[SEL] O.T. Key Security

[mrengine at comcast.net]

You could securely install a wall safe then put a cheap cabinet with hooks inside to hang the keys on. You had that pumper running lately? Frank

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> Ok gang I need your help again. As most of you know I have a part time job where 
> I help manage a 60 unit apartment complex and do all of the maintenance. The 
> office is about 10' X 10' in size, we have a steel entry door with a dead bolt 
> lock, the office has one outside window and we have bars over it so we felt 
> pretty protected. The tenants spare apartment keys are locked in a key cabinet 
> that is mounted on the wall inside of the office. 
> 
> Last week we had an intruder gain access to our attic, walk over to the top of 
> the office and just bust through the ceiling into the office. He gained access 
> to the key cabinet once in the office and got some of the tenants keys as well 
> as obtained the keys to the Laundromat which he used to gain access to the coin 
> boxes and emptied all of them out. We are now in the process of re-keying the 
> whole complex at a cost of about $3000.00. 
> 
> The owners have asked me to come up with a more secure way of keeping the 
> tenants keys in the office. Every key cabinet that I find on the Internet that 
> is capable of holding about 180 keys is made only of light gauge metal, 10 
> gauge, etc. I was trying to find a heavy duty key safe like the old floor model 
> safes you use to see in some of the offices but have been unable to find one 
> made for keys. 
> 
> I am looking for suggestions on how to obtain maximum security for storing the 
> apartment keys in the office. Any help or advice will be appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Paul 
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