Re: alarm service contract time length question in CA

[Nick Lawrence <nlaw@xxxxxxx>]

Iven...

CA alarm laws do not discuss the permissable length of contract term,
but they do regulate many other aspects of alarm company operations.

For instance, all CA burglar and fire alarm companies are required to be
licensed, as a precondition of engaging in business or using the courts
to enforce their subscriber contracts...  but many companies get away
without licenses...

See the recent thread "an inconvenient truth" for information on how one
company got away with being unlicensed, and how the state alarm industry
trade association circles the wagons to protect them.

Tell us the name of your alarm company... and the license numbers that
appear on the purported contract, and I'll check with the license folks
for you...

Nick



Iven wrote:
> Does anyone know about a limit on how long an alarm service contract can be
> in California?
> Somebody told me 2 years is the maximum in Ca. and it cannot have an
> automatic renewal. I would appreciate any help.I think someone is trying to
> give me the shaft and telling me it has to be for 5 years.
> Thank you,
> Iven
>