KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Extra charges for run away signals June 11, 2026 *************************** Extra charges for run away signals *************************** Ken Do your contracts have a provision for run away signals and fees for those? Matt **************************** Response **************************** This is a good question. I may not have the answer you'd like and I'll need to know if this is something that should be addressed in the contracts. The Standard Form Agreements do not explicitly authorize you to charge for run away signals. Reference to run away signals appear in two provisions" 1. The Monitoring Provision has the following: "ALARM COMPANY may, without prior notice, suspend or terminate its services, in ALARM COMPANY’s sole discretion, in the event of ... or Subscriber’s alarm system is sending excessive false alarms or runaway signals, without relieving Subscriber’s obligation to make payments required in paragraph 4. Upon suspension or termination of services, ALARM COMPANY will notify Subscriber of such termination and the balance owed by Subscriber for the term of this agreement."
2. The false alarm provision has this provision: "Subscriber is responsible for all alarm permits and fees, agrees to ... indemnify or reimburse ALARM COMPANY for any fees or fines relating to permits or false alarms"
Run away signals would be considered false alarms, though the false alarm provision is really to design against municipal fines. We can easily add charges from Monitoring Centers imposed for run away signals or false alarms". I didn't know this was still a problem in the industry. If it is, let me know and we can add this change to our updates. ********************* STANDARD FORMS Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements. click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? Click here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/what-is-my-alarm-company-worth ****************************** Getting on our Email List / Email Articles archived: Many of you are forwarding these emails to friends or asking that others be added to the list. Sign up for our daily newsletter here: Sign Up. You can read articles and order alarm contracts on our web site www.alarmcontracts.com ************************** Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC Attorneys at Law 200 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY 11530 516 747 6700 x 301 ken@kirschenbaumesq.com www.KirschenbaumEsq.com
