Outdoor lighting is essential to fostering a safe environment for your tenants, especially when they return home in the dark or spend an evening relaxing in the backyard. Sometimes landlords neglect to incorporate ample light on their property, which makes it easier for tenants to fall and for intruders to strike undetected.
Below are a variety of ways to protect your tenants by expanding your Long Beach rental’s outdoor lighting.
Pathway Lights
Outdoor lighting can illuminate pathways to provide necessary nighttime guidance across your rental. Any pathways in the front and backyard should be adorned by lights.
Pathway lights come in various styles and typically stick a few inches up from the surrounding terrain. If you prefer a more modest look, ground lights remain flush to the terrain. Ground lights are also less likely to fall out since they cannot be easily disturbed or kicked out of the terrain.
Since it is a truly renewable energy source, solar power is a cost-effective alternative to traditional outdoor lighting and growing in popularity. Most pathway lights at
Home Depot,
Amazon, and other retailers are solar-powered. Gone are the days of having to replace batteries or run cords underground to a power source. Now, all you have to do is stick the pathway lights into the ground and they will charge themselves during the day with miniature solar panels located on their top. Additionally, many models automatically switch on at nightfall.
Fence Lights
Similar to pathway lights, fence lights can act as an added safety measure to illuminate your rental’s perimeter and alert your tenants to any suspicious activity on their property line.
Fence lights are especially important at gates. Tenants need to be able to see and navigate these frequented access points.
Amazon
offers easy-to-install fence lights that simply hook onto the top of your rental’s fence. They are also solar-powered and turn themselves on at nightfall.
Pool Lights
Part of having a safe rental is having a safe pool environment. One aspect of a safe pool environment is lighting in and around the pool. This allows your tenants to see their surroundings, which is extremely important when they are dripping wet from swimming and they are walking on the slippery tiles.
For a cheaper solar-powered option,
Home Depot has pool lights that float on the water’s surface. As such, your tenants can take them out whenever you want. Floating pool lights come in many fun shapes and designs, including
lotus flowers and
lanterns.
A more expensive but common option is flush-mounted underwater lights. These lights attach to your pool’s walls and require professional installation, but they provide a strong brightness.
Furthermore, consider installing in-ground lights on the edge of your pool. Though they also require professional installation, in-ground lights allow your tenants to easily see the pool’s perimeter which lowers the chance of accidental slips.
Landscaping Lights
Landscaping lights are small spotlights that brighten up the yard. They act mostly to showcase your long Beach rental’s flowers and greenery during nighttime, but can also alert you to any unwanted critters such as opossums, rats, or raccoons.
Home Depot
has plenty of landscaping lights to choose from, including solar-powered options.
There are plenty of benefits to outdoor lighting. Not only does it provide ambiance, but it also protects tenants from stumbling in the dark and dissuades burglars from breaking into a property where they or their shadows can easily be seen. Meeting with a property management company can help you pick the best outdoor lighting for your Long Beach Rental. For further assistance, we invite you to call us today at (562) 888-0247, or you can fill out our online
Rental Analysis.
