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House Alarm - who is responsible?

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  • 02-01-2015 6:00pm
    #1
    choicer
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭


    We moved in to a rented property last year. Last month we got that "Battery Error" fault on the alarm & then last night the alarm started beeping and another error "Add & ID: Keypad" appeared which won't allow us to put on the alarm.

    I messaged the mgmt company to be told that the landlord will pay for half the cost of the alarm fixing & feels that is fair as he is not required to have an alarm on the house.

    I stated that not all houses have dishwashers but when one is supplied then it falls on the landlord to maintain & fix as long as it was not damage caused by us.

    Is it right to have to pay half for the alarm repairs?


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    Tokyo
    Politics Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tokyo


    It's solely the landlord's responsibility I would imagine - it's their property after all. It's also quite possible that their property insurance might be dependent on there being a functioning alarm system in place.


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    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    No. The alarm was existing in the house, so the LL pays for it.


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    jack1000
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭jack1000


    I would agree that it is the landlords responsibility to repair it. You rented the property with a working alarm.


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    choicer
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭choicer


    That was my understanding too.

    Thanks folks.


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    Baby01032012
    Registered Users Posts: 1,622 ✭✭✭Baby01032012


    Agreed. As a landlord I would accept it as my responsibility 100%


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    The_Conductor
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    If its still beeping- get the landlord's permission to disconnect it temporarily- you'll go insane otherwise. The battery in it typically lasts 8-10 years, its quite like a motorcycle battery, and it gets constantly trickle charged in-situ.

    Clarify with the landlord what they are proposing to do first though.........

    Also- its a tax deductible expense for the landlord- so they are being petty by not just paying the damn thing.


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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    If its still beeping- get the landlord's permission to disconnect it temporarily- you'll go insane otherwise. The battery in it typically lasts 8-10 years, its quite like a motorcycle battery, and it gets constantly trickle charged in-situ.

    Clarify with the landlord what they are proposing to do first though.........

    Also- its a tax deductible expense for the landlord- so they are being petty by not just paying the damn thing.

    Disconnecting may set the bell off, so best to have the landlord pay for a technician to fix it or disconnect it either way.

    Regards paying half, i had a ll who tried this with me once. They wanted me to pay half and they would claim the full cost against tax thereby getting all repairs technically for free. We didn't agree on that...


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    PLL
    Registered Users Posts: 893 ✭✭✭PLL


    We're having exactly the same problem atm. Our landlord had it serviced just after we moved in and it is saying battery low, call maintenance, not sure what the hell is wrong with it! It is definitely landlord responsibility.


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    The_Conductor
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    PLL wrote: »
    We're having exactly the same problem atm. Our landlord had it serviced just after we moved in and it is saying battery low, call maintenance, not sure what the hell is wrong with it! It is definitely landlord responsibility.

    Servicing it- would not normally include replacing the battery- the battery has an 8-10 year life span. Normally there is a pattern to the pips emitted by the box- which indicates the issue (or indeed- you may have an LCD readout which tells you plainly what the problem is). One way or the other- it needs to be serviced again- the battery does not tend to be a user replaceable accessory.


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    Kelly06
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    Op same thing happened to me a few years ago. The back up battery for when the electricity goes has run out and needs to be replaced. I called around a few companies and found someone to fit it for €60 which wasn't too bad. Don't remove the battery yourself as other posters have said, you need engineers codes etc in order to do this. and yes the land lord should pay. Perhaps if you do the ground work and get a reasonable price (not that you should have to) then the landlord might be more amenable to changing it. The beeping noises are very annoying when trying to sleep etc so the sooner the better it's sorted.


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