List every door the departing tenant could open and separate unit doors from shared entrances. KeyHive can rekey compatible cylinders so old or unreturned keys no longer operate them. A sticking or damaged lock may need repair or replacement during the same visit. After an eviction or foreclosure, locksmith service begins only after lawful possession has been returned to the owner or manager.
Unit doors, shared entrances, and overlooked spaces
The front door is not always the only place an old key still matters.
Exterior and suite entries
Start with doors that enter the home, unit, office, storefront, or private staff area.
- Front and rear entries
- Suite doors
- Attached garage or side doors
Common and managed doors
Laundry, storage, utility, shared-entry, and other doors at a community building may serve more people than one tenant.
- Separate the tenant’s doors from doors shared with the rest of the property or community.
- Avoid changing shared access by assumption.
Gates, storage, and detached spaces
A garage, shed, gate, stockroom, or cabinet can keep an old key in circulation after the main door is handled.
Eviction and foreclosure lock service
Once possession has been lawfully returned, identify the owner or manager responsible for the property, the affected openings, and the key handoff. KeyHive does not decide possession or remove occupants.
- Confirm possession first
- Name the responsible property contact
- Separate unit doors from shared access
Plan the lock changes and the new key handoff
List who had keys, walk the affected doors, note any failed hardware, and decide who receives each new key group.
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List who had keys
Include the departing tenant plus property or association staff, vendors, cleaners, contractors, and anyone who received a copy.
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Walk every affected opening
Note the door purpose, current key, lock condition, and whether it belongs only to the unit or to a larger property system. Include front and rear entries, attached garages, storage, utility, and detached spaces the prior key could open.
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Choose rekey, repair, or replacement
Keep compatible hardware when it operates correctly and the key change is the goal. Repair or replace only where condition or function calls for it.
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Plan the new handoff
Decide who receives new keys, which compatible doors stay in the same key group, who will manage future copies, and how the new set will be documented at handoff.
What the lock condition changes
Hardware that operates correctly
A compatible lock that operates correctly may only need its keying changed.
Sticky, loose, or damaged hardware
A turnover is a useful time to separate a key that should no longer operate the lock from a lock or door that also needs repair.
Several doors that open with the same key
Say which doors should share a key and which must stay separate so the key plan matches the property.
Commercial and residential hardware may be mixed
A property can combine residential deadbolts and knobs with commercial levers, mortise cylinders, shared entrances, or electronic locks. Each opening should be identified before one key plan is assumed to fit all of them.
That relationship is more useful than a door count alone. It shows whether one set of new keys can cover the affected doors, whether some doors need to stay separate, or whether a worn lock also needs repair.