Student Housing - Keyless Deadbolt Requirement

[Lindsey Heaton]

Hello all, I manage a privately owned student housing community in Texas.  Do we need to have keyless deadbolts on all exterior doors?  I understand this requirement is in the Texas Property Code, but I want to confirm it applies to student housing.  We lease by the bed and are concerned that students will lock their roommates out, causing additional safety concerns and lots of headaches.  The units are big on multiple floors, and it's not always easy to know if everyone's in for the night or not.  Plus some roommates barely speak to each other.  We don't want to field zillions of after hours emergency calls for locked out roommates and their parents in the middle of the night, when there's nothing we can do save for drilling a lock or breaking a door (which would then need to be secured).  I don't think other student housing communities have keyless deadbolts.  Are we all in the wrong?  Thanks!