If you move into an apartment community should the rental managers inform you if there is a registered .......

sex offender in community? Lately I have been reading a lot in the news about sex offenders in my area. And in one town all offenders had to report to the police office between 5 and stay till 10 pm on halloween. So I decided to check the local register and there are 60 in my zip code. Then I discovered that there was one registered two doors down from me.
I feel that this information should have been disclosed to me before I signed a lease. I have a small child to think about.

So is this something that should be disclosed to tenants, and or buyers when looking for a place to live?

And don't tell me if I don't like it move, because I plan on moving at the end of the month, and have done my own research now for where I am moving to.

Not all predators on the registry are child molesters, they are rapist, peeping toms, any offense in a sexual nature.
So this could apply to anyone, not just someone with kids.

I agree that it's important for people to know if a registered sex offender is living in your area. However, I don't think the police are going to post signs on his/her house. It's up to you to find out. Often it's not the first thing you think about but as a parent it's got to be on the list. Society can't just create a town for all sex offenders to live in, we just through them to that town after their out. They need to live somewhere and it's our responsibility to find out.

We don't know where all the murders, break and enter, and other offenders live, there's no registery for that. We really just have to take a chance and never leave your children alone. Or move to the middle of no where and never leave your home and have top-notch security....

You have the right to check the listing BEFORE you move in some where.

I think you should be told, but only if you have children or are planning to.

If not, then it wouldnt affect you so I guess, no need to know.

You've hit on the solution in your last line - you've become proactive in your own life.

They are not required to do so.

That being said, distance does not create safety. Two doors or twenty miles are all the same when everyone owns a car. If you want to think about your small child, teach them not to be victims, don't move some place where there is not a registered sex offender and assume all is good. Besides, a registered sex offender is only a sex offender that got caught. Registration does not help you protect your kids from the ones that have not been caught.

No. It should not be the rental manager's duty to constantly check public records for you. That should be your job. They're your landlords, not your parents.