Grand Wally
Tenant lost keys
Opinions are welcome....
A tenant has called twice now in 1 month saying they were locked out of their apartment. I drove the 30 mins from my house to let her in the first time, but this last time I told her "sorry....
Daniel H.
Landlord Key Management
Just wrote an article on my website on how to reduce the number of keys we keep as landlords and how to get them organized. Some of the key chains I see landlords with are absurd!
Check out the article
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Account Closed
Locks and key management, lockout and doorbells
I have few multi family units and management of the keys and locks have been a nightmare. Changing locks every time tenants move out to broken locks. Then i had to resolve multiple lockouts this year, wasting 4 hour...
Jason L.
Outgoing Tenant Not Cooperating with Letting Us Show Their Unit
I have a tenant who lives in one of my apartments who has given notice to move out on May 31st. I should note that I had a full-time property manager at the time she moved in (they have since been removed), and unfort...
Miranda Crown
Fees & Keys in Oregon?
Based on my findings, OR law does not allow the charging of any non-refundable fees except for a particular list of random designated fees. So, if a tenant loses a key it does not appear that I have any recourse. ...
Brandon Watson
Alabama Tax Liens: What fees to charge?
I recently purchased a tax lien from the state of Alabama. The tax sale date is 5/23/2017. I went by the property multiple times. There was no indication of someone living at the property while waiting to the certific...
Audrey Ezeh
Barely closed and Murphy came knocking :)
Closed on my duplex on Thursday. Seller who happened to be pretty much a friend I met through REI forgot to give me the key to the back unit that is already rented out. He left the key to the thrashed unit that needs ...
Omer Ashkenazi
multifamilies door lock systerm?
Hey BP,I own a few small multifamilies and am now up to 14 doors. At the moment, each unit has unique keys for the front and back doors. So, I have about 30 keys, not including keys to side doors, basements, etc. R...
Padma Mody
Dead Bolt lock - door knob without a key
I have 3-4 deadbolt lock /door knob without keys. Is there anyway, I can have keys done for these locks and use it again for other property as replacement lock?
Ray Harrell
Is This Master Key System Possible?
I am thinking of doing a master key system on my boarding house where my key can access all three floors and all 11 rooms. But I want the person in 1a to have one key that can access the entry, floor 1 only and his 1a...