After months of planning, you must be feeling ecstatic that you finally moved into your new home. It does not matter whether you have bought the house or if it is a rental, security remains of utmost importance. The primary concern is that while you might have researched about the safety of your new neighborhood before moving, the fact remains that you are new in the area and probably know very little about it. Before you even unpack the boxes, it is recommended that you carry out some security checks just to stay safe. The checklist provided in this article is an excellent starting point.

Check Alarm Batteries -- If you are moving into a rental apartment, the fact is that someone else was leaving in it before you and they were using the alarm system. While it is recommended that property owners change the alarm batteries once a tenant moves out, you need to confirm. Therefore, immediately you move in, make sure that the alarm system is equipped with fresh batteries. To find out if the cells work, trigger the security system and rate the pitch of the alarm. If the alarm's pitch is high, then the batteries are acceptable. However, a lower tone is a sign that you need to replace the batteries. Do this for both the burglar and fire alarms.

Check Garage and Basement Windows -- Most people believe that the security system of a house is restricted to technology gadgets such as CCTV cameras and alarm. Nothing could be further from the truth. The windows in your basement or garage are also part of the security system. If the windows in your new garage or basement are of regular glass, then they are an invitation for aspiring burglars. It does not matter whether the previous owner was never a victim of burglary because of a break in through the garage windows; you can become a victim at any time. As such, replace the regular glass windows with frosted ones or heavy duty clear plastic instead.

Check CCTV Camera Lenses -- When a tenant moves out of a house, it is only natural that the proprietor will draw the curtains in every room to prevent outside viewing by passersby. If the apartment does not get a new tenant for months, there is the likelihood that dust will gather on both surfaces of the lens -- inside and out -- thereby affecting the CCTV's sharpness. For this reason, you need to dislodge the lenses from the cameras and look for dust particles. Wipe them off with special lens solution and then reinstall them.