Who is responsible?

Paulos77

Ive lived in rented property in the past. If the firealarm wasnt work just because of a battery I wouldnt care if it was the landlords responsibilty or not. I would pay 60p or whatever for a battery. small price to pay for something that could save you life!

silvercar

I can't believe this attitude. Who values their life less than the cost of a battery?

lynzpower

silvercar wrote: »

I can't believe this attitude. Who values their life less than the cost of a battery?

Totally agree with you, in fact absolutely can barely believe my eyes what Im seeing " whos responsible?"

Trying to get someone else to pay for the battery in your smoke alarm in your home so you dont die seems to be taking moneysaving far too far for OPs own good.

Gingernutmeg

devils_vixen wrote: »

I am going to get the fire brigade out to do one of those safety checks. Has anyone had one of these? Do they check everything or is it just the alarms?

My mum gets these as her house is over her business. They check things like if you've got smoke alarms, if you've got enough, where they're sited and whether they work. They also look at things that could potentially be a fire hazard - large volumes of paper or video tapes, that kind of stuff, and advise you accordingly. One thing they picked up on at my mum's house were some glass vases in a window, not something you'd give two thoughts to usually but they can be a hazard because they can magnify sunlight onto soft furnishings.

But, I'd imagine they'd still tell you that it's your responsibility to put a new battery in. I always do this when I move into a new house (most times the alarm has been 'chirping' anyway), in the same way that I've learnt my lesson and always take my own Carbon Monoxide alarm with me from property to property (and I regularly change the battery in that too). Most of the letting agents I've rented from can rarely even be bothered to even answer their phones, there's no way I'd trust them with my personal safety. My life, my responsibility - that's the way I see it.

devils_vixen

lynzpower wrote: »

Totally agree with you, in fact absolutely can barely believe my eyes what Im seeing " whos responsible?"

Trying to get someone else to pay for the battery in your smoke alarm in your home so you dont die seems to be taking moneysaving far too far for OPs own good.

Never once said I wont pay for one just asked who was responsible for this before I got my keys?

silvercar

There was a crisp packet on the grass verge outside my house, should I put it in the bin or should I phone the council and ask who is responsible for its removal?

chickmug

devils_vixen wrote: »

Never once said I wont pay for one just asked who was responsible for this before I got my keys?

I can see why the posters have come back on this the way they have. You need to re-read your OP and perhaps edit to make it clearer .

Sonofa

Two years ago you had a reasonable cause to ask the question, or even get stroppy with the Agent/LL. But two years later.... come on!

Change the damn battery, don't waste the Fire Brigade's time and find something serious to worry about.

olly300

devils_vixen wrote: »

Never once said I wont pay for one just asked who was responsible for this before I got my keys?

Are you deliberately being dense?

Read the replies from the other posters again.

Regardless of who was responsible before you got your keys, you are now responsible for keeping yourself alive in the evident of a fire in the fire.

McKneff

Okay, everybody calm down. We have decided its the landlords responsibility,
bet you wish you had never asked. Just go and get a new smoke detector, they cost less than a fiver, including batteries. I wouldnt bother the landlord, he will think you are being petty. Job done,.