My daughter lives in NYC. She just moved into a first floor, 400 sq ft apartment in Chelsea that rents for $2025 a month. I bought her bars for her window as a housewarming gift.
My daughter rents 580 sq ft in a nice neighborhood in TOKYO for $1500 per month. No window bars needed.
Sensible gift :)
Was this done with the landlord's permission? Your daughter could lose her security deposit over this.
I'm surprised that a first floor apartment did not have bars on the windows.
BTW, the rent is reasonable. There are so many fees a landlord has to pay the city for each apartment...and then there's fuel and maintenance.