It is not legal to lock a bedroom door an interior door within an apartment.
Should i lock my bedroom door if i have roomates.
Then you do need to have a lock on the door as the other tenants have no right to go in there.
Usually when i lock my room it means i don t want to be disturbed or i just want to be alone.
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 your roommate has friends over that you don t trust.
I feel like i have no privacy.
However i live in a small town and i haven t locked my doors in over 15 years.
Some people choose to create a safe room in their house as an additional level of protection.
There s literally no reason to why they can be doing this.
It changes though if they all rent their room on an individual basis and each have their own tenancy agreement for the exclusive use of their room and shared use of the other parts of the property.
The room is rented just by the individual tenant.
I would say if you live in a city or a high crime area you should definitely lock your doors because you do not know your neighbors or who is dangerous.
The answer provided to you is in the nature of general information.
More recently american actress kristen bell admitted to locking 3 year old daughter delta in her bedroom while she went to sleep so she couldn t.
In these cases key less door locks offer security beyond the traditional key or deadbolt locks.
You may want to consult an attorney.
The bedroom offers the possibility of being transformed into a safe room should it be necessary.
I don t even know where the key is.