One of my tenants wanted to install a security system in one of my properties. She informed me that American Alarm would not perform the installation without the property owner's permission. I agreed and they sent someone over with the necessary paperwork. When the American Alarm representative arrived and presented the paperwork to me I asked him point blank if this was merely a formality to get my permission for the installation. He replied that it was. I then asked him whether this paperwork would ever obligate me in any way to American Alarm if the account ever became delinquent. He assured me that it would not and that it was simply American Alarms policy to get the property owners permission before doing an installation on rental property. I looked over the paperwork and didnt see anything suspicious so I signed it.
Several months later I received a phone call from a collection agency hired by American Alarm informing me that I was responsible for the $1,000 that my tenant was past due. Obviously, American Alarm trains their representatives to tell blatant lies in order to deceive 3rd parties into obligating themselves for someone else's debt. I'm not wealthy enough to afford an attorney to review every document I sign my name to. I expect to be able to ask direct questions and receive HONEST answers with regard to documents I sign. I asked their representative a very simple question and he lied to me.
For anyone considering a security system ask yourself this question: Do I REALLY want to do business with a bunch of lying cheats? Give your business to honest companies.
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