You just moved into your new rental townhouse and are dying to decorate the walls with the (expensive) art frames that you recently bought at an auction – but you hold back the urge to drill even a tiny hole, for fear of losing either part or whole of the fat security deposit you paid to your equally fat landlord.
A common dilemma faced by tenants across the globe. Rental Laws say you have to leave a rental unit in the “same” condition it was in, before you moved in. So obviously you can’t even “imagine” putting a new artwork and then installing some kind of security system to protect that (expensive) artwork and other valuables, right? Wrong! Our advice is the wireless home security systems, that do not require any kind of alteration to the house.
Being wireless, there is no drilling, no need to lay conduits/cables – that’s good news for both tenants and house-owners. They are easy to install and suitable for both plaster and paperboard walls. Motion and sound detecting sensors can be hooked on entry points like doors and windows. And cameras and motion activated light fixtures can be installed outside. The sensors when activated send signals to the keypad, which in turn sends a signal to the central monitoring unit to intimate authorities.
You can arm or disarm the system at will. You definitely want to keep it active when leaving town on vacation, to ward off burglars and vandals. It’s quite simple and quite similar to a wired home security system – yet, with a difference. And what’s more, you can have additional features too. Like fire and smoke detectors, carbon-monoxide detectors, medical emergency push buttons, et al; to have a completely safe and secure environment for your family and household valuables – including that (expensive) artwork you just bought!
Our home security advice for tenants thus is to go for wireless home security systems, that will avoid any damage and will provide you with the needed security.