A locksmith of record is a security licensed 3rd party expert operating under authority to authenticate the value of security on a property, especially relating to access permissions and denial and the control thereof.
Many property owners prefer a locksmith of record due to the trust necessary between the property owner and the providers of locksmith security services.
Property owners and tenants can gain confidence in surety of works performed with full court ready documentation, especially with third party verification of the security status on a property. Examples are property owners that lease to tenants are required by law to rekey or change the locks of a property to new keys for new tenants assuring control of access to the domain. Most property owners opt for rekeying as a less expensive alternative to changing hardware, however tenants usually only have the word of the landlord when taking possession of a property. Ergo, a third party verification improves trust and certainty in the exchange.
Another example are cases where tenants claim the landlord did not provide adequate protection in case of a criminal or violence event. A vetted third party locksmith with documentation can provide evidence for or against in such cases.
An additional example is the sale of a property where documentation is beneficial to the new owners. A locksmith of record can provide historical documentation providing expert opinion on varying issues such as the crime defense rating of each specific property, often more critical than general quantitative data on each area, when deciding whether or not to purchase such property.
Most importantly is the documentation and cyclical power given to property owners with a locksmith of record providing preventative maintenance from expertise for lock, key and other related devices. Preventative maintenance can extend the life of locks and keys for years and decades and assure the proper function of those devices.
Locks, keys and access management are the most critical factors in property protection from criminal intent. With the evolution of smart electronic devices migrating into the serious business of protection, third party independent recording may be more critical than ever before as inadvertently, more people and organizations have access to properties, each with undisclosed agendas and many have access control without the property owners or tenants being aware of such access.
