Roommate Put Lock On Door

She should check state law before taking action because the rules vary.

Roommate put lock on door.

A locking bedroom door may seem low on your list of priorities however it s an ultimate barrier that will prevent most roommates from entering without your permission. Even if the front door lock is sound a tenant may want a new one or an added lock for her own piece of mind. I have no objection to a lock on a closet but not the whole room. Just my personal opinion but if i had a roommate and she put a lock on the door of the bedroom she was using that would most definately creep me out.

I m a little offended by this because i never take anything from her room and she is the one who has taken stuff from my room. You have stuff you want protected lock the closet. She is a smoker i said no smoking in the ad i am allergic to smoke. Otherwise it sounds like the landlord is violating many of the tenant s rights laws.

Deeper question is whether where you rent this room is a licensed boarding house. You don t like the person who was nice enough to let you move in then move. To your question yes of course you can lock your door. If you are simply a roommate that is a different story and the defense the landlord would likely make.

Now she wants to put a lock on her bedroom door and. Locking it while you re out has obvious benefits but being able to lock it while you re there can be useful such as if there s a lot of people over for a party or if.