There are 26 apartments in the building; there is one entry code.
Most of the apartments have multiple residents.
So far so good.
THE PROBLEM IS, that each of the residents share the code
- With delivery people
With visitors
With contractors
With their kid’s friends
I am guilty of sharing the code with my daughter and her family.
I did not share the code with the guys who delivered products to the door — they managed to get in anyway.
My grand-daughter who, at age 11, knows “everything” (just ask her), said there is an emergency code known to emergency responders — and 11 year old girls.
Actually, THAT makes sense.
Code = Password
To my Edward Bear mind, the entry code should be treated like a password.
Protected.
Shared only on rare occasions.
Changed frequently.
Alternatively, perhaps tenants could be — as happened in one Florida gated community — given swipe cards or similar to open doors and gates.
Most people already carry a bevy of cards: driver’s license, credit, employer ID, medical, etc. Adding one more card should not be that onerous — unless of course the person is toting multiple packages and the weather is not conducive to fumbling for a card.
Fashion may dictate that cards on lanyards or retractable strings are undesirable, especially for the ladies.
Children, especially active small children (elementary school age) can be rough on any type card; they, then, are the “weak link” in having a physical entry option.
MEANWHILE despite the good intent, the desired security remains in the realm of “desire.” It LOOKS good, seeing the keypad close to the main door, but since the code is known, apparently, by everyone and his brother, it is next to useless.
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