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BECOME A CRIME FREE
MULTI-HOUSING MEMBER! |
Administered as a C.O.P.S.
program, Spokane's Crime Free Multi-Housing Program (CFMH) assists landlords
in reducing crime and calls for police service by promoting crime prevention
education and focusing on safety in the living environment of apartment
communities. CFMH is a C.O.P.S. program in partnership with the
Spokane Police Department,
Spokane County Sheriff's Department and numerous other agencies and
organizations (see Partnerships).
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2009
CRIME FREE
MULTI-HOUSING
TRAINING
SCHEDULE
Open to Public
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Benefits
- A stable, more
satisfied tenant base.
- Increased demand for
rental units with a reputation for active management.
- Lower maintenance and
repair costs.
- Increased property
values.
- Improved personal
safety for tenants, landlords, and managers.

The CFMH Four-Step
Membership Process
- Sixteen hour training
session for landlords, owners, and managers covering such topics as
applicant screening, rental agreements, identifying illegal activities,
evictions, working with police, fire, code enforcement, human services
and more. Graduates receive a Letter of Completion.
- Meeting minimum
Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design (C.P.T.E.D.) requirements.
This includes proper deadbolts, double window locks, peepholes on
apartment front doors, proper trimming of bushes, security lighting,
etc.
- Member properties
hold two documented meetings with their tenants yearly.
Participation in
National Night Out Against Crime
qualifies as a meeting.
- The owner, staff
member or a resident is assigned as a liaison to the neighborhood area
C.O.P.S. or
S.C.O.P.E.
Substation. Becoming a liaison does not require actually
working in the substation.
The Rosewood
Apartments joined Crime Free Multi-Housing in 2002 and have enjoyed the
benefits of maintaining their membership and criteria for their CPTED
requirements. Please
click on
Rosewood Apartments
- Crime Free Multi-Housing Success Story
to get view their experience. Note that the
video may take a few minutes to start, depending on your connection speed.
A sample list
of current Crime Free Multi-Housing apartment communities are:
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Bernadette
Place
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Alexandria
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Armstrong
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Avondale
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Belamy
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Brookside
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Catherine
Johnson Ct
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Cedar
North
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Cedar West
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Collins
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Courtview
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El Estero
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Friendship
Gardens
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Hart
Terrace
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Heritage/Westfall
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Hifumi En
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Keystone |
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McDonald Manor
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Newark
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Northcliff Terrace
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Opportunity Manor
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Parsons
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Phoenix
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Resident Court
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Riverwalk Point
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Rosewood Club
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Sharon Lord
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St. Andrews Ct
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St. Anne
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Summit View
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Trent Terrace
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Valley Place
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Winchester Ct |
Check out these articles
referencing Crime Free Multi-Housing and related topics:
For more information or
to register for training, call
(509) 835-4572.
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