04 Oct 2009 11:00 PM:
Hi Paul
Could you be more explicit, what block and floor was the apartment on and how did the burglars get in? What time was the break-in, was the security guard on duty?
As already suggested at a community meeting the ground floor is open to anybody to enter the apartments from the back of the buildings, by jumping the gound floor walls of any apartment block and once in the blocks they can enter the garages, storerooms and the whole block and suggested grills should be installed in groundfloor corridors.
Nel and the Builders were quite dismissive of this idea and said at the community meeting that to put grills up along the ground floor corridors would alter the facade of the building (whoops, it's at the back of the building) and then said it was a fire risk. By Nel's and the Builders rendition of a fire risk, means that 80% of all Spanish built apartments are a fire risk. Don't think so, just their excuse not to rectify the planning mistake to safeguard the building! They appear to forget/dismissive that we are more at risk from violent burglars than a fire.
Well considering the numerous fire escape routes that are open, i.e. the main front door to apartments, open stair cases, garage, groundfloor residents where the grills would be placed, would obviously escape through the front of their apartments, the garden. However, Nel and the builders could always get advice from the fire department and provide the written proof of the Fire Department statements to the community of owners and/or ask the architect of the apartment block opposite, how they managed to secure the building and also cover any fire risk!! Sorry but Nel and the builders are ducking this extremely important community of owners safety issue and we need answers!
All in all, this is a 'burglars delight', planning error that needs to be rectified to safeguard the community.
The groundfloor back of apartments should have grills the whole length of the corridor, thereby creating a safety barrier for the whole block stopping anyone entering through the groundfloor back stairwell giving them access to storerooms and garages. I personally am very nervous going into the garage alone at anytime day or night, because I am fully aware that any unauthorised person could easily enter the building by jumping the back groundfloor wall. A good guide for Nel and the builders is to study the apartment blocks opposite Oasis, their corridors on the ground floor are completely enclosed.
Who needs to ring an apartment block doorbell with a video camera, when they can jump the wall beside the main front door and enter the building without being seen. Nel is fully aware that people jump these groundfloor walls as we have told her on several occasions that holiday makers and rentals in our block enter this way, mostly early hours in the morning when they have arrived home and their partners are already in their rented apartment but are not anwering the main door bell.
The flimsy wire fencing around the whole of Oasis is the weakest and cheapest and is not the quality of one used to safeguard any complex. I thought when we bought the apartment this fence would be replaced with strong burglar proof fencing! This is a fault made and ignored by the builders and clearly needs to be discussed in the future community meetings.
I would like to hear any suggestions to safeguarding Oasis from any other owners.
Kindest regards, Serene
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Oasis Burglary
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