Do bedrooms at university have locks on them?
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Re: Do bedrooms at university have locks on them?(Original post by Smack)
No, the main advantage is that people can't walk in on you masturbating.
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Re: Do bedrooms at university have locks on them?Legally a landlord cannot stop you fitting locks, or changing locks (you would have to abide by any laws for the property still) - you would just be liable for the cost of returning it to how it was (putting the original locks back and fixing damage caused by doing this etc) so it is a last resort. The landlord has no legal right to even hold the keys to the house during your tenancy, so you can change those locks and there is nothing they can do. All this is more of a technicality though as it is impractical to do this and hold a decent relationship with the landlord, and most will probably try and cause hell for you if you did it. But it is perfectly legal.
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Re: Do bedrooms at university have locks on them?in this case its not up to the landlord they are not allowed its a fire hazard. well fire hazard on the inside of the door anyway(Original post by 26daystoworkwith)
Depends on the house. If it's a HMO (e.g. separate contracts for each bedroom) then they will definitely have locks. If you're renting the entire house (e.g. joint tenancy) they might not, it's up to the landlord. -
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Re: Do bedrooms at university have locks on them?Its not a fire hazzard to have certain locks on, just normal ones that would require you to have to get you key from the inside. Instead there are simple alternatives that are perfectly legal (as you will see in pretty much all student halls that have the exact same fire hazzard laws to comply with) so there is no excuse to not have a lock.(Original post by kopite493)
in this case its not up to the landlord they are not allowed its a fire hazard. well fire hazard on the inside of the door anyway -
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Re: Do bedrooms at university have locks on them?I've seen quite a few student houses (not HMOs) where the bedroom doors have locks on the interior.(Original post by kopite493)
in this case its not up to the landlord they are not allowed its a fire hazard. well fire hazard on the inside of the door anyway
