Could that actually be legal though? The system must be pretty dysfunctional to allow people to circumvent tenants rights so blatantly. There's no way that would fly in New Zealand. You can't deny your tenant access to their home at nighttime because you've personally decided they're "evicted". Evictions have to be approved by the tenancy tribunal or something like that, and then you can change the locks or, I imagine disable their fob/app. Same goes for requiring them to go through some degrading begging process when they want to get in or out.
I'm not saying you're denied access, I'm saying they will make the access go through an onerous process like having to ask someone to open the unit (after verifying your identity). This is a classic tactic to make people want to move out on their own.
