Madison landlord Dave Wood had to look no further than his own eight rental buildings Downtown for great examples of why the new safety campaign for student housing that he was planning was needed.
In the space of just a few days over the last two weeks, as Wood posted new laminated posters he designed with safety tips approved by the Madison police and fire departments, Wood spied the following:
At 2020 Kendall Avenue, at the front of the building, the main entry door stood wide open, Wood said. Inside the building, on a landing outside one apartment, the unit’s smoke detector was sitting among some shoes on the steps, after someone detached it from the unit’s ceiling.