Pool gate requires key to Exit the pool

Yes, its perfectly legal– but not too practical. Most pool gates will have a simple locking mechanism that will only lock from the outside, but it is common to have pool gates lock entirely. I’m guessing your property management company has some logic behind the required key, but its probably not justified.

Remember, anytime a pool is for 3 units or more it is considered a commercial pool and inspected by your city’s pool inspector. Oddly enough, it may have been the city pool inspector that required the lock to require a key for entry and exit.

I had a pool at a rental and quickly discovered that the pool inspector for my city was a power hungry jerk. He could find any reason to shut me down and would constantly require non-important upgrades.

If you are still baffled by this, contact the pool inspector and see what they say about it. If you talk nice enough, he/she may push the issue during the next visit to get your landlord to replace the lock. Never hurts to ask.