Comments on: Benefit party this Thursday for victims of fire caused by allegedly negligent landlord

By: GIL

GIL — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:15:44 +0000

The Mission Local story referenced in this post includes the following quote:

“Wolfe said that in her apartment they had disconnected the smoke detector because it went off when they cooked. “It was stupid, just stupid to do that,” she said as she sat surrounded by her belongings.”

which seems to contradict the assertion in the title of this post.

By: truth

truth — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:47:41 +0000

It’s also “allegedly caused” if you’re really trying to cover your asses.

By: rod

rod — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:42:31 +0000

it’s not my position. i’m not the inspector who gave the citations, if that was somehow unclear.

By: waldito

waldito — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:49:09 +0000

Building was built ~1900. Are you really in a position to hold the current landlord responsible for the fact that wood was used in the structure?

By: rod

rod — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:25:34 +0000

you seem to have overlooked the more serious charge of not including fire-resistant materials and methods in the construction of the building. are you really in a position to judge someone else’s common sense?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:44:04 +0000

“Fire caused by … landlord”? Smoke detectors don’t prevent fire. They just help people react quickly.

I recall being taught about the importance of having smoke detectors and keeping the batteries fresh. I recall this was in elementary school. These people could have put smoke detectors in at any time and deducted the cost from their rent. Yes, the landlord violated the law. But the tenants violated common sense.