Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 - SECT 70

Locks

70. Locks



(1) A landlord must provide locks to secure all external doors and windows of
the rented premises.

(2) A party to a tenancy agreement who changes any external door or window
lock must as soon as practicable give a key to the lock to the other party.

(3) A tenant who wishes to change a lock in a master key system must obtain
the landlord's consent before changing that lock.

(4) A landlord must not unreasonably withhold consent to the changing of the
lock.

(5) In this section and sections 70A and 71-

key of a lock means a device or information normally used to operate the lock;

lock means a device for securing a door or window or other part of premises;

master key system means a set of locks in which-

   (a)  each lock or sub-set of locks has a unique key; and

   (b)  one single key or master key can operate all the locks in the set.