On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Ray Dillinger wrote:
An interesting exercise is to ask where the government (ANY branch of government) gets the authority to require me to put smoke detectors in my home. If my house burns down, that's my tough toenails, right?
They don't if you're the home owner and it's your home. The law requires the owner of rental property to have them installed, there is no law that says the tenents must use them. For example the law does not clarify who and when the batteries must be changed. Most of this stuff is regulated by insurance contract and not law (at least the non-contractual type). ____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------