Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
Lack of security - Need improvement
Even though a female friend lives in an apartment that is well-lit and the front entrance requires key to enter, the fact that it is located off a busy main street makes it unsafe. The door of the front entrace is kept unlocked during the weekdays because it is a commercial building, which makes it even less safe. I feel it is important for the landlord to install video camera with door release mechanism into all 30 units of this 3-story apartment building so as to safeguard its tenants, many of which are elderlies. Do I complain this to the San Francisco Housing Inspector? If so, how do I locate one? The landlord had in the past being reluctant to spend money on maintenance. I doubt the landlord would agree to such security measure. But I can not think of a better way to give all the tenants a sense of security knowing that they can ALWAYS know who they are buzzing to let in when there is a video capture of the people at the front entrance which is displayed inside of all the apartment units. Right now, the tenants could only guess who might be at the front entrance. This is just not safe.
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Re: Lack of security - Need improvement
I do not know what the San Francisco city ordinances require, but I think it would be enormously unreasonable for a landlord to be required to do this. Remember, a landlord is not the "father" or "guardian" of the tenants, nor are tenants required to live in a dwelling they think is unsafe--why did she move in, if she thinks it is not safe? Also, she may choose to leave if she wants; at some point people need to take responsiblity for their own welfare!
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