For a 380-unit beachfront condominium, the combination of short-term rentals and aging infrastructure was creating a perfect storm. Nearly every unit was owned by investors and rented nightly through platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. With a constant stream of unfamiliar guests came a growing list of security issues.

For years, a large condominium community had been operating under the assumption that their master key system was secure. But when a routine audit revealed that more than 50 master keys had been duplicated over the past 15 years, the board realized they had lost control of access to nearly every unit on the property.

In one beachfront condominium, frustration was mounting. Homeowners were being locked out of their units, emergency lockouts were on the rise, and the existing locks—outdated, discontinued, and unsightly—were becoming a daily headache for both residents and management.