Re: ADT may come knocking...

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have another company come and install something...ADT uses Ademco/Honeywell
stuff so have a  company install the same stuff and your employees will have
no problems.

Have the new company remove anything that is leased, put it in a box nice
and neat. After the new system is operational, call ADT and have them come
pickup the box (get a receipt of the inventory). Done deal, no discussion.

To answer your last question...ADT will track them down and still make them
pay.


"Chad Speer" <chadspeer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1165112837.705361.266280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Okay, I'm getting that I shouldn't try to negotiate a month to month.
| I considered that only because the employees are familiar with the
| system and I'd rather deal with a few more weeks of false alarms than
| install the panel and keypad I have, teach them that, and then do it
| all again when I have a new system installed.  I'm assuming it will
| take a few weeks to get a reputable company out to do an install, but
| I'll find out on Monday.  Maybe not so bad.
|
| I suppose I can just leave the ADT system in for a couple of weeks and
| hope the previous owner doesn't call to settle her lease with them in
| the meantime.  That is actually likely as she isn't really organized
| and may not realize she is still obligated to ADT.  The downside is
| that she still has control of the system and we can't change that with
| ADT.
|
| I think I'll just have my equipment ready to go in the event there is a
| problem with ADT before I get someone else in there for an install.
| Maybe I should also disconnect the phone line so there are no further
| false alarms that might imply we continued service with them past the
| change of ownership.
|
| Does anyone disagree with just setting the ADT equipment aside in case
| they want it, but not contacting them regarding the change?  It sounds
| like they regularly abandon equipment after a lease ends, but that's
| obviously not the case here.  I really want to avoid any appearance
| that we have an existing relationship with ADT, because we do not.
|
| The other option seems to be to call them and explain that the business
| operating at that location is not in any way associated with the
| previous company or owner, that we have disconnected their equipment
| and that they may retrieve it by appointment.  Better plan?
|
| How does it work when someone sells a house before their ADT lease
| expires and the new owners don't want to continue service?
|
| Thanks again for all of your comments.
|
|
| Chad Speer
| Kansas City, MO
|