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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 […]

Two apartment managers shot evicting a resident

December 26, 2016 / by Careers / apartment safety, apartment security, checking ID, crime free multihousing, leasing agent, Legal, lone worker, multifamily safety, multifamily security, onsite safety, personal safety, personal security, property manager, risk management, violence and evictions, violence at work / 0 comments

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Watch Video A man evicted from his north Portland apartment complex shot two property management workers, according to police. Officers responded to Cascadian Terrace Apartments on the 5700 block of North Kerby Avenue at 12:36 p.m. Monday. They arrived to find two people suffering from gunshot wounds. The 45-year-old man and […]

Realtors warned about their safety

May 3, 2016 / by wpps-support / violence at work / 0 comments

Realtors are being warned after a man attacked a woman during a property showing on the weekend. At about 4:10 p.m., Saturday, a realtor was sexually assaulted in North Surrey while she was holding an open house. The woman was able to fight off the unknown attacker. The man then fled. The suspect is described […]

Man arrested in shooting of maintenance worker, deputies say

March 21, 2016 / by wpps-support / risk management, violence at work / 0 comments

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man has been arrested in the shooting of a maintenance worker in Orlando on Friday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Jakell Ward was arrested and charged with attempted murder, officials say. Jakell Ward Ward was arguing with his girlfriend inside his apartment and when the woman went to leave, […]

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

September 23, 2015 / by wpps-support / 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 […]

Crime Report: Another Property Manager Stabbed On-Site

September 16, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment safety, lone worker, onsite safety, personal safety, property manager, risk management, violence at work / 2 comments

It what has become a common occurrence, a young female property manager in Eugene Oregon was attacked and stabbed multiple times in the head by a resident wielding shards of a hookah. Kirk James Withrow, resident of Stadium Park Apartments, was taken into custody by local authorities after the suspect was pinned down. The property […]

Top 5 Safety Tips for Leasing Consultants

September 15, 2015 / by wpps-support / apartment safety, lone worker, personal safety, risk management, violence at work / 0 comments

Working as a leasing consultant in multifamily is a fun and rewarding career, but we all know that the job entails working alone in closed off areas with strangers. With this in mind, it is common sense to have a basic playbook for how to lease more safely at your apartment community. Here are our […]

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

September 15, 2015 / by wpps-support / 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 wpps-support / 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 […]

OSHA and Multifamily

September 2, 2015 / by wpps-support / crime free multihousing, Insurance, lone worker, personal safety, risk management, violence at work / 0 comments

When you hear OSHA, the first thing most people think about are the set of rules and advice for avoiding workplace injuries. Ever present in American breakrooms, these reduce are a core liability reducer for multifamily operators. Another major aspect of OSHA is workplace safety relating to our interactions with others, and in multifamily, our […]

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