A remote-control security monitoring system, including an access permissions receiver operable for receiving, from a first entity having first access permissions to the premises automation system, second access permissions to the premises automation system, a premises monitoring selector operable for receiving, from the first entity, a selection of a second entity which provides remote monitoring services, a premises monitoring remote-control provider operable, responsive to the selection of the second entity, for subscribing the first entity to receive remote monitoring services of the premises from the second entity, and a premises monitoring activator operable, responsive to subscribing the first entity to receive the remote monitoring services from the second entity and responsive to receiving an instruction from the first entity, for instructing the second entity to monitor the premises on behalf of the first entity.