Re: License? I ain't got to show you no stinkin' license. Was: Monitronics monitoring assigned to Apex

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> This could be due to the fact that Apex Alarm LLC, in Calif at least, is
> unlicensed (no burglar alarm license; and no fire alarm license), a
> condition the Calif Dept of Consumer Affairs and the Calif Contractors
> State License Board are investigating. Monitronics is aware of this
> no-license problem, too.
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> Also Apex Alarm LLC is not registered with the Calif Sec of State, a
> requirement for doing business in Calif.
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> Further, Apex Alarm LLC has been Sanctioned in Virginia for alarm
> license violations, and just recently cited in Utah for other license
> problems.
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> One wonders how that re-assigned system will actually be monitored.
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> Or perhaps it was due to the fact that an ADT system may have been
> replaced by Apex Alarm LLC (as opposed to an entirely new system
> installation), and because Monitronics apparently does not want to pay
> for takeover accounts.
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> Our reading of Calif law is that alarm monitoring agreements obtained by
> unlicensed alarm dealers are unenforcible in court (one wonders if the
> limitation of liability provisions are enforceable either). We believe
> that Monitronics may have acquired over 10,000 such California
> agreements from Apex Alarm LLC. Monitronics is aware of these problems
> as well.

Hey, Mark
Sounds like another opportunity for a "business" trip to CA. Bring your
bike.
js

> Let's do the math: 10,000 x $1,400 = a significant number.
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> Norm Mugford wrote:
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>  > James......ADT did the same thing in this area a couple of years ago.
>  > When the client calls, they try to get them to switch monitoring.
>  > That in itself could violate your contract and cause harm to the
>  > end user. Should be reported to the State agency that governs
>  > alarms, etc.
>  >
>  > Norm Mugford