Crime Free Multi-Housing Program

Attention all employees and owners of multi-family housing in Littleton:

Is living in a safer community a priority for you? Are cleaner, neater properties, maintained to established standards important to you? Do your residents take a vested interest in their community?

This program, sponsored by Littleton Police, is specifically for management and property owners who care about their property and their residents. This program may potentially reduce calls to the police department by as much as 70 percent.

The City of Littleton CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM is designed to help residents, owners, and the managers of rental property keep drugs and other illegal activity off their property.

This program is honest and direct. It is solution-oriented. It is designed to be easy to manage, yet very effective in reducing the incident of crime in rental property.

The program utilizes a unique three-phase approach which ensures the crime prevention goal while maintaining an approach which is very resident-friendly.

Phase I involves an eight-hour seminar presented by the police and fire departments. Phase II will certify that the rental property has met the security requirements for the residents' safety. In Phase III, a resident crime prevention meeting will be conducted for full certification and the managers will receive official metal signs for display on the property. The management will also be granted the use of the program logo in all advertisements.

The Crime Free Multi-Housing Program will teach you...

Prevention and applicant screening:

• How code compliance (preparing the property) can protect your rights as a landlord;
• Benefits of applicant screening;
• Tips to strengthen rental agreements;
• How to become a proactive property manager;
• Maintaining a fire safe environment.

Drug nuisance abatement:

• Warning signs of drug activity;
• Actions you must take if you discover your resident or resident's guests are conducting illegal activities at your property;
• Role of the police;
• Crisis resolution and the eviction process.

Resource materials you will receive

• A workbook with additional community resources for residents, landlords and property managers;
• A manual addressing fire and life safety awareness for residents, landlords and property managers;
• Many other free materials will be available at class time.

Best of all, the training is FREE!