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So this door was fixed – the strike plate was faulty. The locksmith provided a quote to Strata to have a restricted key system put in place – due to the poor quality of the locks on all of the entrance and exit doors to the building. I voted immediately my approval for this but was it was rejected (or ignored – I don’t know) by the rest of the S/C – this was back in late May. In late June security cameras were installed in the basement car park. Last weekend thieves entered via this exact door (somehow the crooks had a key?) strolled down to the basement car park, broke into cars, storage areas and vehicles. This was captured on CCTV and the Police are now in possession of this footage.
So now, of course, the re-active S/C want the restricted key system applied!
In the meantime, I have asked Strata to change the lock whereby the crooks entered with a key and the response was:
“We can’t just change the lock overnight in your hallway as other residents will be affected/locked out”???
I never asked Strata to change the locks overnight but logically thought it would be changed with some haste to stop the thieves re-entering.
What about our own personal safety let alone our property? If these criminals re-enter and go on another spree – perhaps into our units? – who is liable if the Strata expect us to wait for the implementation of the restricted key system?
Seems I need that stick to beat off offenders by myself then.