BATON ROUGE, La. (InvestigateTV) — When Michael Austin purchased his home, it came with what he viewed as a security blanket — a home warranty.
Home warranties often are popular incentives for homebuyers because they are marketed as protection for when major appliances, heating and cooling systems, water heaters and other big-ticket items break.
But for many homeowners like Austin, that protection against costly repairs often comes with hitches and glitches tucked into the fine print of the home warranty contracts…