Internet is considered as an essential resource. Apartments will need an internet connection to communicate with the realty company, and to perform other functions. In the case of communications, any documents that need to be sent to the tenant will be done via email?. This means that you as the tenant will need an internet connection to receive such emails. Internet options will depend on which ISP? is available. For those in subisidized housing, they will likely qualify for Xfinity’s Internet Essentials.
The reason for this is safety and security. The internet is required for the in-ground radiant heating system. This will benefit you as the tenant. If the system detects there will be snow, the snow melt system will raise the ground temperature to 54°F (12°C). This will evaporate the snow and ice without the need for maintenance to shovel anything, and therefore may not be able to address your building immediately. Living in an apartment means you are not responsible for clearing the sidewalks. The in-ground radiant heating simply makes more sense to all maintenance to handle other issues that needs addressing.
Last is for the locking system. Most people have smartphones, and it will be just a matter of installing an app on their smartphone to allow their phone to be a key. If this is not an option, then the realty office can provide a key fob for $50. The locking system will need to know that these new keys will be valid to allow entry, or not valid to deny entry.