Living in an apartment or condo offers both advantages and drawbacks when it comes to security. Regardless of the size of any given complex, the management of the complex will typically make (even if it is token) efforts to ensure that the premises are kept relatively secure. Sometimes this takes the form of hiring guards to watch over the premises.

While having security guards present makes the tenants feel more secure, it also benefits them in turn as it increases the value of their property, as the property is now a more desirable place to live. However, the management has to be pragmatic; it is financially not viable to protect the units in a complex on an individualistic basis, so typically security measures are communal, such as a fence or alarm at common entry points. What this means therefore is that the burden of security both in terms of stress and expense, falls rather weightily upon the tenants.

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