Apartment Lock Out: Here’s what to Do

So you finally convinced your friends to move in with you so you can split the rent and live like adults. Congrats! Now you have an apartment all your own.

While you’re enjoying the freedom and new-found responsibilities, maybe there are a few things you’re just discovering – liking mixing white clothes and colors really does leave the laundry looking dingy like mom always said it would. Or, perhaps remembering to keep your apartment keys in eyesight at all times is a must…because if you leave them sitting on the coffee table and lock the door behind you to go for a run, you’ll come back to sitting in an empty hallway with no way of getting in.

Maybe you’ve locked yourself out more times than you’d care to admit.

This time you don’t want to call the landlord again or even ask your parents for help. You want to figure it out all by yourself this time.

Here’s what to do when you lock yourself out of your apartment and want to get back in:

1. Keep Calm – It’s easy to get frustrated, annoyed or even disappointed with yourself if you’re locked out but the most important thing you can do in these situations is to stay calm so that you have a clear head to think of the best option to get back in.
2. Call Your Roommate – It was a good idea to share the apartment with roommates chances are one of them can let you back in to retrieve your keys. That is if they aren’t also annoyed with constantly having to come bail you out. If you don’t feel like calling them for help either – there’s still hope.
3. Call a Local Locksmith – Locksmiths are there for this specific purpose. To help you gain reentry into whatever you’ve been locked out of. It’s their job to fix, access and even recommend updates to locks.

Keep in mind that you are in an apartment so you don’t technically own the space and might even need your landlord’s permission anyway to get back in. Know your contract terms in advance so you know exactly what you can and can’t do in this situation.

All American Locksmiths serves the Connecticut and Westchester, NY area offering reliable and dependable locksmith services for everything from car lockouts to residential and even commercial services. Wherever you are and whatever you need, you can count on us to come to get your issue resolved promptly.

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