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Question:

Landlord wants me to pay for recharging the portable fire extinguishers after car fire in apt complex garage

My car caught on fire in the garage of my apt complex and I had to use the fire extinguishers to put out the fire and now my landlord is billing me for recharging them,for replacing the glass we had to break to access them and even for the identifying stickers that were on the glass.Of the four I used,one was empty,one was almost empty,two were missing hoses and only one was fully operational. And none were at a distance of 75 feet or less of the garage where the fire occured.Am I responsible for these costs as a tenant? I did not have insurance on my car(off road registration was current but insurance was to be reinstated later that day before driving it out on the road)nor did i have tenant insurance.

Answer:

Remove the battery until you can go to the store to buy new ones. If it continues to chirp, it must have something to do with the wires. Some smoke detectors are installed with wires. In that case you will need an electrician. Don't cut the wires, you can be sued for that or you might end up hurting yourself.
It depends if they are in your home or someone elses.
why in the world would you want to tamper with a smoke detector? if you are just trying to smoke without the detector going off, just take a shower cap and wrap it around the smoke detetctor, that way you can remove it easily if you have to and it will work fine.

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