Theft Prevention Tips for Property Managers
When people live in a community, like in an apartment building, there are a lot of things they can do collectively to protect each other. This is especially true when it comes to theft. As the property manager, consider sharing these tips with your tenants so that they can protect themselves and each other from property loss.
- When calling the kids in for dinner, make sure they put away their bikes and other expensive toys. Items sitting around outside are easy pickin
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Got the following information from the book Tom Brown's Field Guide to Suburban and City Survival. It might have been written in 1984... but the information is still pretty relevant: Light up the interior and exterior of the building. Pay special attention to laundry areas or basement hallways where the tenant is more likely to be caught alone with no one nearby. Consider installing mirrors at hallway corners so it is impossible for someone to hide around the corner of a hallway. Change the locks whenever a tenant moves into an apartment. They had access to the lock before and could easily have made a copy of the key if they wanted to get back in. Don't advertise full names on mailboxes; use the first initial and last name. (This is listed under the mugger and rapist section and geared more towards single women living alone). Notify (although you should be doing this anyway) tenants whenever any work crews will be working on the property and train your tenants to report if there is a "work crew" that arrived unannounced. Many people have been robbed or swindled by phony crews showing up claiming that the property manager gave them access to the building or their unit for some pressing reason. Hope this helps make everyone a little bit more safe and secure!
Matt Lefebvre, over 12 years ago