misrepresents the winner’s experience.

12 Personal information and communications

home.com LLC receives entrant information and uses it to administer entries, verify eligibility, communicate with entrants, fulfill prizes and conduct other uses described in its Privacy Policy at [PRIVACY POLICY URL] and the applicable consent disclosures. ViralSweep and other service providers may process information on Sponsor’s behalf. No independent marketing consent for Fairway or another third-party sponsor is created by these Rules.

Marketing and entry-administration communications must be distinguished in the final consent flow. Entrants may revoke marketing consent using the published unsubscribe or STOP mechanism. [LEGAL TO FINALIZE: effect of revocation on future bonus opportunities and communications, retention periods and alternate contact methods. Do not state that revocation automatically forfeits existing valid entries.]

13 Integrity and prohibited conduct

Entrants must submit accurate information and act personally. Sponsor may disqualify entries affected by fraud, falsified eligibility, duplicate identities, unauthorized automation, interference with the entry system or other material violations of these Rules, using documented and consistently applied criteria. Good-faith negative product feedback or refusal to purchase a service is not grounds for disqualification. Technical entry records are subject to validation; platform functionality alone does not establish legal compliance.

14 Technical problems and changes

If fraud, technical failure, security incidents or circumstances outside Sponsor’s reasonable control materially compromise the integrity of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor may take lawful corrective action, including a temporary suspension or a revised drawing procedure, subject to applicable law and any required regulatory approval or notice. Sponsor will not use this provision to arbitrarily remove valid entries, change completed activity values or avoid awarding prizes. [LEGAL TO FINALIZE: notice method, treatment of valid entries and approved cancellation or modification procedures.]

15 Liability and disputes

[LEGAL TO SUPPLY: appropriately limited releases and liability provisions, applicable statutory carveouts, governing law, venue, dispute process and any jury-trial, class-action or arbitration provisions. No jurisdiction, arbitration requirement or broad waiver is assumed in this draft.]

Nothing in these Rules limits rights or remedies that cannot lawfully be waived. Any prize acceptance forms, contractor agreements or fulfillment documents must be consistent with the final Rules and applicable law.

16 Winners list and contact

For the verified winners list, visit [WINNERS LIST URL] or submit a request to [CONTACT EMAIL OR MAILING ADDRESS] by [REQUEST DEADLINE]. Sponsor will provide information required by law and make any required regulatory winner filings. Direct questions about these Rules or entry records to [SWEEPSTAKES CONTACT].

17 Platform and promotional channels

Sponsor, not ViralSweep or any social platform used to advertise the Sweepstakes, is responsible for this promotion and the prizes. [LEGAL TO ADD: channel-specific releases or disclaimers only for the platforms actually used.] The entry schedule, rules and public advertising must be consistent; material terms will not be hidden in later activity messages.

Website Disclosure and Entry Schedule

Draft companion copy for legal approval. These excerpts do not replace the final Official Rules and must not be published with unresolved brackets.

Short website disclosure

No purchase necessary. Open to eligible legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., age 18 or older. Ends March 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Three winners; one prize per winner. Maximum total prize value: $75,000. Prizes include a $25,000 kitchen remodel, up to $25,000 in mortgage principal-and-interest payments over up to 12 months, and up to $25,000 toward a home down payment and closing costs. Restrictions apply. Odds depend on eligible entries received and entries earned. Sponsored by home.com LLC, [ADDRESS]. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules [LINK].

[DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL RESOLVED: Add accurate entry and consent disclosures; approve advertised prize values, alternate entry method if applicable and mandatory SMS approach. The short disclosure must match the final rules and actual flow.]

Suggested marketing prize labels

A $25,000 kitchen remodel
Mortgage principal-and-interest payments for a year, up to $25,000
Up to $25,000 toward your home down payment and closing costs

If using the shorter label “Mortgage payments for a year,” place the $25,000 cap and principal-and-interest-only limitation clearly nearby. Do not label the purchase award unrestricted cash. Legal should approve whether marketing says “$75,000” or “up to $75,000” after the unused-balance policy is settled.

Schedule to finalize before publication

For each activity, record: activity name; opening and closing date/time; free completion steps; entry value; repeatability; verification event; referral attribution, if relevant; and the equivalent alternate route if required. Include a final approved activity schedule with the Rules and align it with ViralSweep before entry opens. “Unlimited entries” describes the absence of an overall cap, not an undefined promise of future activities.

Proposed operations checklist

Confirm filings, security and legally usable opening date before publishing or accepting entries.

Finalize all bracketed fields, prize acceptance conditions, SMS consent and entry schedule.

Configure one person per account; preserve all valid weighted entries and exclude prior winners in later selections.

Export and preserve the verified entry pool, activity logs, consent records, random selection order and alternate procedures.

Publish live drawing time/location, protect private data and identify selections as potential winners.

Contact winners by email and phone; track seven-day responses and secure verification.

Document prize preferences and acceptance in drawing order before fulfillment.

Arrange contractor, mortgage servicer and closing-agent payments; track deadlines, taxes and required winner reporting.