Crime and Security

Select an article from the list below.

10 Steps to Better Manage Crime Risk in Apartment Portfolios.  Having a crime risk reduction program is becoming a necessity.  This article contains tips on reducing the risk of crime in your apartment community.   

Is Your Landlord Responsible For Your Safety?  This article discusses to some degree the extent of liability a landlord may have for criminal acts committed against a tenant on the rental property, but then makes some really valuable suggestions on practical steps a landlord can take to limit his exposure and to some degree protect his tenants. 

Fencing Match.  Consider these alternatives to the typical chain link or wrought iron fence for the front yard or corner lot. 

Landlord Liability for Criminal Acts and Activities.   There has been some movement in many states to place liability on the landlord to his tenant for criminal activities by third persons.  This summary will give some insight into how this liability works and serve as a starting point for further research into the rules in your own state. 

Making Apartments More Secure.  This article describes things you can do to make your rental units more secure and why it is in your interest, legally and financially, to do it. 

Merchants’ Private Property Rights Supercede Public Forum Interests.  Demonstrators and others do not have a right to use the private property in front of your tenant’s business establishments to disseminate their message to customers.

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