What Locks Are Required for a Houston Apartment?
1. A rental property owner or apartment manager, at the rental property owner or apartment manager.s expense, is required to change or re-key locks within seven days of a new apartment resident moving in to cheap apartments in Houston, Texas. 2. A rental property owner or apartment manager is also required to install the following security devices without the apartment resident having to request them: • one window latch on each exterior window in the apartment • a doorknob lock or keyed deadbolt on each exterior door; (see NOTE) • a keyless bolting device (i.e. a keyless deadbolt) on each exterior door; • a door viewer on each exterior door; and • a pin lock and either a handle latch or a security bar on each exterior sliding glass door. NOTE: The rental property owner or apartment manager does not have to install a deadbolt or doorknob lock if at the time the apartment resident agrees to lease the dwelling, at least one exterior door usable for normal entry, has both a keyed deadbolt
