The house fire in Charleston was a terrible tragedy, but pointing fingers and blaming each other won't help heal anything. Being a landlord gives you responsibilities, and yes, smoke alarms are probably one of them. However, there is a personal responsibility of the renters to inform the landlord if there is a problem. Most landlords don't just barge in unannounced to check smoke detectors. Honestly, I don't even know if my house has them. I hope that the families affected by this awful event heal and that it will open up people's eyes that they need to check their fire alarms and be ready in case of emergency, but I think the blaming needs to stop until the police conduct an investigation and then it is up to the law to decide guilt.
I commented on Robbie's blog.
The divide between the landlord and renters is always present, however if there was a visit to check the house, this may not have happened.
ReplyDeletei agree with james, but they can simple take them off whenever he/she leaves, great blog!
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