Emergency Preparedness for Renters: What You Can Control When You Don’t Own the Building
Most emergency preparedness advice assumes you own the building. Strap the water heater. Retrofit the cripple walls. Install a whole-home battery. Bolt the bookshelf to a stud you’re allowed to drill into. If you rent, a lot of that list simply isn’t available to you — not because you’re less prepared, but because the building
