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Eliot Rosewater

(34,287 posts) Thu Aug 31, 2017, 12:33 PM Aug 2017

It is my understanding in Texas you CANT be forced to have sprinklers in a building [View all]

or to have to comply with any type of government regulated fire prevention?

Is this true, anybody in Texas?

If so, when the inevitable damage occurs that would NOT have had they had the proper regulations, surely they wont ask US to pay for it?

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It is my understanding in Texas you CANT be forced to have sprinklers in a building [View all] Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 OP

Correct. No statewide fire code and a law that prohibits localities from adopting one. Justice Aug 2017 #1

The problem is when it is time to vote again, lower middle class voters will be Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #3

Yes it's true. AJT Aug 2017 #2

Situation seems to be a bit more complicated than Rachel made it out to be VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #4

A law that prohibits localities from adopting a fire code. . . annabanana Aug 2017 #5

In all likelihood many buildings have them anyway for insurance reasons, but my position is Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author trc Aug 2017 #7

Is this what rethugs want for the entire nation? ecstatic Aug 2017 #8