As a service of the Fountain Valley Police Department, the Fountain Valley Retired Senior Volunteer Program’s (RSVP) vacation house check is available to Fountain Valley residents leaving town for a few days or for several weeks.
The following email was recently received from homeowners who appreciated these efforts: “I am writing this in sincere appreciation of your RSVP program whose services we requested while we were away on vacation from mid-September through late October.
“We had on occasion previously noticed the RSVP team driving around various neighborhoods including our own and decided it might be a wise thing to contact the Police Department in advance to let them know we would be gone from our residence for five weeks.
“By simply driving to your facility, showing my ID and filling out a brief form, we were then good to go. Of course we also performed a few other necessary tasks such as having the Post Office stop our mail delivery until we returned.
“The day we returned was on Tuesday, Oct. 22nd - and I assumed that we would hear nothing further about it as that was the date I had stated that we would return.
“Around 11:00 a.m., I heard a loud knock on the door which then opened as a security check where I greeted one of your RSVP volunteers who asked to see my ID to certify who I was. My wife and I both commented how pleased we were at your thoroughness and follow-up.
“Not only that, we received a letter from your department a few days later with a Residential Vacation Check Report, which revealed a log of each day you came by to check on our home, along with the specific officer's names for each day listed (and you covered them all!!).
“Needless to say, we could not be more pleased!! Please keep this program and its good work to ensure the safety and integrity of our lovely community!!
And once again, thank you kindly!!”
Sincerely, Charles and Regina Taylor
INTERESTED IN A VACATION HOUSE CHECK?
Whether you are leaving town for a few days or a few weeks, wouldn't you like the security of someone checking your home for you? Upon request, a team of trained RSVPs will visit your home once per weekday to check things out for you.
If they find something out of the ordinary or damage to the property, they will either call you, one of your listed emergency contacts, or a FVPD patrol officer to your home.
To request a vacation house check, complete the request form on fountainvalley.gov or visit the FVPD front desk. Vacation house checks are for the benefit of current Fountain Valley Residents. FVPD will not check vacant or unoccupied houses.