Alarm System - Leave On Premises or Remove When Tenant Moves In?

[Pamela Gordon]

Hi BP's need your advice.  I recently put a SimpliSafe alarm system, in one of my vacant properties, of course for security and so that I can set up self guided tours but wanted to know what do you do after you get a tenant.

1) Do you remove the alarm system altogether?
2) Do you leave it and tell the tenant it's not activated?  *Document this in the lease*
3) If you leave it and the tenant activates it, can you legally ask them for their access code?  If not, how would you get access to the home if the tenant is not there?  Of course this would only apply in emergency situations
4) Do you leave it activated and provide them with an access code?  This option seems like one more thing to worry about, which I'm not sure if I want to.

Your thoughts, advice is needed.

Thank you in advance.
Pam