The problem: keys drift
Every business hands out keys with the best intentions — and then people change roles, change jobs, and lose track. Within a few years, most businesses honestly can’t say how many copies of their front-door key exist. Rekeying resets that count to a number you choose.
The trigger moments are consistent: an employee with a key leaves, a tenant turns over, a key is lost, or a contractor relationship ends. Each one is a rekey moment for exactly the doors that key opened.
A key control routine that sticks
Keep a written key list: which doors, how many copies, who holds each. Rekey at every key-holder departure — no exceptions, no ‘we trust them’ carve-outs, because the risk isn’t the person, it’s the copies you can’t see.
For multi-door businesses, a master key system makes turnover cheaper: one cylinder change re-secures a suite without touching the rest of the building.
When keypad beats keys
If your door count is small but your staff churn is high, per-person keypad codes remove the physical key from the equation entirely. Codes are issued, changed and retired individually — see keypad installation.
How this article connects
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- ✓Landlord Turnover Checklist
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