Tenant forced to change apartment locks after discovering friend made copies of his keys while cat-sitting, friend insists it was for his safety: ‘You don't trust me’

How would you feel if you found out someone else made themselves a key to your home?

Realistically speaking, it's sensible to have someone you know and trust have a key to your home. If you don't have a spare key, you should definitely make one and give it to your parents or a close friend you trust for safekeeping. This way, in case of an emergency or even if you simply need someone to water your plants, you have someone to call and help you out.

The most important part is that the person who keeps the key is someone you fully trust. If you don't trust them, then the decision to give them a key to your home could lead to the exact opposite of what you initially intended–you would just end up feeling unsafe and uneasy in your own space.

The weird thing about the story below is that the tenant didn't even get to decide who had a spare key to his apartment; the decision was made for him.

It all started when this tenant had to travel for work for a week, and asked his friend, Derek, to drop by his place a few times to feed his cat and make sure everything was okay. Derek happily agreed. When the tenant returned home, everything seemed fine until Derek decided to reveal that he made a copy of the key while he had it, claiming it was just in case something happened. The tenant was immediately uncomfortable with Derek's actions–he completely took the decisions into his own hands, without so much as a word to ask for the tenant's permission to make a copy of his key.

The even weirder thing was that when the tenant asked for the copy back, Derek refused to give it up. He insisted it was for the safety of his friend that the key remain with him, and got annoyed whenever the friend acted like he was overstepping.
This led the tenant to the only option he had left to feel safe in his own home: change the lock. However, for some reason, he decided to tell Derek about it, and Derek was not happy about the implications…
via Nemanja Potkonjak

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