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Re:A Landlord Wants Facial Recognition in Its Rent-Stabilize... by Hamuko on Sunday March 31, 2019 @03:44PM (#19537870)
Do Americans not get extra keys for their rental apartments?

Granted, I've only rented out an apartment once, but it was from a big local rental agency and I got three keys despite being the only tenant in a single bedroom apartment. My current studio apartment (although not a rental) also has three keys.

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Re:A Landlord Wants Facial Recognition in Its Rent-Stabilize... by UncleEntity on Sunday March 31, 2019 @07:01PM (#19539017)
> Do Americans not get extra keys for their rental apartments?

Mine didn't though I'm sure I could have gotten extra ones if I just asked.

I've been tempted on many, many occasions to give the neighbors a dollar to get a duplicate key made so they aren't knocking on the door/window at all hours because they obviously don't have enough keys for the amount of people living there.

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Re:A Landlord Wants Facial Recognition in Its Rent-Stabilize... by closeparen on Sunday March 31, 2019 @03:51PM (#19537921)
As a single tenant, I've always gotten 2 keys for my apartment door, and only one fob for the main entrance.
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Re:A Landlord Wants Facial Recognition in Its Rent-Stabilize... by Hamuko on Sunday March 31, 2019 @03:54PM (#19537947)
That also sounds weird since here it's pretty much universal that your apartment key also works for the main entrance.
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Re:A Landlord Wants Facial Recognition in Its Rent-Stabilize... by crooked-v on Sunday March 31, 2019 @04:03PM (#19537998)
RFID access fobs instead of keys are becoming increasingly common for main entrances because it allows property management to revoke access for one person without making everyone else in the building also change keys.
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