Law for posting sex offenders at apartments?

Question

While looking up something on our local police website, i learned that a tier 2 sex offender lives just yards away from me in my apts. (offended two girls ages 7 and 9). I live in a family friendly apt complex, big grassy areas, lots of kids and pets... I thought that by law it had to be posted at the entrance? shouldn't the tenant atleast have been notified? what are the legal requirements for allowing a SO to live in an apt complex?

***edit to correct typo***
"shouldn't the tenants have been notified"

I live in Henderson Nevada.. just outside of Las Vegas

Also, regarding the schools comment, there is a highschool less then a half a mile away.

Answer 1

It depends on the laws in your state. But I think it should be.

Print the flyers of the offenders and show them to your friends and any children you have and ask to them to be very aware of those people and not to be around them.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If it helps, your brother's case isn't the first I heard of this happening. My best friend's cousin was arrested for sleeping with a girl (said she was 19) when she was 17 (age of consent is 18 here). He's in jail for some time. One of my cousins' neighbor had that happen to him twenty years ago. He's forever registered as a sex offender because she was 17 when she said she was 18. Is it wrong? Yes. Can an exception be made? No. Laws do not have exceptions Can the law be changed? Yes. Stir up interest among your town and state to have laws changed. Get a hold of local, state and maybe even federal politicians. If she blatantly lied and the sex was otherwise consensual, yes he should not be punished. Good luck to you in changing the law. I'll support you.

Answer 4

I think it depends on the state you live in whether they notify you or not.
My personal opinion is that they should do a sex offender check on potential applicants to an apartment complex and then they should refuse them.
If you are a current tenant who commits such an atrocity- it should be grounds for eviction.
Once you take it upon yourself to assault a 7 year old child (or any child)- you lose your 'rights' that the rest of us have!
Go live in some group home with other creeps if they decide to release you from prison.
If it was premeditated and the guy is not insane- that is pretty scary...and even if it is a mental illness- who wants to live next to a ticking time bomb?
Apparently he is a repeat offender who didn't "learn his lesson" or "change" and who knows when he will strike again.
If you are that concerned, write a letter to management or go start a petition that your neighbors and you want to be notified of all current and future sex offenders in the complex.
They can ignore one voice- but its hard to ignore many!


Addition:
After reading one of the answers, I had to add to my post.
WTF cares about the harassment of these scoundrels?
What about the little girls/boys who were pleading with this monster not to hurt them...?
The nightmares they have to endure?
The therapy they have to go for?
The future relationship problems they may have as adults???
What about the kids?
It is sick - absolutely SICK to sit there with a sympathetic face and say "oh the poor sex offender has rights too".


This country is becoming land of the politically correct, spineless wimps !
We can no longer say/do/look/breathe/act/live without offending someone.....
My God.

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Perhaps you should distribute flyers of your own:


Dear Friendly Neighborhood Sex Offenders,

Please be aware that there is a group of concerned parents in building 12 who would absolutely kill anyone who lays a hand on their children.

Have a pleasant day!


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is that considered as harassment?

Answer 5

Tier 2 (Moderate risk)

A convicted sex offender who is assessed as posing a probable risk of recidivism and threat to public safety. Requires notification to law enforcement and organizations in the community, including schools, religious and youth organizations, as well as prosecutors and courts. Nevada state law (NRS 179B.250) permits the Nevada Sex Offender Registry to release certain information about all Tier 2 Level offenders. The information shared with the general public, if available, is on this Website and includes the following:

· The offender’s name, including any aliases

· Tier Level

· Year(s) of birth used by the offender

· Physical description

· Residential address, block number of the address of the employer, and block number of the address of the school of the offender

· Name offender convicted under

· City / County / Township of conviction

· Description of conviction

· Statute

· Penal Institution / hospital committed for sexual offense

· The offense for which the offender was convicted

· The date and location of each conviction

· A photographic image of the offender, if available

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Of particular interest to you will be the second weblink. Your Senate in NV just had a recent development last week...will be law in your state before you know it.

Answer 6

no, they don't post at any entrance. They do have websites to alert you, but it's your responsibility to check those from time to time. Leases here at least ban them from holding a lease for an apartment. However they have to live somewhere but they are required to stay so many feet away from schools and away from children. It's up to us to monitor that. There is no real place to live that is free from offenders. So all you can do is protect yourself and your children by a watchful eye, a cellphone (with picture taking capabilities), encourage stores and businesses and complexes to install cameras, and teach your children judo or something and have them review the videos on how to get away if captured. Why not let the owner of your apartment complex know, and ask them if there is anything in the lease that prevents them from living there among children.

Answer 7

Successful community notification is dependent upon three factors: communication, education, and a zero tolerance approach to harassment or vigilantism.

Often the public does not understand how or why a sex offender is moving into their neighborhood. As such, it is the responsibility of all appropriate criminal justice agencies to engage in a collaborative effort to provide accurate and meaningful information to the public.

To facilitate this exchange of information, many law enforcement agencies conduct public meetings and attend "Block Watch" meetings to answer questions and relieve fears.

Finally, a zero tolerance approach regarding harassment and vigilantism reinforces the true meaning of community notification: to empower the public with knowledge that can be used to protect themselves and their families from becoming victims.

Not knowing what state you're referring to where this is occurring, you should refer to the "Sex Offender Notification " or you can most likely find more information through your State Police Website!

If you have further information or questions...feel free to email me directly.

Best wishes.

Answer 8

Here's you a website to check into about locations of the REGISTERED offenders.....Thank you John Walsh.


As far as the thumbs down goes....if you'd have taken the time to look at this website, it breaks down the all the laws that deal with sex offenders BY STATE. It answers LAWFULLY the question that the asker posed. Under the big blue section in the middle that states "know your laws", all you have to do is click on it, then pick your state. It answers the question about notification for residents in Nevada (or ANY other state!)

Answer 9

I recommend that you talk with the police department or sheriff concerning the situation. They will guide you in what you can do and can't do. Believe me they are just as concerned as you are because they are also citizens with children and live in the same neighborhoods that you do. They certainly don't want to have to investigate a sex crime committed against any child or young person. They are there to help and protect the public and they will do so without fail.

Answer 10

bye all means u should hv been notified!!!