swwade
Cincinnati,#2Author of original report
Wed, May 29, 2013
Re: Permit Fees WE read the contract, did you? The contract states Permit Fees as required by City, State, Municipaility-neither of the three (3) in the state where WE reside require or collect permit fees. We are required to register our alarm which was done in Sept. 2012. We started receiving invoices and phone calls from Defender Direct on Sept. 12, 2012 requesting payment for the Permit Fees. We sent documentation from our city, state, & municipality which indicated PERMIT FEES ARE NOT REQUIRED. Unfortunately, Defender Direct continued to call us and send invoices for the Permit Fees. Defender Direct continued to contact us attempting to collect the Permit Fees until Feb. 2013 when we notified the State Attorney General of Indiana about the "collection tactics" of this company. Defender Direct is trying to spread rumors, so we had to STATE THE FACTS. CONSUMER BE WARE!!!
Dark
Indianapolis,#3UPDATE Employee
Wed, May 29, 2013
For those of you not aware the government is in a bit of a financial pickle. This goes all the way down from washington to your local courthouse.
Do you realize how much of a pain it is to have to file permits for alarm systems?
Do you realize that no matter what provider of security you go through you will have to have one?
Do you realize that if you don't have the permit the city can fine you THOUSANDS of dollars in false alarm fees?
Do you realize that your permit was only $60.60 and that while it is not super cheap it is perfectly reasonable considering the city of cincinnati requires it? See below Link
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/permits-auctions-references/false-alarm-reduction-unit/
Do you realize it will cost you $900.00 the first time your Unregistered system has a false alarm?
Do you realize that if your credit is less than stellar any company investing hundreds of dollars into YOUR home up front is going to want some sort of guarantee that you'll actually pay the bill?
Do you realize that there are places around the country where you have to pay more than 100 dollars up front for a permit?
Did you even read the paperwork that you signed when you had the system installed?
If the answer to all of these questions wasn't a resounding yes then perhaps you should think before you make ridiculous and inaccurate accusations.