HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - July 29, 2011
Published: Sat, 07/09/11
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Security Expert: HOA Workplace/Domestic Violence is Real
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In this week's tip, Rich Cordivari implores you to take
HOA workplace and domestic violence seriously.
"I learned from hard and tragic experience in the last couple
of years in Florida," says the former lieutenant from the
Broward County Sherriff's Department and current vice president
of learning and development at AlliedBarton Security Services
in Conshohocken, Pa. "We lost one of our security officers,
who heroically attempted to stop a man subject to a protection
from abuse order from coming onto the property in a community
association in Florida. He died trying to stop the man from
coming onto the property to go after a resident. That's real.
"You can talk to anybody in our business," Cordivari adds.
"If you read all the reports we've filed, on a fairly regular
basis you can find stories of HOAs being notified of a
protection from abuse order or someone trying to access
the property unlawfully."
It's impossible to ward off every potential instance of
violence. But there are things your HOA can do to minimize
the risk, starting with keeping an eye on your HOA's employees.
"There are warning signs of workplace violence," says Cordivari.
"Keep an eye out for a need for increased supervision,
boredom, tardiness, lack of attention to health and hygiene,
or substance abuse among employees."
Cordivari says HOAs should also be alert for instances of
domestic violence. "I think domestic violence would be the
more realistic scenario in HOAs," he says. "I live in a
condo development, but we're in a completely open environment.
I don't know that the woman who runs our association knows
chapter and verse of every divorce or every person trying to
get away from a spouse."
However, from the standpoint of security your HOA and manager
should keep an eye out for certain warning signs. "Let's say
that as a neighbor I hear signs of a domestic violence
situation--people arguing excessively--that looks like it could
turn violent," says Cordivari. "If you have security in the
building or on your property, as a security partner,
that would be important for us to know."
To learn more about how your HOA can minimize the risk of
violence, see our new article,
http://www.hoaleader.com/members/605.cfm
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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