Comment by 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.
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.
We just had #2 in our house happen two days ago so yes.
To be clear, I think #2 is much more likely.