Selecting the right attorney for you or your family is highly important. You must feel confident that the attorney you hire has a complete understanding of the law applicable to your particular case, and has successful experience in handling such cases. Important: Do not hire a lawyer who has violated…
(WRAL) North Carolina apartment residents have a right to feel safe and secure in their own homes. Yet, while home owners can implement any security precaution they deem necessary to protect themselves and their families, apartment tenants are largely at the mercy of their property owner and management company to…
(National Safety Council) Holiday shoppers, balancing purchases, purses, keys and cellphones, are particularly vulnerable targets for crime. The National Safety Council cautions, “Large parking lots, such as those found at shopping malls, are considered most vulnerable to crime, according to the Urban Institute Justice Policy Center. One way for consumers to…
(13 News Reports Las Vegas Apartment Sexual Assault and Home Invasion) Apartment residents have a right to feel safe and secure in their own homes. Yet, while home owners can implement any security precaution they deem necessary to protect themselves and their families, apartment tenants are largely at the mercy…
Thousands of families will flock to malls this holiday season. While it can be a magical experience for children, festive store displays and bustling crowds can create or compound risks for young shoppers. Parents Magazine urges families to consider the following mall safety strategies: Store Display Safety Strategy: Play it…
(CBS Baltimore) Halloween-themed amusement parks and haunted house attractions can pose serious risks to patrons, given frequently low lighting levels, short-term staffing, and frightened patrons. Although these attractions are meant to spook guests, owners have a duty to provide patrons with a safe and secure premises. Safety measures may include…
Apartment residents have a right to provide a safe and secure home for their families. Unfortunately, tenants have little control over apartment community safety measures and access controls. As such, it is the duty of apartment complex owners and management companies to provide a safe premises for their tenants. An…
As families prepare Halloween trick-or-treating plans and costumes, SafeKids Worldwide stresses the importance of also preparing safety strategies: Walk Safely Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. Put electronic devices down and keep…
(Ozarks First) “In the past five years, hundreds of commercial zip-line parks have opened in the United States. At least 400 are open nationwide, and more are on the way. You can zip-line across ski runs in the off-season at Hunter Mountain in New York or over giraffes at the…
(Detroit News) Bars and nightclubs are often targeted for criminal activity given late hours of operation, typically low levels of lighting, and (frequently) impaired patrons. According to an April Detroit News investigation, “police have stepped up patrols and enforcement at three downtown clubs in response to gunplay, stabbings and fights outside the…