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Property
Management
Apartment buildings
and complexes can benefit from video surveillance systems due to their large
groups of residents (who are often strangers) and high rates of theft and vandalism.
Beneficial
Aspects of Rental Surveillance
- Easy
to install IP cameras are easy to install yourself, and unlike
analog CCTV cameras, you can choose where to put your cameras and reconfigure
them according to your needs no appointments, ladders, or power tools necessary.
- Secure
public places Video surveillance makes it easy to keep your residents
safe. A camera mounted at the entrance can prevent intruders from slipping
in behind your tenants at locked entrances and can discourage violence and
other crimes from occurring on your premises.
- Prevent
theft and vandalism -
- High
resolution images Digital security cameras provide much higher
resolution than their analog counterparts, providing high quality footage
and no static.
- Check
footage anytime A network of IP cameras managed by a NVR (network
video recorder) allows you to broadcast your security camera footage over
the internet. You can view your footage from anywhere in the world, and check
up on any of your complexes at any time.
Risky Factors
for Condominium Security Cameras
- Tenant
privacy Cameras should only be installed in public places like
entrances, parking lots, and laundry rooms to protect tenant privacy. Be careful
to keep tenant doors out of your camera's view.
- Vandalism
Since so many people enter and exit apartment complexes each day,
it's possible that vandals can slip in undetected and damage your property
or camera system
- Outages
Power outages, disturbances and surges can cause disruptions or
damage to your security camera system. Although these problems are rare, they
still happen on occasion.
- Outdoor
damages security cameras in outdoor areas like parking lots, pools
and courtyards can be damaged by inclement weather.
Configuration
Questions for Sublet CCTV Systems
Apartment and condominium
complexes range widely in type and size, and require different types of security
for the best protection. Consider these factors when you are setting up your
video security system:
- Size
- How many apartments
or condominiums are in your complex?
- Arrangement
- Is your complex
a single building or a group of buildings?
- Is there a
single entrance with a buzzer or do apartment doors open to the street?
- Grounds
- What kind
of amenities does your complex have?
- Swimming
pool
- Gym
- Courtyard
- Rec center
- Basketball
courts
- Playground
- Neighborhood
- Is your complex
located in an urban or suburban area?
- Are robberies,
vandalism and other crimes common in your neighborhood?
- Residents
- Is there a
high resident turnover rate?
- What is the
average age of your residents?
- College-aged
- Families,
working professionals
- Elders
- How many vacant
apartments do you have?
- Have you had
issues with tenant fights or disagreements?
- How often
do your tenants have legal issues?
- Threats
- What is your
most pressing security concern and how will video surveillance help fix
it?
- Staff
- Do you live
on-site, or have a superintendent?
- Do you hire
landscapers and other maintenance?
- Who performs
basic repairs (plumbing, electrical, locks) on your apartments
Video Surveillance
at Apartment Complexes
Surveillance footage
from an apartment complex near Johns Hopkins University has been used to help
convict a man of the murder of a student. In conjunction with DNA samples and
other evidence, investigators used footage from a security camera at the Charles
Apartments in Baltimore, MD to lead them to Donta Allen. Allen, 27, is charged
with murdering Johns Hopkins undergraduate Linda Trinh in January 2005. Read
more at the Johns
Hopkins Gazette
Scenarios Why
Your Condo Complex Need Video Surveillance
Security
- You're the manager for several large apartment complexes in a large
urban area. Car break-ins have been a consistent problem for your residents
in the past year, so you decide to install a security camera system in your
parking lots and at your complex entrances. Using an NVR, you stream your security
video over the internet and allow your residents to check on their cars from
time to time. By installing the security cameras and allowing your residents
to check them on their own, the amount of thefts drops dramatically and your
complex becomes more secure.
Vandalism
You're the superintendent of several apartment complexes in a college
town. Your residents have been complaining of increased vandalism, including
graffiti on the sides of buildings and some defacing of resident cars. You decide
to install security cameras in order to detract vandals from striking your complexes
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