Selling locks and keys.

Boxcar182

Good Day Everyone, 

Hope everyone is doing well and healthy during this time. 

My question to you all is, how does your company handle locks and keys? And if you require the customer to purchase a lock and keys, how do you implement that within Sitelink? 

Thanks! 

themage

We just require a (somewhat) more secure lock than a standard padlock. They can bring their own or buy one from us. We handle it as a merchandise sale.

MamaDuke7

We allow them to use their own if they want to.  However, the vast majority buy a disc lock from us.

We have it as a merchandise item in Sitelink, along with our boxes and other merchandise.

aceypoo1

Do any of you use the cylinder locks?

i43storage

Our tenants provide their own locks.

Dtinfla

We require cylinder locks at our facility.  A lot of people already have one, otherwise we sell them at a reasonable price.  Just add it as merchandise at the point of taking payment for the rental.  

GSI03

  Customers can either provide their own or we can sell them a disc lock.  Personally, I hate cylinder locks

mrdbryan

We want our tenants to use (but not required) what we feel to be a more secure lock than the ones they'll sometimes use.  Therefore, in using the kiosk we dispense a "free" lock and keys with the understanding that upon them moving out they must returned both lock and keys!  If they don't get returned then the cost of the lock and keys, at that time, gets paid through their deposit they made when moving in.  Depending on the facility, we use dispense the cylinder locks and the plug locks.  I lean towards the "plug lock" as my most favorable!

skinman

We give every tenant a free disc lock at move in (to keep). We do require insurance, either proof of homeowners' or renters. If not, they must purchase a policy from us. But the disc lock waives the deductable should they need to file a claim through our 3rd party provider.

 

KarenPenrod

We also give each tenant a free disc lock at move in to keep or do with as they wish. We don't require they use it but most do. We don't require insurance and have them sign a waiver stating that we tell them that we also don't insure their contents but they are free to purchase outside of us as well.