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Show I Fnday. October 30. IW8. THE DAILY HERALD. Home Macazne Protect yeifrlSflhfififfSSte Many Utah County home buyers buy properties with the intention of becoming landlords. Visions of an easy monthly income often cloud the greatly increased liability and responsibility ' that go with the title. , Having your potential rentaj property inspected by a certified home inspector can point out many of the unsafe areqs that could land you in the courtroom with the ultimate verdict being "Grossly Negligent Landlord." "Gross Negligence" is a key term and i the concept can be found in one form or another in every landlord property liability policy. It excludes coverage for a claim where the landlord has been found "grossly negligent." That means you pay! Courts also have been interpreting gross negligence as failure of the landlord to take positive action. Most of the potential and current landlords I inspect for have no understanding of the home safety retrofits Michael Leavitt that can be added to help protect them. Unfortunately, their ignorance does not release them from the verdict rendered against them as the result of a future accident on their property. The following are some of the common sense safety retrofits that landlords and homeowners can install to help protect themselves. A few years 1. GFI OUTLETS ago two little girls were taking a bath and a hair dryer that was being used in the bathroom at the same time fell into the tub and electrocuted and killed them. After the landlord lost the lawsuit, retrofitting bathrooms with a GFI outlet has become considered a common sense safety retrofit. There are no laws or city codes to mandates the retrofit, but with the precedent already set the landlords should take note. GFI stands for Ground Fault Interrupter circuit. These outlets cost less than $7 and can be retrofitted to , ' any existing outlet. Their purpose is to prevent electrocution. They ai easily ; identified by the TEST and RESET buttons on the front. , There are several locations where r GFls can be used in the home. Garage, exterior, and kitchen outlets should be protected, as well as any outlets located within six feet from a sink. When Page installed these outlets also provide protection for any other outlets located down the circuit line. . Smoke DETECTORS detectors have been a well accepted and expected part of homes. They should be working and located at least outside of all sleeping areas of the rental units. It is also recommended to place them within the bedrooms, since children seem to first experiment with matches in their bedrooms and many people fall asleep smoking cigarettes. The battery operated units are under $5 and you might consider changing the battery at the time of your annual S. SMOKE inspection. Homes 3. 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