mini said
Well, it depends on the terms of your by-law. But, from what I have observed, most by-laws tend to provide that swipe cards are property of the owners corporation.
Wouldn’t it depend on who actually owns the key/remote/swipe?
I’ve been a member of six OCs/BCs across 3 states/territories and have not yet encountered a by-law or registered special rule in any of my OCs/BCs about common keys/remotes/swipes.
The OCs/BCs that I’ve been a member of have initially given out a number of common keys/devices to the owner of each lot and have then charged a fee to supplement or replace them. I suppose this means that they became the owner’s property and therefore the owner’s responsibility to replace if they went faulty?
I’ve noted that some OCs ask for a deposit for some common keys/devices. I suppose that means that the OC continues to own them and therefore would be responible to replace it if faulty.
My current OCs pass on costs to any owner requesting an extra or replacement – this might include a managing agent’s fee and a locksmith’s fee etc but they don’t make any income from request.
$220 does however seem a lot for a swipe key! The cost for my last replacements of 1 x key and 1 x swipe was totally $120.