Comment by Turing_Machine

2 years ago

Maybe operating on the "easier to ask forgiveness than permission" principle?

I think landlords have to give you notice before entering your unit in most areas.

Swapping locks is maybe a ten minute job (probably less if you've done it a lot).

There's nothing to stop a tenant from swapping out the locks, then swapping the landlord's locks back in before a scheduled visit.

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Moru  2 years ago

The bigger problem is for the unscheduled emergency entry when a fire/water pipe broke and they have to bust the door down. Then you get to pay for replacing anything that was destroyed in the process, and your appartment is completely open until it gets fixed.

...And you might also get to pay for the water/fire damage to other appartments because it took longer to get into the appartment due to something you did.

  • astura  2 years ago

    Yeah, you gotta determine what is more likely

    1) the landlord didn't change the locks between tenants AND there's a great "key copying conspiracy."

    Or

    2) There's an emergency requiring your landlord/maintenance to enter the premise when you aren't home.

    I know which one I find more likely, but you do you.

    OTOH Probably most landlords won't mind you changing the locks as long as you give them a copy of the key.