What to do if the business next door is demanding money because my alarm went off and disrupted their them?
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What to do if the business next door is demanding money because my alarm went off and disrupted their them?
I have an alarm system in my business and today when I went to lunch my alarm company called to say that my alarm went off. I quickly returned back and disarmed it. Then the lady next door runs a healing place. She came running to me saying that my alarm went off and she was doing acupuncture; the alarm disturbed her so she had to refund the money to the client. She now wants me to pay for the session. The alarm was maybe going on for 4 minutes to because at 5 minutes it stops making noise.
Asked on November 18, 2011 under Business Law, California
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You tell her nothing. If she insists on harassing you, you tell her you do not owe her a dime. You owe her no duty to refund her client and you are not contractually involved with her or her client. It was her decision to refund the client's money (if she in fact did refund) and her minor disturbance is the price of doing business in a location with other businesses. If still harasses you, file a complaint with the landlord or contact the city prosecutor foir her harassment.
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