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 ****************************** Last day for Contract Sale / more Husband and wife issues January 9, 2026 ********************************* LAST DAY OF SALE DON'T WAIT UNTIL LAST MINUTE !! K&K Contract sale 2026 K&K annual Contract sale 2026 ENDS TODAY up to 40% off all contracts and forms ****************** THE SALE RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 9, 2026. ENDS TODAY 30%off all contracts and forms Join the Concierge Program before you order contracts and get additional 10%discount. Join here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge Order contracts and forms here:https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-contract *************** NOTICE: The Standard Form Agreements have been updated for 2026. Check with our Contract Administrator, Eileen Wagda, at 516 747 6700 ext 312 to see if your forms need updating. Because of this year’s deep sale discount these contracts will not have free or discounted updates. The sale ends January 9, 2026; the sooner you order the sooner you will get the contracts. Please do not call requesting priority unless you are a Concierge Client or have paid for expedited service. Orders filled as received. Be patient please. ****************** How to order: order at www.alarmcontracts.com - ordering is easy - order on-line during the sale and save thousands of dollars. Need help ordering? Call our Contract Administrator Eileen Wagda at 516 747 6700 x 312 for assistance. Concierge Clients can call our Concierge Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq for assistance at 516 747 6700 x 304. Concierge Clients receive an additional 10% off the sale price.You can join the Concierge Program before ordering to receive the discount and you should take advantage of this program. ******************* Contract sale IS OVER TODAY. This will definitely be the best deal of 2026. When you place the order the full price will come up. We will apply the discount manually when we process the order. Contracts will be delivered by email only. Just order what you need - we will check and apply the proper discounts. THE CONTRACTS ARE UPDATED FOR 2026 AND STEEPLY DISCOUNTED ON THIS SALE. ORDER EARLY TO AVOID THE WAIT. ALL CONTRACTS ARE CUSTOMIZED AND STATE SPECIFIC. ***************************** more Husband and wife issues ***************************** Ken Does this also apply in Massachusetts to have both H&W sign? I can think of many occasions where we had no idea the person signing the agreement had a spouse. Jason ******************************* Response ******************************* The issues involving providing security to residential consumers are pretty much consistent all over the US. We know that there are more people living in a house than are required to sign the security agreement. The party seeking a security system may not disclose his or her relationship to the premises. He may be living there, on his own or with other adults and minors; he may own the property, intend to live there, rent, or leave it vacant, you simply may not know. One line of thinking is that ignorance is bliss; if you don't know then how could you be responsible. Should you ask? Will the response make a difference? It's common that others are living in the premises in addition to the one who signed the contract. I had a case where the wife claimed she lost her jewelry in a burglary and she never signed any alarm agreement. She was right, but her husband had signed the Residential All in One. I immediately demanded indemnity from the husband; the subrogation carrier's counsel had a brain freeze. The case ended with complete discontinuance shortly thereafter. Others in the house who decide to look to the alarm company for a loss are likely to claim rights under the alarm contract. That's fine because claiming rights comes with all the contract provisions; another dead end for the case. But more knowledgeable attorneys representing parties against alarm companies try claiming that their theory of liability is not based on the contract but on tort theories. It complicates the defense, but if handled properly will also end in no liability for the alarm company; but not quite as easily as it would be with a Kirschenbaum Contract™. It's a good idea to know your customer. It not only will help you design the security but it will guide you on how to prepare the contract and who will be asked to sign the contract. But you can allow only a husband or only a wife to sign the contract, but that contract should not show husband and wife as the customer; if it does then you should get both to sign or get one of them to sign as agent for the other; two listed customers and two signatures. Today is the last day of the contract sale; don't miss out on the discount and don't delay using proper contracts. The customer who signs your old form contract today could be your worst nightmare tomorrow. ********************* 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? 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