--47.155.xx.xxx

Tenant drive to your home?!!!? --72.218.xx.xxx

Housing department ruled you should’ve driven somewhere? Haha, ya ok. So why are you installing locking knobs still after all these years? Deadbolts only so no accidental lockouts is landlording 101. --24.152.xxx.xx

It's like the West Hollywood ruling, to be politically correct. Allow gender reassignments allowed in either bathroom in a elementary thru high school setting. While the members on the board send their kids to private school with tax payer dollars. --47.155.xx.xxx

That’s why you pull your children out of the eduction beast systems. Then you don’t have to worry about their rulings or participate in their antics. Get rid of your locking door knobs. --24.152.xxx.xx

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non locking knobs and i call my locksmith tell them the key number and charge the tenant and the tenant goes and gets it done, no arguing --38.248.xx.xx

Years ago I bought I managed - then bought a 15 unit building. All units had a deadbolt band keyed passage door knob. I'm no genius but within a week of buying it I removed all keyed door knobs as some people here suggested. I'm surprised that idea got past you Robert. --76.117.xxx.xxx

Sorry - managed first - then bought. --76.117.xxx.xxx

The best option is to put a passage lock then a deadbolt where it is impossible for a tenant to lock themselves out. For a apartment building with a common hallway the locks should be a commercial grade 1 or light commercial grade 2 which have a UL fire rating. With a deadbolt the tenant must use a key to lock door where once the building was converted never had tenant lock themselves out. In the house use a commercial grade smart lock where can open with Iphone or a key incase the battery goes dead. I also put in a commercial strike with 3” screws so it is impossible with three kicks to kick in front door along with CCTV cameras all the way around house which deters vehicle thieves. I had to buy a device to cut power to garage door opener where they spoofed garage door opener where now that is impossible. Sometimes they wait outside where I only open door with key along lock the door without using FOB. So in the end it may cost to upgrade where security is upgraded along less problems. --216.110.xxx.xxx

This has happened to me quite a few times over the years. I don't have a lot to complain about as my tenants are pretty good. I don't make a big deal out of it, but they have to wait until I have time. I don't keep keys with me so it depends on where I happen to be. Sometimes it's an hour and sometimes it is 4. --99.33.xx.xxx

"Housing Dept ruled." What is a "housing dept."??? and what gov't dept. "rules" on a matter within a day or so? --73.165.xxx.x

The ruling came down Kwikly from the Kwikset department of locks and keys --99.33.xx.xxx

Thoughts? --107.147.xx.xx

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Zero, that wouldn't be a deterrent. When I let myself into houses that are being sold as foreclosures, I normally pick the deadbolt and slide the passage knob. If I had to pick both, it'd just slow me down a minute or two. You'd be surprised how easy it is even for a non-(jeweler/locksmith/plumber/contractor/astronaut/supreme court justice/kung-fu champion), such as myself. --165.85.xxx.xxx

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