Security measures: How communities can protect residents while minimizing liability

Community associations need to tread carefully when it comes to security. Employing various security measures and creating a perception of security could make communities liable if a crime occurs.  For example, where a resident or member sees that the association has installed cameras or license plate readers or employed roving guards, the expectation naturally arises that the association is protecting the residents. Similarly, if a developer sells property pitching the community’s security measures, the association may be stuck with a duty to provide that security for years to come.     Read the article…………………………….