At Mike Fenton & Associates Security Consulting, we are your trusted security consulting firm and guides, providing security solutions that work and helping you and your patrons feel more secure and confident at your location. One of the concerns we regularly receive from our clients is how to effectively manage unhoused persons on their property in a compassionate and dignified manner.
We specialize in security by environmental design, and we can help you implement tactics and strategies that help you manage unhoused persons on your property. We offer sensible strategies for diverting the homeless away from office tower lobbies, condominium lobbies, parking garages, unsecured recycling areas, and other areas that may be an appealing location for them to gather.
For example, when interacting with unhoused people on your property, provide information about nearby resources. We recommend reaching out to street patrol personnel near your property to request they reach out and provide assistance to an unhoused person in distress. While you should maintain a respectful and calm tone while interacting with these people, always maintain a safe distance. Your property management, security, or cleaning personnel should always be at least five feet away from any unhoused person they interact with.
There are many other strategies and options for diverting unhoused people away from your property as part of your security by environmental design plans, such as the paint you use on your building, the lighting you install in areas that attract the homeless, and the music you play. For more information about how you can improve your property’s security by environmental design while discouraging the unhoused from congregating on your property, contact us today.