| Apartment and condo dwellers need to worry | | | | well-lit. It would be ideal if the apartment complex |
| about security just as much as people who own | | | | had a contract with a security company, or |
| or rent houses. When it comes to apartment | | | | something set up with the local police station so a |
| security, an apartment dweller might have fewer | | | | cruiser patrolled the area regularly. When looking |
| options than homeowners, but they do have | | | | for a new apartment, be sure to ask the |
| options, and they should keep some simple, | | | | property managers about these issues. |
| straightforward suggestions in mind. There are | | | | Another aspect of apartment security is what |
| plenty of things apartment dwellers can do to | | | | you can personally do to keep unwanted intruders |
| promote apartment security and safety within the | | | | out of your apartment. If the door does not |
| rules and regulations of the lease they signed. | | | | already have a deadbolt, get permission to install |
| First, look for apartments in secure buildings or | | | | one. Always make sure your doors are locked, |
| complexes. It is not a perfect world, and you | | | | even when you are home. Use your peephole and |
| might not always be able to find a secure location, | | | | demand identification verification from anybody |
| but do make it a priority. The lot should be gated | | | | claiming to be a delivery driver. Never take |
| and closed to intruders, or people who do not | | | | deliveries for your neighbors or agree to hold |
| have a key or a pass, and the lot should also be | | | | packages that are not addressed to you. |