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Propane Tanks
If your unit has a fireplace I suggest that you do not allow the propane tank to run out of propane as it takes forever, up to one hour of pushing in a button, to get all of the air out of the line when the tank is filled. A fireplace pilot light will burn one gallon of propane each 91 hours which is a little less than 4 days. In the event your unit will be unoccupied for any length of time, I suggest turning off the pilot.
Furnace Filters
Please check your furnace filter[s] and replace as needed.
Sprinkler Systems
Many of the units have sprinkler systems installed in them which are charged with water. The piping for the sprinkler systems is totally separated from the water system in your unit, therefore turning the water off to your unit does not affect the sprinkler system. Since many of the units have sprinkler systems, the heating system CANNOT be turned off due to the possible freezing of the sprinkler system water lines. Should any damage result to any unit as a result of someone turning off the heat, broken water lines etc...the Owner where the damage occurred is liable for all repairs.
State and Federal Clean Air Act
Should you do a long term rental agreement in your unit, for obvious reasons, I suggest you rent to non smokers and folks with no pets. the cost to fumigate, repaint and recarpet is costly. Clean air is a right of all of us under the State and Federal Clean Air Act. Many lawsuits have been won and huge settlements paid for Owners and renters who violate this Act.
VEHICLE INSPECTION LAW CHANGED
Inspections for new automobiles not required for first five years
A new state law in effect means that Stone County drivers with vehicles less than five years old won't have to have a safety inspection when buying licenses plates.
Beginning Jan. 1, Missouri drivers of new automobiles won't have to have a safety inspection for the first five years, meaning a vehicle made in 2009 will be exempt from the inspection requirement until 2014.
Currently, state law requires owners to get a safety inspection when renewing license plates good for one-year or two-year periods.
Current law exempts owners of new vehicles from the inspection requirement for the model year when the vehicle was manufactured and the immediate year thereafter.
Missouri Department of Revenue officials estimate the new law will exempt 650,000 vehicles from the inspection requirement in 2010.
If a motor vehicle is sold, the new law still applies. For instance, if a 2009 vheicle is sold to another person in 2011, an inspection will not be required.
School buses and interstate commercial vehicles will not be affected by the new law.
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