New Buyers / Tenants
Q&A - NEC and Fire
Video Surveillance
Q&A - CCTV Liability
Q&A - long term contracts and enforcement
Very Important Notice- NY Alarm Companies -Automatic Renewal
ADT case - Exculpatory clause change
Contract updates - Notice of updates and Pricing-Limited
time of
Errors and Omissions Insurance
Insurance Coverage
Q&A- Insurance - Claims Made and Occurrence
Alarm Verification
Option for Equipment on Default
Collection Policy Ideas
Indemnity Provision
Monitoring and Service Contract Issues
Q&A Indemnity Clause - Third party claims
Q&A - Contracts - Why so many?
Omitting Indemnity Clause
Proposed CT legislation - automatic renewal
Q&A - Hiring practices and legal boundaries
Q&A - revealing codes
Errors and Omissions - is your policy as broad as your services?
Workers Comp Issue
Comments on risk retention group insurance
CCTV license requirements (for New York State)
Enforcing "Illegal" Contracts
Fire Alarm issues - Electrician V. Alarm Installer
UCC-1 option in contract
What contracts does the typical alarm company need?
What to do about requests for additional insured certificates.
Q&A - additional work after contract signed
Doing business using unregistered name
Agreements on the web. Are they enforceable?
Q&A - NYS license and NYC Fire Dept -Carbon
Monoxide
Q&A - soliciting subscribers by advertising
Q&A - duty to notify subscribers of defective
Automatic Renewal Clause Issue
Q&A - length of term of contract
Q&A - CCTV sales contract
Q&A - fire systems - important issue to read
Q&A- batteries - excluded from service
Q&A - alarm verification and false alarms
new
law - CO detectors - NYC
Carbon Monoxide - contract issue
Digitally recorded images- as evidence
electronic contracts - evidence question
Q&A - preferential transfer issue
VoIP - some of the issues
Drug testing employees
Q&A - non compete agreements
Including Equipment value in your lawsuit
Assisting subscribers breach contract
Q& A - buy-sell considerations
Why Join Your Local Alarm Association
Who actually owns the tape recordings
Landlord tenant Q&A re installation
Q&A - subcontracting issue - contracts
Question: C02 detectors - NYC deaf subscriber
AMPS cellular service - warning - you need to
switch
VoIP and notice ideas
Q&A - Contract Terms
Q&A - To finance your accounts or not ?
Voip Concerns
Q&A - unilateral disconnect of alarm service and
your
liability
Dummy equipment - or systems for dummies
Q&A New York door to door sales and new
contracts
Q&A - Video in bedroom - Michigan law
Q&A CCTV - Illinois Statute and other comments
Q&A - Unlicensed Alarm Companies
Q&A - New Home Owners who don't sign contract -
what to do
Should you provide notice if terminating
monitoring?
Q&A -contract with general contractors- are you
protected?
Q&A - Is there liability selecting the wrong
central station?
Q&A - real property lease v alarm lease
comparison
Should you contract for Fire Inspection with
Service by others
Q&A contract provision negotiations
Defense Issues in alarm contract enforcement
More on corporation election: S,C or LLC
Q&A - Fire alarm monitoring and service-
deficient system
Insurance certificates and additional liability
exposure
Q&A contract commencement date
Q&A - blocking communicators
What is your responsibility for police response?
Automatic Renewal -notice and suggested practice
Why So Many Contracts?
Increased Cost of Providing Service - who bears
the cost?
Q&A - Video in the Classroom
Reliability of Video - Nanny case
Installer as subscriber's agent
Q&A - "all in one" contract
Limitation of liability issue
Dealer acting for subscriber - important article
Where is Dealer agency appointment in contract?
Is "no contract" a good idea ?
Q&A - contracts just for insurance?
Penn alarm co in trouble with AG
Insurance question - rating
Rate Increases
Video and audio recording issue
Florida new law - alarm verification
Contract Modifications
What's 'ECV'
ECV and contracts
Are manufacturers competing with you?
Do you need NYS license for video access system?
Employee overtime pay
Q&A - Employee stealing accounts
Employee privacy law - NY
Restrictive Covenants in buy sell contracts
Soliciting competitors' subscribers
VOIP
Contract Q&A
Pool alarms - new statute
Personal Emergency Response Contracts
Privacy - recordings - Calif case
Non-recruitment provision case
Service vs. Maintenance
Audio- Video Recording
How to deal with Arkansas
Q&A contract issues
Notice of Cancellation
Practical Contract Questions
Buyers right to copy of contract
Commercial v Residential Service and UL
Sales Contract
Contract cancellation- Unauthorized Signatory
Canceling home alarms
Employment issue - Disloyal employee
Q&A additional insured certificates
Q&A subscriber change - cancel service
Fire Question
Indemnity Question
Collection Problems
NJ license Question and contract issues
Employment Dispute
Electronic acceptance of contracts
NY defense case - win for industry
Errors and omissions insurance
Q&A - Continuing to service bankrupt subscribers
Service contracts, service slips and completion
certificates
New Years Resolutions for 2007
Do you need contract for additional work?
Which contract do you use for CCTV ?
Wish list for 2007
Q&A - faxed copy of contract enough?
Q&A - employment and sub contractor contracts
Which contracts does a typical alarm company
need?
Q&A - How many companies do you need?
Automatic Renewal Clause
Email Confidentiality
Estate Taxes for 2007 (Try and hold out until
2010. Here's why)
Contracts of Adhesion and enforcement
Electrical Contractors and the alarm industry
ARE SUBCONTRACTORS PROTECTED FROM LIABILITY?
Liability issue - Contacts
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES v. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
PROVISIONS
Q&A audio device in restaurant
Conflicting laws - what do you do?
Back to basics - the Limitation of Liability
Provision
Q&A - giving up panel code and control to
subscriber
Remote Programming Issue
Fines for Central Stations reporting alarms for
subscribers without alarm permits
Q&A - using other alarm co's wiring and
equipment
Q&A-name on contract - divorce name change
Collection question and answer
New owners or tenants - what about your
equipment?
Selecting the right central station
Central Station UL certification
Central Stations - pricing and charges
Central Station Support for Dealers
Does lawsuit by subscriber create conflict of
interest?
Q&A Camera Applications and audio
Q&A Covert Camera Installations
Q&A recovering your equipment from new
tenant
Central Stations and Insurance
Q&A Central Stations Recording Conversations
Automatic renewal clause compliance issues
Medical alert contracts - do you need one?
Personal Emergency Response Contracts
When does "evergreen"clause apply"
Q&A - DVR crashing - liability?
Q&A - length of term contracts
Q&A - renewal notice issue
Q&A - contract for multiple locations
How long should you retain your records?
Q&A- do contracts get stale? What to do?
Q&A-LONG TERM CONTRACTS - ENFORCEMENT
Q&A Cameras in dressing rooms
Q&A - omitting opening, VOIP, dummy cameras;
Voyeurism
Q&A- do camera increase owner's liability
exposure?
Q&A - contract expires - now what?
Q&A rescission and other statutes - federal and
state
Maintenance v Service - proper use of
terminology
VOIP - hacking issue - liability question
Slamming equipment - liability for the slammer
SELF HELP COLLECTION PRACTICE - DISARMING ALARM
Getting subscriber to guarantee contract
Contract updates - referencing new terms
Cameras in doctor exam rooms and CCTV with Audio
Surge Protectors - do you need to offer them to
avoid liability
ANALOG RADIO ISSUE - are your subs' radios going
dead? comments on surge protectors
Doing Business in New York
Subscriber's contract or PO form - too much
risk?
Q&A - dealing with subscriber's agent
Q&A - Who should sign PERS contract?
Are new contracts needed when changing
transmitter?
Credit card info on your contracts and getting
updated information
Valuing your business
What electricians need to know about the alarm
industry
Should you join a dealer program?
Breach of Contract issues
How long to store video data?
UNREASONABLE LAWS AFFECTING ALARM INDUSTRY
Recent Decision in Maine - how to complicate an
alarm defense case
False alarms - should this be our first
priority?
Q&A - evergreen clause - automatic renewal
Q&A - CCTV- video and audio outside residence -
California
Employment Contracts - inexpensive and useful
Q&A - ARE ALARM CONTRACTS ASSIGNABLE?
Abandoned equipment issue
Q&A - Who is protected by your E&O and your
contracts?
Q&A- can alarm company breach contract?
Q&A - no reciprocity for alarm licenses state to
state
VOIP - need for Disclaimer Notice
New Years Resolutions
for 2009
Q&A - Should you sign
subscriber's form contract?
Dealer acting for
subscriber - monitoring contracts
Q&A - Service
contracts
Q&A - how long to hold
onto records
Dirty Laundry - NJ
lawsuit Employer v former Employees
Requests for
additional insureds
Q&A - installation
without EOLRs
Subscriber canceling
fire inspection - what should you do?
Q&A - Employee or
independent contractor?
Q&A - MONITORING -
INSPECTION and TESTING SYSTEM
Law Enforcement above
the law?
3 day notice of
cancellation issue
Q&A - PERS liability
re: line seizure
Do you need notice to
terminate monitoring?
CCTV Privacy Issue -
should you get involved ?
Fire alarm and co
components in home alarms
Do you owe subscriber
refund?
