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We have been told it is illegal to have an alarm siren box on the outside of a property in Spain. We can’t find a definitive answer as to the legalities of this. Surely an external sounding alarm box is more of a deterrent. We have been told the alarm can only sound indoors. Any advice would be great. Thank you.
Not sure if that's one of those urban myths or not but we have a couple of houses on our community with alarm boxes on the outside of the property and there are quite a few companies advertising fitting them on the outside.
Yes, they can be a pain when they go off (many times for no reason) and people aren't here or haven't made any arrangements for a key holder to go in and turn it off. We had one in UK that kept going off for a whole week until someone got up a ladder and smashed it with a hammer.
So, no, I doubt it's illegal but at least make sure it's not going to make you Public Enemy Number One if something goes wrong with it.
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:01pm
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There are 4 groups of alarms that have a siren - for example, group 1 is for an alarm that is not connected to a monitored control. The town hall sets the rules. Orihuela regulations “ORDENANZA MUNICIPAL CONTRA LA CONTAMINACIÓN ACÚSTICA POR RUIDOS Y VIBRACIONES (FORMAS DE ENERGÍA) are that the siren can go off for a maximum of 5 minutes.
Yes, you can have one installed on the exterior of your property as long as it's in agreement with your town hall rules.
I've just checcked in my street in Monovar and no-one has an alarm box but several have a plaque saying the property has an alarm.
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