Is having a locked closet within a bedroom where know plumbing or maintanence access is needed for even the most snoopiest of Landlords? If I had to rent a one bedroom I would have a lock on my bedroom door irrespective of the landlords opinion, as if he would ever have to know in the first place. Then once inside my locked bedroom, you would encounter a locked closet door with nothing in either of the two rooms neccesitating the managers intrusion.
If it ever got to the point where I would be comfronted about locking my bedroom door, I could simply claim I needed the extra security of a bedroom locked door. What is any reasonable landlord going to say about that? Even if he gets into my rented bedroom while I am in attendance, why would he question me about a keyed closet doorknob where he would have know reasonable right to inspect in the first place?
Having a locked closet within a rental is easily explained away as a close friend working out of state requested you store some of his belongings and for his sake of security asked you to keep his stuff locked up at all times. I dont ever believe it would get this far but you need to play things out and think about what would be reasonable. If you had an adjacent bathroom where plumbing issues could arrise and landlords and workmen would have a legit need to traverse the area like kitchens and bathrooms.
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