{"id":38672,"date":"2009-11-17T11:23:28","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T11:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=38672"},"modified":"2009-11-18T08:27:36","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T08:27:36","slug":"first-floor-apa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2009\/11\/first-floor-apa\/","title":{"rendered":"First Floor Apartment Security?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am moving into a first floor apartment. There are bars on the windows facing the street, but not on the windows (or doors) facing the garden. The landlord  told me that they cannot install bars bc they would be &#8220;liable&#8221; if we were robbed or if there was a fire and we were trapped. This sounds ridiculous to me, but I can&#8217;t force them to install them. However, I do need some type of security &#8211; don&#8217;t I? Does anyone have advice on installing such bars myself (and how much that would cost)? Would it be more efficient (and cheaper) to set up an alarm system?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<br \/>\n(Brownstoner posters, you have been invaluable to me with all of your advice during my apartment search)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am moving into a first floor apartment. There are bars on the windows facing the street, but not on the windows (or doors) facing the garden. 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