Crime Management For Rental Properties and Apartment Communities
Hopefully your property doesn't have a crime problem.
Even if doesn't crime management should be a significant concern for you.
Crime management is a serious consideration for all properties.
Without safety and security few properties will sustain strong occupancy.
Crime management begins by establishing a strong connection with local law enforcement.
In face, I believe supporting fire protection and law enforcement are prudent steps for all property managers.
Second, before you acquire the project and after you acquire the project you should be keeping a close and regular pulse check on crime issues around your community even if you haven't experienced any major problems.
Second, you should not take the position that crime will never become your problem and ignore the potential of the issue.
When you take on the property, you should include in your management considerations changes and improvements that will reasonably protect security.
You should add and enforce management focus points and procedures to further protect and enhance security.
One of the various first steps with a large property you can take is seek to have some management staff live on the property if the property is large enough.
If the property is not large enough, set up some unusual working hours on odd random rotations.
This way, the added presence helps prevent the temptation to victimize your residents and your property.
Next, you should look into neighborhood watch processes and procedures.
Establishing such an organization can go a long way to bolster the efforts you are making directly as the manager.
You simply can't watch the property around the clock.
The fact is though a neighborhood watch may well provide the around the clock attention needed.
Physically, you could be surprised how inexpensive putting in a fence and / or a camera surveillance system these days.
Install cameras for major entrance points and areas that don't have the same foot traffic protection that some areas of your community may have.
Ensure that the footage is stored and maintained safely and that the means to view the video is readily available.
Camers require making sure that the community knows and can believe that the cameras are there to protect their interest and not to intrude.
Another great potential item is a secruity fence.
Security fences can be put in relatively expensive and offer a tremendous security against intrusion, reduce insurance costs, and potentially significantly allow increases in rent, reduce turnover costs, and reduce property expenses.
Even if doesn't crime management should be a significant concern for you.
Crime management is a serious consideration for all properties.
Without safety and security few properties will sustain strong occupancy.
Crime management begins by establishing a strong connection with local law enforcement.
In face, I believe supporting fire protection and law enforcement are prudent steps for all property managers.
Second, before you acquire the project and after you acquire the project you should be keeping a close and regular pulse check on crime issues around your community even if you haven't experienced any major problems.
Second, you should not take the position that crime will never become your problem and ignore the potential of the issue.
When you take on the property, you should include in your management considerations changes and improvements that will reasonably protect security.
You should add and enforce management focus points and procedures to further protect and enhance security.
One of the various first steps with a large property you can take is seek to have some management staff live on the property if the property is large enough.
If the property is not large enough, set up some unusual working hours on odd random rotations.
This way, the added presence helps prevent the temptation to victimize your residents and your property.
Next, you should look into neighborhood watch processes and procedures.
Establishing such an organization can go a long way to bolster the efforts you are making directly as the manager.
You simply can't watch the property around the clock.
The fact is though a neighborhood watch may well provide the around the clock attention needed.
Physically, you could be surprised how inexpensive putting in a fence and / or a camera surveillance system these days.
Install cameras for major entrance points and areas that don't have the same foot traffic protection that some areas of your community may have.
Ensure that the footage is stored and maintained safely and that the means to view the video is readily available.
Camers require making sure that the community knows and can believe that the cameras are there to protect their interest and not to intrude.
Another great potential item is a secruity fence.
Security fences can be put in relatively expensive and offer a tremendous security against intrusion, reduce insurance costs, and potentially significantly allow increases in rent, reduce turnover costs, and reduce property expenses.
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