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 ****************************** Comment on Which contract to use for house owned by corporation June 15, 2026 ****************************** Comment on Which contract to use for house owned by corporation from article on May 23, 2026 ****************************** Ken Why not a contract signed by the resident of the house causing all charges to be paid by owner xyz corp in addition to contract signed by corporation Scott Diamond Technology Project Manager Encore Electric LLC 450 Shrewsbury Plaza #201 Shrewsbury NJ 07702 Direct Tel (732) 414-3646 Direct Fax (732) 761-0140 sdiamond@encoreelectricllc.com *************************** Response *************************** Great question. You may not have had the experience where the corporation brings you in and in addition to whatever work they may give you want you to provide systems and service to a residence to be occupied, and maybe owned, by one of the executives. Sometimes its the head honcho. Whoever you are talking to may not have ever met this head honcho and the idea of telling this guy [or girl] to sign a contract would be as terrifying as they can imagine; its out of the question. So now you have to decide, like many have already, how best to paper this deal to protect the company. Keep in mind these are typically high end residences, very high end most of the time. You can envision tremendous damage to the building if there is fire or other casualty, and even more potential for loss in the event of burglary, because this house just might have that Rembrandt I keep using as an example of your potential risk. So the answer is yes, get the residential owner to sign off on the corporate contract with the corporation or on a separate contract that says the corporation will be paying. I did arrive at this conclusion in my original response, which was: "Another important issue is how the contract is prepared naming the subscriber. While we know the subscriber wants the corporation to be the subscriber and pay for the services, we also know that it's to be used as a residence and occupied by a corporate employee. We need to find a way to be sure that the occupant is bound by the contract terms because it's the occupant who is likely to be the one to sue you, especially on an intrusion alarm. The occupant could also sue on a fire alarm and so would the owner of the property; you prefer they both be clearly bound by the contract. With that in mind you can consider that the corporation has agreed to indemnify you if a third party, or itself, sues you. That is probably sufficient to protect you from the occupant and it would be a reasonable risk to assume if the corporation tells you the employee will not be signing the contract, period. Another way to handle the situation is by naming the subscriber as "The corporation on behalf of itself and as agent for John Doe". The signature line would have two spaces, one for the corporation and another for John Doe, though the corporation would be signing on behalf of both signatories." Just remember you should get two signatures on the residential contract and the Disclaimer Notice, one by the corporation by an officer, and one by the corporation [by an officer] as authorized agent of Big Honcho. ***************************** 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
