Yale, a developer of smart home security, has launched its “Secure Start” contest, which it says is designed to help provide financial and security support for new renters.
The company asserts that as rent prices climb and the moving process becomes more challenging—with hefty security deposits and the need for reliable home protection—it is aiming to ease some of these burdens for consumers. Starting immediately, Yale is launching Instagram contest that offers consumers a chance to help cover five winners’ security deposits and equip their homes with the new Yale Approach Lock, which the company suggests is tailor-made for renters who want a key-free smart lock upgrade.
“While Yale Approach will cover your front door security, we also recognize the challenges that come with finding a place to rent,” says Ryan Daviau, Product Manager, Yale at Fortune Brands Innovations. “By offering a ‘Secure Start’ to renters through this contest, we’re working to address both the need for smart home security and to help ease the financial challenges that come with moving. Yale’s here to help lock down your home security—starting with your security deposit.”
In a recent survey conducted by Yale, the company found that over 80% of people said one month of free rent, which is also the average cost of a security deposit, would provide peace of mind. Contest entrants will have the chance to win money to help cover their security deposit, along with the latest smart lock from Yale. The new retrofit Yale Approach Lock with Wi-Fi is key-free and easy to install without changing existing hardware, making it a possible smart lock solution for renters. Yale Approach, the company continues, offers the convenience of ditching physical keys, and the ability to monitor and securely share access with trusted friends and family – this coupled with security deposit assistance allows Yale to help offer peace of mind in more ways than one.
To enter, participants need to follow and comment on Yale’s Instagram contest post, and in at least 50 words, tell us how $2,000 for rent or a security deposit would help give you a “Secure Start” in their new home. The contest launches today and closes on October 11, 2024. Winners will receive:
- Grand Prize (5 winners): A $2,000 check to help cover the cost of a security deposit at their rental and the Yale Approach Lock with Wi-Fi and the wireless Yale Keypad for renter-friendly, DIY smart lock security, plus a Yale Smart Safe with Wi-Fi to protect valuable belongings in the home.
- First Prize (up to 100 winners): 100 winners will each receive a voucher to redeem on ShopYaleHome.com for a free Yale Approach Lock with Wi-Fi and a wireless Yale Keypad for key-free convenience and protection.
