He estimates that in an elevator building a lobby level apartment with neither a separate entrance nor a garden is worth 10 to 20 percent less than an equivalent apartment on the second floor and 15 to 25 percent less than an apartment on the third floor.
I stay in second floor in apartments.
If your building doesn t have a basement try to get to the lowest floor if you can regardless of whether or not it s underground.
Once you have relocated to your safe place lie down on the floor and cover yourself up with pillows blankets and even mattresses for protection from falling objects and debris.
If you choose to live on the top apartment floor you want to check out the conditions of the exterior roof and see if any damage has occurred that ll directly affect your apartment.
While basements are not an option in all apartment buildings get low if you can during a tornado.
Other apartment safety tips.
Those who live on the top floor of an apartment building will have fewer pests like bugs and wild animals to deal with.
Heading to the basement or even the sub level of a parking garage offers the most insulation against the weather.
Free wi fi access is available.
Most apartment complexes will have a maintenance team dedicated to the care and upkeep of the place.
Depending on how high the apartment is it s quite likely most flying insects won t be able to go up that high and as far as animals go it s pretty safe to say most aren t going to bother scaling the side of the building.
If your apartment s safe place has a heavy piece of furniture such as a large table get under that for extra.
More exposure to natural light.