I don't know about SurlyLaika's specific situation, but for me, if i left a bike locked up somewhere out on the street in front of our condo building overnight, it'd be good as gone.

our condo building does have a bike room, but parking spaces cost $100/year, so only two of our bikes are down there (my hybrid and my GF's hybrid). my folder and my road bike live upstairs in the condo with us.