Old keys travel
Previous tenants, their friends, sublettors, cleaners: keys get copied. A rekey replaces the pins so none of those copies work.
Ask your landlord
- Was the front door rekeyed since the last tenant?
- Was my bedroom lock rekeyed?
- Who else holds a key?
- Can I get a second key for emergencies?
Shared houses
Typically everyone shares a front-door key, each bedroom has its own key, and the owner holds a master. When one person leaves, their bedroom is rekeyed and, ideally, the front door.
Cost
Rekeys start at $19.00 per the price sheet plus the $29.00 service call fee. There's a move-in coupon too — see coupons.
If you own the place
Rekey every exterior door on day one. See the residential page.