Do all Taiwanese apartments have those cages outside the window? Do they open?

[Andrew]

@tempogain

Yes, there’s always an escape port. Whether the hinges and lock still work is another question. But you can make sure of that if it’s your place.

I remember there was another thread about this a couple of months back (probably not under Testimonials though ).

Ours doesn’t have an escape port actually, so it can’t be “always”…

Edit: was thinking of this one

Fire safety when renting an apartment

Hey everyone, I’m new to Taipei as an American born and raised in Los Angeles. I rented an apartment ahead of time and when I got here, it’s mostly fine, just have to adjust to little things here or there. But one thing I noticed is that I’m on the fifth floor, and the balcony/windows all have metal gating around them with no apparent fire escape or way of opening them. Is this…normal? If so, how do I go about finding a place that isn’t like this? I’m month-to-month but only having the front do…