Homeowners’ associations are often called on to provide security in some form or another. Some provide controlled entry gates or access, security guards, video cameras and other high-tech gadgetry. Others build fences and moats (you heard right…with volunteer alligators…in Florida). All of this is costly, but does it really do the trick? Security is mostly perception subject to perso... read more

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year, nationwide, more than 350 children under five years old drown in residential swimming pools, and another 2,600 are injured. In some of the nation’s Sunbelt states, drowning has been the leading cause of accidental death in the home of children under five years old. The tragedy is that these accidents usually occur in a pool... read more

Throughout the holiday season, your residents are likely throwing parties and hosting guests. During this busy time of year, cockroaches will also want to join the party – whether already living inside, venturing in from the outside or arriving on guests’ belongings. Although these pests come inside searching for food and warmth, you can help keep them out of your condo complex and away from y... read more