The co op s house rules which shareholders are expected to follow include a rule prohibiting locks with keys on bedroom doors.
Locks on bedroom doors illegal.
Are bedroom door locks okay.
A few months ago my landlord took the locks off our bedroom doors and said its illegal to have locks on the door because its a fire hazard.
Motion alarms can also tell parents when kids make a break for it and they are easy to implement.
Idk why it suddenly became an issue after they ve been there for eternity.
Quite often the door locking situation rears its ugly head when a child turns 12 or 13 years old.
Years ago the daily mail featured the story of a dad who was so exasperated that his son kept getting out of bed and going into mum and dad s room he put a lock on the child s bedroom door from the outside and left it locked for the night.
I place the to slow the criminals down to see them on the surveillance cameras.
Students migrants workers people in receipt of housing benefit etc.
Suddenly the door lock which has been on the door since they were 2 is now their favorite household appliance.
So i need to know is ok for me to have a chain lock.
The locked bedroom door.
I live in a house with a bunch of random people i found off craigslist and i normally keep valuables and cash in my.
Locking a child s door is a fire hazard it may also earn parents a visit from child protective services.
I told the management and they even made me take the chain lock off my door.
This singular piece of housing hardware can cause a great many fights within families.
A good sleep ritual can help toddlers learn to soothe themselves.
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.
The locks may make the property a hmo for council tax purposes but under the housing act 2004 any property occupied by 3 unrelated persons i e.
Without some significant reading of the nj fire code and building code and knowing what specific jurisdiction you re in as there may be local variances or inspectors may have divergent interpretations there isn t anything i m aware of that wou.
Gates and dutch doors are safer options and less alienating for the toddler.
I live in a co op apartment in woodside queens.