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Resident threatens homicide in leasing office

February 10, 2017 / by Careers / apartment safety, apartment secuirty, apartment security, crime free multihousing, leasing agent, Legal, lone worker, multifamily safety, multifamily security, onsite safety, personal safety, personal security, property manager, risk management, violence at work / 0 comments

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. – A man attacked two leasing office agents, used his apartment key to try to stab one of them in the neck and then destroyed the front office, the South Daytona Police Department said. Terrence Dixon, 22, walked into the leasing office at Marcel Gardens Apartments shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, sat […]

Jupiter woman sues apartment complex over 2012 abduction, assault

February 23, 2016 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, resident safety / 0 comments

A Jupiter woman has sued the owners and managers of Wood Duck Apartments, claiming she wouldn’t have been abducted and sexually assaulted in March 2012 if they had provided adequate security. The abduction of the woman, who is not being named because of the nature of the attack, marked the beginning of a violent hours-long […]

Hunt is on for Serial Rapist Targeting Memphis Apartment Communities

January 5, 2016 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, resident safety / 0 comments

Memphis police alerted the public Monday that a serial rapist may be targeting area apartment complexes. The suspect is believed to be responsible for at least five sexual assaults so far, going back to 2014. The most recent incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the Arbors of Hickory Ridge apartments at 6296 Lake View […]

Does your community have a Disaster Relief Plan?

November 4, 2015 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, lone worker / 0 comments

With the increased number of natural weather disasters, it’s more important than ever to have an emergency response plan in place for your apartment community. South Carolina recently experienced the sudden and surprising damage that can strike when they experienced flooding during Hurricane Joaquin. There are also many other risks that must be prepared for […]

RISK: Step by Step Breakdown of On-Site Safety Liability

September 23, 2015 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, crime free multihousing, Insurance, leasing agent, Legal, lone worker, Maintenance, multifamily safety, onsite safety, personal security, property manager, risk management, security, violence and evictions, violence at work / 0 comments

What do multifamily owners and the great Achilles of Phthia have in common? Both have a weak spot. Based on 3rd party legal feedback from multiple legal teams specializing multifamily litigation, Premise Liability, specifically as it relates to on-site employees, is the biggest risk currently facing owners around the country. Almost all owners are well […]

Could you Owner be Sued in a Negligent Security Case?

September 17, 2015 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, crime free multihousing, Legal, risk management / 0 comments

Has your apartment community experience crime in the last few years? Apartment break-ins, vandalism, car theft, sexual assault, and other forms of violence at an apartment community are serious crimes and if a pattern of crime becomes evident, your owner’s chance of getting hit by a Negligent Security case, or a Premise Liability case go […]

Update: $10,000 Reward Offered for Arrest of Ocean City Rapist

September 15, 2015 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, lone worker, violence at work / 0 comments

Ocean Springs Police Chief Mark Dunston yesterday announced that the owners of The Dominion apartment community, Dawn Properties, Inc., are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the man who raped one of their on-site employees. A task force including the U.S. Marshals, FBI, and S. Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team […]

Crime Report: Police Search is on After Rape in Leasing Office

September 14, 2015 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, lone worker, risk management, violence at work / 1 comment

A team member from The Dominion apartments in Ocean Springs, MS is in critical condition today after suffering a violent sexual assault this past Thursday. According to police reports, the management worker was grabbed by the neck from behind, thrown to the floor before being sexually assaulted. The suspect is still on the loose and […]

Lawsuit: Property Manager Wins 2.4M Lawsuit against Building Owner

September 2, 2015 / by rantrim1832 / apartment safety, apartment secuirty, Legal, multifamily safety, onsite safety, personal safety, risk management / 0 comments

In a case that sets the stage for others of its kind, an Atlanta judge has ruled that the owner of Townsview Station Apartments is at fault for failing to provide ample safety measures for their apartment community. The plaintiff, the former property manager of Townsview Station Apartments reported to her owners that a series […]

Crime Report: Assault at Denver Apartment Community

September 1, 2015 / by Admin / apartment secuirty, crime free multihousing, multifamily security, residents / 0 comments

Yesterday in a bizarre chain of sexual assaults, a 46 year old Denver man was arrested in connection with a spree that included 4 sexual assaults in a short period of time, each assault escalating in severity. The third victim of these attacks was targeted in the lobby of an apartment community where he proceeded […]

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