Tenants and keys

[alidee]

I have a tenant who is not keen on the landlord having a spare key to her room.
she wants the key to give to her friend in case she mislays her own - which she has a few times already in 3 months.
I explained she can get one cut and the landlord will not use his to enter the property unless she agrees.
I pointed out that if she lost all keys we would have to change locks and being firedoors could cost a fortune.
I think i know what I want to say to the tenant but would be interested in any feedback from you guys as to what you would do in this situation :confused:

Thanks in advance

[jeffrey]

Are you:
a. L;
b. L's agent; or
c. someone else?

[alidee]

Hi Jeffery

Sorry should have said - I'm landlords agent but hes also a friend

[pcwilkins]

I have a tenant who is not keen on the landlord having a spare key to her room.

I'd be inclined to say tough --- the LL has a spare key and that's that.

If she wants another spare she can get one cut, as you say.

Peter

[fallenlord]

I agree - the landlord is entitled to have a key incase of emergencies, and provided visits for any other reasons are arranged and agreed with the tenant before hand then I dont see any reason for her to complain

[alidee]

thanks for your reply guys - pretty much what i was thinking ;)

alidee

[pete's properties]

Some tenants feel insecure if the landlord has a key.

If you want to solve this amicably without getting into legal entanglements, you could allow tenants to have an inside door bolt or chain.

:)

[Bel]

If the LL holds a key, he does not have to give it up. But the T may change her lock if she feels insecure (it happens).



LL cannot enter without tenants permission, except in dire emergency; so having keys is not really going to be a big issue in a bedroom situation.

As long as LL has contact details of nominated keyholder who lives convenietly close, this could be a solution without the tenant feeling 'controlled'.