What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
I live in a 4 story apartment complex in Philadelphia and the fire alarms often go off in the middle of the night or when it's raining/cold outside.
A call to the buildings emergency maintenance takes them 2-4 hours to respond to shut it off, during which time everyone must wait outside.
For the fire department to come, a tenant must call 9-1-1 to get them to come, but they can't shut it off until maintenance gets there anyways.
I asked the housing company why their alarms don't contact the fire department and they told me they don't have to. However, today someone else told me that they are required by law to contact the fire department in an apartment complex.
So I was wondering which is true?
I live in a 4 story apartment complex in Philadelphia and the fire alarms often go off in the middle of the night or when it's raining/cold outside.
A call to the buildings emergency maintenance takes them 2-4 hours to respond to shut it off, during which time everyone must wait outside.
For the fire department to come, a tenant must call 9-1-1 to get them to come, but they can't shut it off until maintenance gets there anyways.
I asked the housing company why their alarms don't contact the fire department and they told me they don't have to. However, today someone else told me that they are required by law to contact the fire department in an apartment complex.
So I was wondering which is true?