Question: Our apartment building has two lifts. If lifts are out of order, we can only access the building via the fire exit doors. Should all owners have keys to access these doors?
I live in an apartment building that has two lifts. These lifts are used to access all levels of our building. If the lifts are out of order, the only way we can access our apartments and cars in the underground car park is through the fire exit doors.
Should we, as people that live in the building, have a key to access these fire exit doors from the outside coming into the building?
Answer: This is up to the owners corporation as there are no issues with fire compliance.
A fire stair may be used for access and egress. Whether owners and tenants have keys to access from the outside is a question for the owners corporation as there are no issues with compliance.
Rob Broadhead 2020 Fire Protection E: rob.broadhead@2020fire.com.au P: 1300 340 210