@CBD3000 said:
I wonder if the building has had problems with short term tenants and has decided that this is a good way to ensure that only genuine owners and tenants with valid leases have access. Could be a good way to keep the likes of Airbnb out!
Absolutely. It sounds like jliv has moved into a “problem building” that’s dealing with over-crowding and short-term lets as best they can, leading to an admittedly heavy-handed level of security.
I hate to say it but, if you don’t like your building or the way it’s run, there is a simple solution available to tenants but not so readily to resident owners: move out.
You might even be able to break your lease legally, by telling your landlords that the level of security and access is intrusive and you were not warned about this before you signed the lease. In short, you are entitled to a level of privacy that you are not being allowed to enjoy, which means your lease has been breached.
This link will take you to a fact sheet that provides form letters and links to the appropriate advice for complaining to Fair Trading.