What Is Miya’s Law?
Is Miya’s Law in Effect in Georgia?
What Protections Are Advocates Seeking?
- Background checks and sex-offender screening for apartment maintenance staff.
- Written key-control policies and records of access to master keys and key fobs.
- At least 24 hours’ notice before non-emergency maintenance entry.
- Employment restrictions related to certain criminal convictions.
- Oversight, recordkeeping, and enforcement.
Why Key Accountability Matters
Notice procedures and key accountability serve related purposes. Notice helps residents understand when someone plans to enter their home. Key-control procedures help management oversee who can obtain a key, why they need it, and whether they returned it.
HandyTrac helps property teams put that accountability into practice. Instead of relying on handwritten logs or memory, managers can review recorded key activity and follow up on outstanding keys.
Track individual responsibility. An audit trail records who checked out a key, the recorded reason, and when it was returned, helping managers investigate questions about key activity.
See which keys are still out. The Keys Out Report gives teams visibility into outstanding keys so they can follow up with the responsible employee or vendor.
Receive reminders to follow up. Configured key-out summaries and overdue-key notifications help managers stay informed without repeatedly running reports.
Make key locations unpredictable. Random Key Rotation assigns a returned key to a random available hook, so someone cannot reliably locate it again simply by remembering its previous position.
Review activity remotely. Online reporting and the HandyTrac App help managers maintain oversight while away from the property.
These tools support consistent procedures and reduce the time spent tracking down keys. A checkout record documents key access; it does not independently confirm entry into a residence or delivery of the required notice. Property teams should coordinate key control with resident communications, work authorization, and entry documentation.
Questions worth reviewing include:
- Who is authorized to access each key?
- Is every checkout assigned to an individual employee?
- Is the reason for checkout documented?
- How are vendor keys issued and returned?
- Who follows up on overdue or missing keys?
- How quickly is access removed when an employee leaves?
With clear policies and accessible records, property teams can identify gaps, address outstanding keys, and maintain stronger oversight of access to residents’ homes.
