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Changing The Locks

  Dear Edith: Does the tenant have the right to change the locks on a house and not give the landlord a duplicate key?
 
 

The tenant may change the locks, but the landlord is entitled to a key. The owner must be able to enter in an emergency.

 

 

 

    Edith
Originally published on July 3, 2005
 
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