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This is excluded even under ShieldPlatinum (-12, , , )."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Owners of pre-1976 mobile homes or homes on non-permanent foundations, who may be declined (kimi:ahssupport1, kimi:kin5)."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Owners who need structural, foundation, transport, weather, fire, flood, or liability protection. Home warranties cover breakdowns of listed components, not dwelling structure (kimi:foremost3, kimi:rateschaser4, )."}],"citations":{"source_mix":{"company_owned":16,"independent":33,"unclear":0},"sources_referenced_by_questions":0,"support_mix":{"direct":21,"partial":8},"total_sources":49,"unique_domain_count":24},"claims":[{"claim_id":"claim-001","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-01","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"platforms_analyzed","qualifier":"valid included platform responses","subject":"Best Home Warranty Companies for Manufactured and Mobile Homes","unit":"platforms","value":7},{"claim_id":"claim-002","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-01","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"final_consensus_rank","qualifier":"manufactured and mobile home coverage","subject":"American Home Shield","unit":"rank","value":1},{"claim_id":"claim-003","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-01","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"platform_mentions","qualifier":"out of 7","subject":"American Home Shield","unit":"platforms","value":7},{"claim_id":"claim-004","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-01","platform_support":["anthropic","grok","google"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"good","subject":"American Home Shield","unit":"platforms","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-005","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-01","platform_support":["deepseek","perplexity","kimi"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"mixed","subject":"American Home Shield","unit":"platforms","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-006","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-10-01","platform_support":["openai"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"uncertain","subject":"American Home Shield","unit":"platforms","value":1}],"content_scope":"aggregated facts, computed metrics, and retrieval summaries","entities":[{"average_rank":2.2857142857142856,"best_rank":1,"entity_id":"entity-001","entity_type":"company","final_rank":1,"name":"American Home Shield","platform_mentions":7,"platform_share":1}],"identity":{"dataset_url":"https://homeservicesconsensusindex.com/datasets/home-warranty-and-protection-plans/manufactured-mobile-homes/american-home-shield.json","page_url":"https://homeservicesconsensusindex.com/home-warranty-and-protection-plans/manufactured-mobile-homes/american-home-shield","report_type":"fit_review","study_id":"HSCI-STUDY-2777FBA447B4","title":"American Home Shield Review for Manufactured and Mobile Homes"},"limitations":["Use the run researchdate as the study date. Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Services Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01 05:18:59.18111+00","research_date":"2026-10-01","source_snapshot_sha256":"667d0cddfde80cd5385fcef626051374310e26fbe0f60ba913b6dd42eda58e0b","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":17,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Home warranty company or plan brand"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"American Home Shield is a mixed-to-uncertain fit for manufactured and mobile home coverage. All seven platforms named it during ranking discovery, and it finished first overall with an average listed rank of 2.29. Its strongest case is broad systems-and-appliances coverage — ShieldSilver, ShieldGold, and ShieldPlatinum — with a $5,000 per-HVAC-system limit and no home inspection required. The main limitation is that no reviewed official page clearly confirms universal manufactured-home acceptance, and mobile-home roofs and window or portable AC units are excluded. Treat eligibility,…","target_buyer":"A manufactured or mobile home owner who needs a provider that accepts non-standard construction and covers home-type-specific systems.","topic":{"base_category":"Home Warranty and Protection Plans","category_criteria":["eligibility for manufactured homes","coverage for mobile-home-specific systems","plan pricing for this home type","exclusions related to foundation type"],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-home-warranty-companies-for-manufactured-and-mobile-homes","title":"Best Home Warranty Companies for Manufactured and Mobile Homes","use_case":"manufactured and mobile home coverage"}}