I need advice. My apartment was recently broken into and I was lucky enough to only suffer minor losses (probably about $1,100) After the police officers and evidence collectors left I discovered that, when locked, my bedroom window (which is off of the fire escape) offered enough resistance to appear to be secure. But with a little more effort, it could be fully opened because the lock lever and the groove were misaligned (and had been since the day I moved in). Had I known this, I never would have spent one night in my apartment alone.
I went to the management company and told them that I'd been robbed and that I needed a window guard. They said it wasn't their responsibility to provide that, but they'd fix the lock and give me the number of a locksmith who'd give me a deal. This deal ended up being $275 instead of $290 for a fire escape window gate. So now I still live in fear and am pissed off because I can't afford to buy something that will keep me safe.
In their defense, the management company was prompt in getting someone over to fix the lock. But I don't feel any better. There was something seriously off about it. After much drilling and sawing, it took the maintenance man 1/2 hour to correct the problem.
Am I wrong to think that the LL is responsible for my apartment being broken into? The apartment is is an old building (built in 1918) but it was ground-up, gut renoved before I moved in. So everything should have been ckecked out and working properly. Advice?