A false alarm response fee may be waived if the alarm system was activated by an act of nature, such as:a blizzard; an earthquake; high winds; heavy thunderstorms; lightning; electrical surge; or other circumstances not reasonably subject to the control of the alarm business or alarm user. As a condition to waiving a fee, the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or its designee may request a written statement from a licensed alarm company that details the reason for the false alarm. Two or more false alarms that occur within the same 24-hour period and are the result of a single event will be considered one false alarm. Waiver after inspection.One false alarm fee may be waived if the alarm contractor or a monitor certifies that the alarm system has been inspected and is functioning properly. If the user is assessed for a subsequent false alarm fee, then the fee will be assessed as if the previous fee had not been waived.