I always keep a coin on the table in the hallway so we can quickly and easily open any room she is in.
Having a lock on bedroom door.
As already stated by others you will need fire doors throughout with thumb turn locks on the bedroom doors and external doors and all the associated fire rated hardware hinges closers etc and intumescent strips or smoke seals check which are needed for which doors.
The locked bedroom door.
Deeper question is whether where you rent this room is a licensed boarding house.
The room is rented just by the individual tenant.
Suddenly the door lock which has been on the door since they were 2 is now their favorite household appliance.
Then you do need to have a lock on the door as the other tenants have no right to go in there.
I would install keyed knobs on all other interior doors master bedroom other bedrooms etc.
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It can sometimes be beneficial to have a select room in the house as a safe place in case of an emergency.
A bedroom door lock can also provide a safe place in the house.
Otherwise it sounds like the landlord is violating many of the tenant s rights laws.
To your question yes of course you can lock your door.
We have locks on our bedroom doors where we live now and they can be opened with a coin.
I would give the guest a temporary combination to the front door guest bedroom and possibly the back door and the garage door but not a hard key.
Before purchasing a lock measure your door s backset cross bore and thickness to ensure you find the right fit.
This singular piece of housing hardware can cause a great many fights within families.
A story about locking your child s door from our forum it s a topic that s come up on our madeformums forum too.
A door lock should keep your home safe and secure while providing easy access for you and your invited guests.
Quite often the door locking situation rears its ugly head when a child turns 12 or 13 years old.
I would install a deadbolt door lock on the guest bedroom that locks with a key and a combination.
For example if someone broke into the house a bedroom door lock would provide the safety needed to lock yourself away from any potential danger.
My daughter s big thing is to go in the room and shut and lock the door.
Even if you go in the room with her she does it.
Usually the backset measures 2 3 8 inches or 2 3 4 inches.
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 escape unlocking it 10 minutes later once the little girl had nodded off.