On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:04:10 -0700, "Dan" wrote:

It's probably doesn't make financial sense to hire an attorney, but the AG
thing is a good idea. Thanks.

The AG may be a good idea if the office has somethingb helpful to say,
but if they don't have something helpful, it doesn't mean much. They
are not your lawyer and they mostly know about illegal activities, and
not about all the arguments that will win in court.

You'll end up talking to a clerk, not a lawyer, and even if a lawyer,
he won't have the time to go over all your options or possible
arguments. The alarm company is not doing anything illegal by writing
a contract that favors themselves. That doesn't mean a court will
enforce it, or that they won't settle for less than the full 700 to
avoid fighting about it, and paying their own lawyer's fees.

I'm not suggesting anyone get free service with this kind of argument,
but if you can't work out some substitution, you'll be getting no
service, so it's reasonable for them to compromise. If they had a
month to month rate, maybe that amount plus finally offer another 50
dollars, or 100, in addition to the monthly rate minus what you ahave
paid.

Dan