Why the answer is about events more than a calendar, and how to stay on top of it.
For a business, locks are less about a fixed schedule and more about events that change who should hold a key. The clearest trigger is staff turnover: any time someone with a key leaves, especially on bad terms, the affected doors should be rekeyed. A commercial rekey handles that without buying new hardware each time.
Beyond turnover, rekey or change locks after a break-in or attempted entry, after lost or unaccounted-for keys, and when you take over a new space. On a routine basis, a yearly walkthrough of exterior doors catches worn hardware before it fails, which our commercial team can fold into maintenance.
If chasing keys is a constant headache, a master key system or access control changes the math. With access control, removing a former employee is a few clicks rather than a rekey, while keys still cover the rest. Worn exit hardware and closers are worth checking too, covered under commercial hardware and exit devices.
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If you only take one thing from this, take this: handling a lock problem on purpose, before it becomes a crisis, is almost always cheaper and calmer than handling it in a panic at the worst possible moment. A little planning, a spare key, a rekey after a move, goes a long way.