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SECURITY
ACHIEVING REAL VALUE FROM
SECURITY
while residents continue to build boundaries
More than often, the decision to reside in a
alarms of any kind; “free living”, unlocked front
residential estate is motivated by wanting to
achieve true peace of mind when it comes to
personal
security.
Homeowners’
associations
spend a considerable amount of their time
addressing matters that may remotely affect
security, whether it is inside or immediately
outside the estate’s boundaries, or within the
personal confines of a home on their estate.
Today
however,
residents
include
increasing
having
expectations
security
less
costly,
yet
more
windows and doors with no supporting intruder
doors and parked cars, along with, more often
than not, luxury commodities strewn on their front
lawns.
Given these non-negotiable security expectations
from residents and the complexities surrounding
the implementation of security, HOA’s and estate
security managers have a daunting task as they
decide on what is required, whom they should
by
measures
in place that are less intrusive, invisible, more
convenient,
without walls, picket-type fences, non-burglar type
effective.
Above all, HOA’s and their security managers
are expected to realise all these expectations
acquire the service from and what they should
pay for this service - a bundle of complex
decisions.
Experience has, however, indicated that starting
off on the wrong footing, when implementing