We need onsite security The title is a phrase that committees will have heard uttered by their manager/caretaker. Often it is the result of multiple security incidents that your manager has advised you off, rowdy tenants, vandalism, bad behaviour, tenants outside of the letting pool not managed and outside of the control of the caretaker.
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n order to keep the peace, that the body corporate is not held liable, to reduce vandalism etc. you need onsite security and the establishment of a security patrol contractor’s agreement (SPCA). This agreement will be set up between the body corporate and the manger for the manager to provide security services for the scheme. Often your scheme has an onsite manager or resident working manager in place.
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The lengthy discussions on the need, on how many hours and on how many security guards on what days of the week ensues, followed by negotiating the cost. The body corporate then signs the agreement for a set period, normally at least five years, with the possibility to extend for a further 5 years, sometimes up to 25 years, with the caretaker, who will then look after the security for the complex.
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