5 Strategies to Protect Your Building According to the FBI, a burglary occurs every 20 seconds. We tend to focus on protecting our homes from invasion, but in 2016, over 460,000 nonresidential buildings were
Let there be light. Unless you have Batman patrolling your city streets at night, nighttime is when criminals are most likely to strike. Install motion detector floodlights in prime areas around your building, including entrances, exits, gates, garages, in your landscaping, and near ground-level windows. A sudden burst of light can scare offwould-be intruders and potentially alert anyone nearby of trouble. Invest in parking security. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 11% of property crimes and more than 7% of violent attacks occur in parking facilities. If your building has a parking facility, make sure this area has ample security. Determinewho’s in charge. When reviewing building security, it’s important to determine who is responsible for keeping security up to date. Should the building owner or property manager maintain security, or does it fall to the tenants? Answer this question and make sure the person responsible is following all agreed-upon security protocols. There’s no one-size-fits-all strategy for security. Depending on the nature of a business or building, you will have specific security needs. You should periodically assess potential risks, make sure your building’s needs are met, and make repairs as needed.
burglarized. And after one successful break-in, your building is more likely to be targeted again. Here are a few crucial strategies to improve the security of your building. Smile for the camera. Let’s start with the basics: If you don’t already have CCTV surveillance, install a system right away. Position these cameras in common areas with good lighting, and make sure they’re visible. The sight of security cameras may deter criminals from making your building a target. Some property managers try to cut corners by using fake cameras to scare off criminals, but this can backfire in the event of a break-in. Use real cameras and service them regularly so you can review the tapes whenever you need to. Don’t neglect your landscaping. Never let overgrowth overtake your property. Criminals view unkempt trees, bushes, and grass as a sign that you’ve been neglecting your property. This implies you may be neglecting other areas, too — your security system, for example.
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Jeremy Love works at the American Embassy in Bucharest, Romania. That’s a long way from Georgetown, Texas, where he grew up.
Jeremy and Anita, a Bucharest native, fell in love and married in a church ceremony. All went well for the international couple — until it didn’t. Jeremy and Anita divorced in Romania years later. As an employee of the State Department, Jeremy accrued benefits in a pension plan. Jeremy and Anita negotiated their divorce pursuant to Romanian law. By agreement, Anita received half of the pension benefits earned during the marriage.
Here’s the rub: OPM is the plan administrator for Jeremy’s pension, and OPM will not recognize an order from a Romanian court. So how will Anita get her money?
The Goal
Step 1: We needed to have the Romanian documents translated into English, so we contacted a certified translator, and they converted the documents to English. Our expert paralegal then formatted the translation into Texan.
Our goal was to enable Anita to receive her money in Romania.
The Approach
We took a multi-step approach:
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