Condominiums and multi-unit housing are often at a greater security risk than single-family homes, in part because criminals prey on these facilities, and in part because residents must rely on their boards or managers to provide for much of their security. When boards and managers seek to secure their multi-unit communities, they often take measures to secure the perimeter, improve lighting or em... read more

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

With the advent of street lighting over a hundred years ago, pundits speculated that the world’s major cities would stamp out crime, which flourished mainly in the dark. I will make no such predictions in our own age regarding security lighting, alarm systems and security cameras controlled through the Internet. I will say, however, that without such tools, condominium complexes are more vulnera... read more