Lock rekeying in Fort Lauderdale & Broward

Why Broward owners rekey

Keys spread quickly in Broward. Condo units change hands and often come with a drawer of unmarked keys. Seasonal owners hand spares to neighbors, cleaners and property checkers. Rentals turn over, and a buyer in Coral Springs or Miramar has no idea how many copies the last owner made. Rekeying changes the pins inside your existing locks so only the new keys work.

Rekeying a condo unit? Keep management in the loop

Florida law gives a condo association a right of access to units for maintenance and repair of the common elements, and many associations require a current key on file. If you rekey your unit door, ask for an extra key and drop it off at the management office. That keeps you within the rules and means the office can still get in if a pipe bursts while you're away. The lobby, pool and garage entrances belong to the association, and it controls those keys and fobs.

Rekeying keeps impact hardware in place

Broward is in the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and impact-rated doors carry a product approval that generally covers the door and its hardware together. Swapping the lockset means checking that approval. Rekeying doesn't change the hardware at all, so when the lock itself works well, rekeying is usually the simpler way to take back control of an impact door.

When the season ends and the helpers change

Seasonal residents often leave keys with a neighbor, a house checker, a pool service and a cleaner. When any of those arrangements ends, or you simply lose track of who has what, rekey before you head north again. It's also worth doing when you buy a unit from an estate, since there's no telling how many relatives had a key.

Resales in the western suburbs

Homes in Weston, Coral Springs, Pembroke Pines and Miramar resell often, and a front door, garage entry, side gate and pool-area door can each take a different key. A locksmith can often rekey them to one key if the locks share a keyway, which usually means the same brand.

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