http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-assess-apartment-security Expert tips and fun facts on protecting your car, home, motorcycle or RV from Allstate Auto Insurance Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-6089 How to Assess Apartment Security: Stay-Safe Tips for Renters | Oh My Apartment Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:02:11 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-6089 [...] Buildings with a foyer between the exterior and interior entrances, for instance, provide an extra layer of security for apartment dwellers, especially if both doors require keys or pass codes to get [...]

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-5511 How to Assess the Security of a New Apartment | ApartmentGuide.com Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:33:00 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-5511 [...] A lot of apartment hunters worry more about being close to friends or near the right subway line than assessing apartment security before they move in. [...]

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4989 Miss V in NYC Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:59:30 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4989 What exactly are you talking about, NoJuan?

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4977 Purp (@PurpAv) Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:15:48 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4977 I was a landlord for a while. Bad tenants invariably cause at least $2,500 worth of damage before they can be evicted, as well as stealing your appliances during “midnight moveouts”…which is 3-9 months AFTER they’ve stopped paying. Unless you’re specializing in Section 8′s and running a slum, no sane landlord takes a bad tenant just for a quick upfront check. I left units empty for 6-9 months using various excuses when a credible tenant couldn’t be found.

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4975 NojuanEspecial Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:53:52 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4975 o_O Damn Northerners, you scary. We don’t have half of that **** [text edited by admin] in Florida, and we don’t have any of the problems those measures are intended to avoid….

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4950 Kali Kross (@KaliKross) Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:44:17 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4950 Hey, Linda, keep in mind that the “crazy landlady” is probably a slumlord. Anyone who conducts proper tenant screening and only lets in established tenants is not usually the kind of person who bucks at the idea of bending over backwards to ensure tenants are secure and safe.

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4931 Donna Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:46:44 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4931 LOL!

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4919 Linda Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:05:04 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4919 I believe the landlord CAN in fact make the area safer by providing adequate lighting, and making sure the bulbs are lit, instead of burned out all the time. I believe a landlord can make wiser choises as to the people rented to. You do background checks for this, but at the prospect of getting another rent check, I am pretty sure the money wins over the character of the new neighbor and their own guests. A landlord can also provide followup to the regulations they have written in their leases…ie: trash, dogs, parking violations should be kept up on and follow up on complaints as needed. If the lease states no children under 12 in the excersize room, that means no children in the room by themselves, and as landlord or manager, this should be regulated. The landlord can request regular drive thrus by the police as well. The landlord can and should keep the fences in good repair, keeping the area clean and well kept and repaired is actually a deterrant to unwelcome tresspass. People pay huge rent in this area, and I don’t think this landlord appreciates a good tenant from a bad one.

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4918 Kathie Hill Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:09:10 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4918 oh for heaven’s sake!

]]> http://blog.allstate.com/how-to-assess-apartment-security/#comment-4877 crazy landlady Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:24:26 +0000 http://blog.allstate.com/?p=2682#comment-4877 If you expect security from a rental, you should hire a body guard. Residents are responsible for their own safety and security is a myth. Gates, locks, doors fail… often and only keep honest people out. Having a security guard is expensive and it’s ridiculous how renters think they pay a fee for a housing and think the landlord is responsible for everything that happens to them.

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