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[–] 33 points 9 months ago (6 children)

and since it was all under HOA owners couldn’t just buy mismatched locks.

as an european, i always roll my eyes at the concept of hoa, but this is definitely wildest i have seen in this context 😂

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  • [+] [S] 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)
  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    They don't, they just didn't want some regular old locks on some doors mixing with their fancy locks they overpaid for that matches all the other units.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I am still confused. Aren't locks modular and easily swappable on the other side of the ocean?

    This is how they look here. You can just swap it without changing the looks of the door in any way.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Your confusion stems from the bureaucracy, not the method. Even if it was 'simple as', the result is the same.

    Some doors yes, other doors you have to take the whole thing apart. I would say most are not 'easy'. I don't know the outcome, I think they were rekeyed because I was told to keep the lock even if I replaced it. I left that week for unrelated reasons and had my property manager deal with it.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Yeah, but they were somewhat reasonable about it. You could get new locks to prevent break-ins, but it took them a very long time to figure out what they were going to do. It was all brand new and the locks technically worked, so I guess they had to have meetings to figure out if they needed to sue or to buy new locks, change the design....or whatever the HOA does. They ended up telling everyone to keep their old locks and I think they just rekeyed them? I left during all that mess (not for that reason) so idk.

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