Rental locks

Old Oct 29th 2009, 12:46 am
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What is the custom, can you change the locks when you move into the unit?

Maybe for houses is not a big deal, but for big city apartments, with the string of tenants, I think this could be quite a significant security risk. Content insurance will not replace whatever sensitive data one might lose.
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Originally Posted by dave76
What is the custom, can you change the locks when you move into the unit?

Maybe for houses is not a big deal, but for big city apartments, with the string of tenants, I think this could be quite a significant security risk. Content insurance will not replace whatever sensitive data one might lose.
This is usually covered in the lease. Only with permission of the landlord. You need to provide copies (originals?) to the landlord/managing agent.
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Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
This is usually covered in the lease. Only with permission of the landlord. .
Thankfully the government, through legislation and Tenancy Authorities, allow you to change the locks(or just get them re-keyed), as long as you provide two copies of each keys to the agent and the agent is aware.

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