This issue is still on-going for me.
I have a faulty swipe key that I’ve not bothered trying to replace – until now. It’s for the common property building street entrance doors etc where I have an apartment that I rent out, so I only need it once or twice a year. The building manager had earlier informed me I’d have to pay for a new one.
I decided after reading all the advice here to approach the OC management company directly. Their response: It’s an owner responsibility and a replacement will cost $85.00.
So I’ve now pointed out that the swipe was not lost, misplaced or damaged. It just stopped working. And AFAIK there are no special rules about swipes and even if there were it could be unlikely that an OC could deny owners (a working) access across common property to get to their lots.
I’ll be interested to see what the response will now be.