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Family of woman who was raped by security guard is suing management company

May 8, 2017 / by wpps-support / onsite safety / 0 comments

The family of a woman raped and strangled to death at a downtown apartment in 2015 filed a lawsuit Monday against the apartment complex and the security company that employed her alleged killer, court records say. Sasha Samsudean, 27, was found dead in her Uptown Place apartment on North Orange Avenue in October 2015. Police […]

What every manager secretly wishes they could do!

April 28, 2017 / by wpps-support / resident safety / 0 comments

NICEVILLE, FL — A woman who fired a shot “straight up in the air” to quiet a group of noisy neighbors was arrested. The 56-year-old woman, who lives in an apartment complex, was charged with firing a weapon in a residential area and using a gun while under the influence of alcohol, according to her […]

Orlando apartment security guard indicted in murder, sex battery of resident

February 8, 2017 / by wpps-support / Uncategorized / 0 comments

ORLANDO, Fla. – A grand jury has indicted a downtown Orlando apartment security guard in the murder and sexual battery of one of the apartment complex residents. Stephen Duxbury, the security guard accused of killing 27-year-old Sasha Samsudean at her Uptown Place apartment, has been in the Orange County Jail without bond on sexual battery […]

Ocala Maintenance Man Attacked with Box Cutter Breaking up Domestic Disturbance On-site

July 20, 2016 / by wpps-support / maintenance safety, multifamily safety / 0 comments

OCALA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) – A maintenance worker was attacked with a box cutter while trying to break up a fight. It happened Monday, in Ocala, now two men are behind bars. One of the owners of the Village Green apartment complex where it happened, told Fox 35, it was a fight that got […]

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, […]

Premise Liability Lawsuit hits Florida Apartment Owner

March 10, 2016 / by wpps-support / risk management / 0 comments

WEST PALM BEACH – A mother of a second teen who was found shot to death at Hampton Court Apartments in August 2014, has sued the owner of the Mangonia Park complex, claiming negligent security contributed to the triple murder that has not yet been solved. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Palm Beach County […]

Florida State Senate Takes Steps to Protect Real Estate Agents

February 23, 2016 / by wpps-support / lone worker / 0 comments

Tampa, FL – In an encouraging step towards improving safety for realtors in the state of Florida, the Florida State Senate has passed a bill through a special committee to increase the punitive measures taken against criminals that target real estate agents. Currently, crimes against realtors are commonly handled as 2nd degree misdemeanors. The bill […]

Jupiter woman sues apartment complex over 2012 abduction, assault

February 23, 2016 / by wpps-support / 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 […]

Crime Report: Apartment Shootings Around the U.S. from 11/17/15

November 17, 2015 / by wpps-support / crime free multihousing / 0 comments

Here are some of the news stories of gun violence at multifamily communities throughout the country. When not acted upon, violence and crime in and around apartment communities is the #1 basis for a premise liability case. In Whitehall, OH a unnerving murder happened in the courtyard of the Commons at Royal Landing apartments where […]

Lawsuit: Owners of Miami Apartment Complex Sued for $1.45M Under Premise Liability

November 13, 2015 / by wpps-support / risk management / 0 comments

MIAMI – The owner of a Miami apartment community lost a Premise Liability case relating to the the murder of 25 year old Jamal Martin. Mr. Martin was returning to his apartment unit after a night of working at a recording studio to find a group of men standing outside his apartment home. When he […]