I have also deducted xxx for re-keying locks since the keys were not returned and xxxx). " Good luck with the new and better tenants! 

After having received the letter, she should contact you immediately, assuming she has a brain.Make sure you get ALL of your records from her and even though it may be costly, I would also suggest re-keying all locks on your units (assuming she had copies of keys).

**Make sure to rekey the door.

These locks have a master and a tenant key that is easily rekeyable with a tool  but I don't give anyone the master unless the maintenance person is directly employed by me (or in the case of my HVAC guy) is a single man shop and he has worked with me for a very long time.

Usually these are set up by a locksmith because the people at Lowes and Home Depot don't know how to do it.I would recommend you provide your landlord a copy of your key for emergencies.  

The sheriff in my county refuses to take investors inside the building so you will either have to contact the owner (the best way) or hire a locksmith (not recommended as this may be "bending" the rules in your area).But... if you can get the inspection before it goes to auction then you should have no problem closing within 30 days.

s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1328745898&sr=1-5)I have a regular keyed entry for the main door, this one is almost a no-brainer as I don't want ex-tenants to have access to the common area after they move out and with 6 units, there could be a lot of rekeying.I'm thinking of setting it up as follows:Main door-8 unique codes -1 for each unit -1 "master code" that only I have -1 "maintenance code" that I can give out to contractorsEach apartment-3 unique codes -1 code matches tenants front door code -1 code is my master (this is on all doors) -1 code is maintenance code (also on all doors)Without doing much shopping around, this would cost me about $700 up front, $100 per lock.Here's my list of pros/cons...I'd love for somebody to add to itCons-High up-front cost $100 per lockPros-No lockouts-No rekey fees-No hassle for me to get in or give code to contractor-NO KEYSWhat do you think?

I'm kind of dragging this morning and kind of grumbly because I have to go to my farm to just to meet a lock smith.

What other steps needed before walking to the house with a locksmith to change locks.

yes, any locksmith can rekeying them.