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I'm wondering why real estate agents routinely leave lock boxes behind after a property is sold or rented. Not only are some of them expensive (and brand new), they still have keys inside. In large condo complexes in CA, there can literally be a dozen of them attached to pipes or fence railings for years if the HOA doesn't bother to remove them with bolt cutters or saws. Are they just considered a cost of doing business and not worth retrieving? Is there no liability if someone breaks into one and accesses the property? It must get confusing if a lockbox for an active listing isn't marked in some way, and it is next to six others just like it.