KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ
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Does your state restrict enforcement of indemnity provision
April 10, 2017
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Does your state restrict enforcement of indemnity provision
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Ken ,  
     RE “…limiting the enforcement or prohibiting the enforcement of some of the protective provisions… when the installation or service involves the improvement of real property.”
    Do those limitations or prohibitions apply in the states of IN, OH, PA, WV, MI, IL, KY, TN, or AL?  Does they pertain to Residential or Commercial or both?
Rob
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Response
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Ken,
    Tennessee and West Virginia both prohibit indemnification provisions in contracts related to improvements on a building, structure, appurtenance etc.  These statutes would apply to both commercial or residential. See Tenn. Code Ann. 62-6-123; W. Va. Code Ann. 55-8-14.
    The other states Rob asks for are fine.  
Samuel Atlas, Esq.
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC
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    In some states, NY, TN and WV in particular, though other states too, indemnification provisions will not be enforced to the extent that a party seeks to be indemnified for its own negligence.  Invariably the statutes apply when there is improvement to real property; construction work.  Similar statutes may restrict enforcement of exculpatory or limitation of liability provisions, also when the work involves improvement to real property.
    This is one reason alarm contracts specify that the equipment is not an improvement to real property, but remains personalty [personal property], whether owned by the alarm company or subscriber.  Though some aspects of the security system may arguably appear to be permanent, such as concealed wiring, generally the components are easily removed from the premises without causing damage to the structure.  
    The most important reason to use properly drafted up to date contracts are the protective provisions that you will rely on if sued for a loss sustained by the subscriber or third party claiming a right to have relied on the alarm services.  It's the protective provisions that make your contract "acceptable" to a potential buyer and to a potential insurer to whom you have applied for errors and omission insurance coverage.  The same criteria is applied when examining the alarm company's value for sale or financing.  Better the contract equals more on the multiple for valuation purposes.
    You do have choices.  Get the best and most recognized contract forms at www.alarmcontracts.com or get them somewhere else and wonder if you're really protected.  If you just got back from ISC West then you've made an investment in your business attending the show.  Your next investment should be updated contracts.  Trust me, the contracts you use are more important than all the other issues you face daily in your business.
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TitleAll You Need To Know About Getting Top Dollar for your  Alarm Business -sale or financing
When: April 11, 2017 noon EST
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What will be covered: General discussion about how to maximize the value of your alarm business and position yourself for sale or financing
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TitleAll You Need To Know About Alarm dealer program contracts - getting in and getting out
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What will be covered: General discussion about honeypots/trappings of dealer program contracts and how difficult they are to get out of. 
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