Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 28, 2014 1:30 pm hi there i need some advice. I sold a property 10 years ago. I had a phone call yesterday from the company who monitored the alarm we had in the property. Well anyway i was suprised to hear from them after 10 years , they wanted to know would I pay the $99.00 to decommission the alarm, because the owners that brought the house 10 years ago realise the alarm was still ringing out etc and running up their phone bill. I cancelled this alarm monitoring etc 10 years ago and thought that was the end of it.Nothing was said about paying to decommission the alarm etc. what what I can remember it was over 10 years ago i just thought it was finished with. Should I pay it and if i do would i be liable for a share of the phone costs. thanks finished building 40 square home on 5 acres with perry homes.working on the landscaping just finished pool deck with ://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2217 Re: Advice needed asap 2Feb 28, 2014 1:47 pm IMO... the new owners bought a house with an alarm. They could have commissioned it, decommissioned it, or even checked their phone bill to know they had a problem. I assume the alarm rang the provider, so they could also have raised it. Not your problem... I am surprised they even asked. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Advice needed asap 3Feb 28, 2014 2:07 pm yes it seems the owners rang the security company does not suprise me with these people they were the purchasers from hell let me tell you it started with them wanting to move in under licence i said no and so did my solictior and then about two years on they decided to try and sue us seems there was some problems with property building type ones when that failed they were going after the builder who did the building report , and i forgot the other one they wanted us to move all our furniture out of the house to do the final inspection finished building 40 square home on 5 acres with perry homes.working on the landscaping just finished pool deck with ://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2217 Re: Advice needed asap 4Feb 28, 2014 2:57 pm ed @ ecoclassic IMO... the new owners bought a house with an alarm. Agree. It would come under fixtures and chattels. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Advice needed asap 6Feb 28, 2014 9:56 pm SaveH2O ed @ ecoclassic IMO... the new owners bought a house with an alarm. Agree. It would come under fixtures and chattels. We were harassed once during a sale, the buyer threatened to pull out if we did not have everything removed at some time before the deadline. I rang my lawyer, she said if it was in the house during the original inspection and contract drafting, then the buyer could not pull out. Our lawyer had a client who took possession of a house with 3 dogs and furniture left by the owner, and they could not do anything about it because the dogs etc, were there during the inspection... Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Advice needed asap 7Mar 01, 2014 8:34 am ed @ ecoclassic ..Our lawyer had a client who took possession of a house with 3 dogs and furniture left by the owner, and they could not do anything about it because the dogs etc, were there during the inspection... Ed I am so confused reading this whole thread and what people come up to. Wasn't it written anywhere in the contract what the exclusions etc. were? From this example above, it seems that anyone can leave just about anything they don't want to take with them (even rubbish in rubbish bins) as long as it "was there" during the inspection. And who can guarantee that some item was there or not?? Isn't it one's word against another's? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Advice needed asap 8Mar 01, 2014 9:33 am Lex ed @ ecoclassic ..Our lawyer had a client who took possession of a house with 3 dogs and furniture left by the owner, and they could not do anything about it because the dogs etc, were there during the inspection... Ed I am so confused reading this whole thread and what people come up to. Wasn't it written anywhere in the contract what the exclusions etc. were? From this example above, it seems that anyone can leave just about anything they don't want to take with them (even rubbish in rubbish bins) as long as it "was there" during the inspection. And who can guarantee that some item was there or not?? Isn't it one's word against another's? We take photos during pre purchase inspection to record property condition and the "clutter" Sometimes new buyer calls us to see if we have a photo showing something that should have been there but was removed by vendor. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Advice needed asap 9Mar 01, 2014 10:39 am yvette72 I cancelled this alarm monitoring etc 10 years ago and thought that was the end of it.Nothing was said about paying to decommission the alarm etc. what what I can remember it was over 10 years ago i just thought it was finished with. Should I pay it and if i do would i be liable for a share of the phone costs. thanks It seems the Alarm company accepted your cancellation. You'd think decommissioning was linked to that? For them to hit you after 10 years is odd. I would think that, depending on where you are that they possibly cannot take action. If they tried in Victoria, there's a 6 year limit, if my understanding is correct. Best check with your State's Consumer Affairs / Fair Trade office. Re: Advice needed asap 12Mar 02, 2014 10:18 am How could an alarm system be commissioned for 10 years if no payment has been made in that time? Id say someone at the Alarm Co has stuffed up and is trying it on with you. They should have realised after a certain interval that payments werent being made, and pursued it then. Same thing as if you refuse to pay your utility bill, the service gets cut off. As you said, you cancelled the service 10 years ago, if the alarm company didnt act then to close the service properly its their fault. Just ignore them. Hi All, I engaged a tradie to install concrete retaining wall 600-800mm high over 32 meters in Victoria. Sleepers are 200*75*2000 mm installed over 17 steel posts. I… 0 6903 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. 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