Houses with a Secondary Suite s. 9.9.6.7

1) Principal entrance doors, exit doors and doors to suites, including exterior doors of dwelling units, and other
doors in an access to exit shall
a) be openable from the inside or in travelling to an exit without requiring keys, special devices or specialized
knowledge of the door-opening mechanism, or
b) be controlled by electromagnetic locking mechanisms in accordance with Sentence 3.4.6.16.(5).
2) Except for doors serving a single dwelling unit or a house with a secondary suite, and doors to accessory
buildings and to garages serving a single dwelling unit, door release hardware on doors in a means of egress
shall be operable with one hand and the door shall be openable with not more than one releasing operation.
(See also Sentence 3.8.3.6.(4) and Note A-3.3.1.13.(4).)

3) Door release hardware on doors in a means of egress shall be installed 900 mm to 1 100 mm above the
finished floor.
4) Except for hotels and motels, a door opening onto a public corridor that provides access to exit from suites
shall be designed not to lock automatically if it is equipped with an automatic self-closing device. (See Note A-3.3.4.5.(1).)

RTA Residential Tenancies Act

9.9.6.7 Door Latching, Locking and Opening Mechanisms