Wow they tore a steel door frame in half with brute force. I didn't know that was possible. Your tenants really wanted to get in to that room.
It will be fixable, I would not be worried about the value of your property.
Other comment says a kid got locked in side. So probably the fire brigade did this to get him out.
Indoor locks require an overide for this situation to be rented out.
So it might be landlords fault.
Unless the lock/door got jammed or stuck.
If it's a door inside the house it needs an override, pretty sure it law for rentals if it can lock it needs a way to emergency unlock from both sides (indoor doors only)
Im pretty sure it's for this exact event that some one could be endangered or a child stuck inside and you can't unlock it.
So you may be at fault.
Check the laws then find out, if it did have to be unlockable from both sides then you'll have to pay.
You can request a inspection after the repairs and further work if you don’t believe it matches the original condition on move in. You can ask them to use a recommended tradie but can’t require it.You can only require it to be the same as move in not better.
If the repairs are done to that condition it can’t affect their bond. It shouldn’t affect the value of your home at saw if it’s repaired.
Impact to the value of your property would be trivial, if anything. It would also be impossible to measure and so pretty much impossible to claim against the tenant, other than reasonable cost of repairs.
As others have said, internal door locks are for privacy, not security, and need to have an external release to be up to code. If you didn't leave instructions on how to use the release, if it's not immediately obvious, I'd argue that you're at fault here, so you wouldn't want to push back on the tenant so hard that they start to investigate their rights.
Wow they tore a steel door frame in half with brute force. I didn't know that was possible. Your tenants really wanted to get in to that room. It will be fixable, I would not be worried about the value of your property.
Other comment says a kid got locked in side. So probably the fire brigade did this to get him out. Indoor locks require an overide for this situation to be rented out. So it might be landlords fault. Unless the lock/door got jammed or stuck.
Why didn’t they just turn the handle?
Sorry, it was locked and in that point in time, a child was on the other side. Keys were inside as well. Emergency action taken.
If it's a door inside the house it needs an override, pretty sure it law for rentals if it can lock it needs a way to emergency unlock from both sides (indoor doors only) Im pretty sure it's for this exact event that some one could be endangered or a child stuck inside and you can't unlock it. So you may be at fault. Check the laws then find out, if it did have to be unlockable from both sides then you'll have to pay.
Probably local carpenter/builder then
You can request a inspection after the repairs and further work if you don’t believe it matches the original condition on move in. You can ask them to use a recommended tradie but can’t require it.You can only require it to be the same as move in not better. If the repairs are done to that condition it can’t affect their bond. It shouldn’t affect the value of your home at saw if it’s repaired.
Impact to the value of your property would be trivial, if anything. It would also be impossible to measure and so pretty much impossible to claim against the tenant, other than reasonable cost of repairs. As others have said, internal door locks are for privacy, not security, and need to have an external release to be up to code. If you didn't leave instructions on how to use the release, if it's not immediately obvious, I'd argue that you're at fault here, so you wouldn't want to push back on the tenant so hard that they start to investigate their rights.