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This Probably Never
By C. Finley Beven
he tenant from #3 called this No. 231 morning to report that a package
from Amazon had been left at
her front door, and that it had
Happened to You, But...
been stolen. The building where she lives is a rather typical 10-unit building, two stories, with five units on each floor. There is no resident manager, and it is not a “security” building.
We think that almost anything you do to enhance security at your building is a good idea. Cameras, lighting, fencing, etc. But we also think that tenants should be warned that each of these efforts, or all efforts combined cannot be guaranteed to stop a
Our tenant asked if we could have security cameras determined felon. For this reason, we have added installed. the following paragraph to our House Rules:
Many years ago we all learned that it was not prudent SECURITY: Owners of some properties may to advertise a building as a install gates, extra lighting, “fake” cameras,
“secure” building. The sense was that if you advertised a property as “secure”, it darned-well better be completely secure. “Security” cameras can also give a false sense of security. If there is any sort of malicious or felonious activity, the tenants may expect that you, as the owner, will be able to produce tapes or other documentation captured by the cameras.
real cameras, and/or other devices intended as a means to deter negative activity at their properties. By signing this agreement, you accept that these installations and other attempts to improve security are done with good intentions by the owners, but cannot be relied upon to actually stop any particular
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C. Finley Beven has been involved in real estate, property maintenance and property management since 1975. He is a Certified Property Manager (CPM), Institute of real estate Management since 1987. He is also a Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM) and is a member of the California Association of Community Managers. He has a brokers License #00696626 in the State of California. He has a BA, USC; JD, Southwestern University
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