Re: need unbiased advice about lynx system

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Talk to a realtor and they'll tell you it conveys with the transfer of the
house to the new owner, talk to a lawyer and he'll say probably not...if the
equipment is clearly marked as being leased from xxxx the the equipment
technically would belong to the leasor. Now....I can tell ya if I bought a
house with a system attached to the wall and an alarm company came knocking
on the door to remove it...aint gonna happen even if I had no intention of
ever using it. Its kinda a moot point, the leasor will seldom bother to
remove a 10 year old alarm panel covered with dust  that cost 80 bucks when
new  and they *would* be responsible to repair any damage during
removal...patching holes, making the paint job look right etc.



"Stanley Barthfarkle" <sbarth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Gotta read the contract, if available, and check your local laws, but in
> most places that I'm aware of, if you give appropraite notice to the owner
> of the equipment to remove the equipment, and they fail to do so within a
> certain time frame (which varies by locality), the equipment becomes yours
> to do with as you see fit. In any case, you have the right to remove it,
> put it in a box, and save it for the company that owns it. They probably
> won't even bother coming to get it, especially if it's a basic 'cookie
> cutter' system.
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> I'm not aware of anyplace that does not allow you to remove or otherwise
> dispose of leased alarm equipment after giving appropriate advance notice
> to the owner of said equipment. Care to point me to a stated law that says
> otherwise? To compare a previously leased alarm between a former homeowner
> and his alarm co. and an automobile lease is just a tad off the mark. You
> might compare a leased car STEREO to it, but not the car itself. The new
> owner of this home isn't beholden to the installing entity, other than to
> give them an opportunity to come get their equipment. Period.
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> "J. Sloud" <jsloud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:gr5dg1di92p9egg2sap9f28itkjbmj9m3n@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:19:41 GMT, "Stanley Barthfarkle"
>> <sbarth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Buy a control panel and keypad(s), and replace it yourself for about
>>>$100-
>>>program it to call your cell phone as a pager number. Or pay someone else
>>>$200 to $300 to replace it for you, or pay a local dealer $200-300 plus
>>>$15-20 per month for monitoring, or pay a nat'l co $100 + $30/mo for 2-5
>>>yrs.
>>>
>>>BTW- since ADT almost certainly still owns the equipment, give them a
>>>certified letter stating that they have 14 days to come remove their
>>>equipment...if they don't, (they probably won't) it belongs to you.
>>
>> Try that with the car your leasing...
>>
>> Care to tell us where 14 days comes from?
>>
>> Depending on the laws in your state, leased equipment may or may not
>> become "abandoned" after a certain amount of time.  Don't assume
>> anything.
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