garage door operers without a remote?

Question

i am leasing a house with an automatic garage door, but the previous tenant didn't leave the remotes. how do i get replacements? what about security from them coming back?

Answer 1

If the last tenants took the garage door remotes they might also have keys to the house. Talk to the landlord and let him know your concerns and your wish to have the door locks changed and new remotes. If he/she shows no sense of urgency then tell him you are going to get them and show the receipts when next months rent is due as an offset.

All garage door openers have different frequencies you can change yours by flipping a few small switches on the opener box and matching it to the remote. Find out the make and model of the door opener and order a remote from this site:
http://www.garage-doors-and-parts.com/garage-door-remotes.html

Good luck and I hope you have a good and fair landlord.

Answer 2

Great question. First, you SHOULD be concerned about the previous tenant returning, and having access to your house. As far as replacements, you need to look up the manufacturer of the garage door opener. If it is a brand like Craftsman, or Genie, it should be simple to replace. On the opener, there should be a panel cover that hides the "code" it is set to. All you have to do when you get a replacement remote is set the code to a different number, and then, set your replacement to the same number. I would suggest doing this first, to keep your previous tennant out!! Fairly simple to do all of this!!

Answer 3

You can buy replacements for them on the web, especially ebay.

I don't think you can disable the older remotes though. For that, you need to replace the entire door opener.