The new gate system is dangerous, especially for women.
The Margo uses a new gate/door system that allows residents to access the building with a phone app.
If by any chance, you drop your phone, lose your phone, break your phone, are waiting for a replacement phone, drop the phone in water you are LOCKED OUT OF YOUR APARTMENT!!!
Incident #1: I was in a car accident. The phone fell into liquid and eventually died. I have a backup phone in my apartment for emergencies but of course I could not
...access it. So getting out of the hospital with minor injuries, a friend drove me home late at night. I could not get in for an hour, when someone that I knew from the apartment let me in.
Incident #2: Yesterday, the app stopped working, because of a tech issues and the office was not open. I was walking back from Kroger late at night and someone was talking/trying to hit on me. I COULD NOT GET INTO MY BUILDING! Thank goodness I was ok, but this is a hazard, especially when it is late, or it is the weekend and the office is not open.
Unlike other apps, when there are technical issues, it is a minor inconvenience. When this app breaks, or something happens to your phone YOU CANNOT ACCESS YOUR HOME!! It's worse on the weekend because the office may be closed.
Suggestion #1: Some kind of one-time key card only to be used in emergencies, which then is useless afterward (or like a 24-48 hour time period) to allow for residents to get another phone, get theirs fixed, etc).
Suggestion #2: A number to call where a door could be opened remotely.
Suggestion #3: The ability to have someone that does not live in the building get a temporary access to let a resident into their building.
I understand that this app is made protect the residents from unwanted visitors, and to be able to keep track of who can access the building, I get that. In a perfect world, this system would be wonderful, but there needs to be built-in protection in emergencies when things don't go perfectly.
Management should make safety more of a priority by implementing a system that allows RESIDENTS access their homes in emergencies.
Otherwise, this is a great place to live.
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