New Tenant Refuses To Share Apartment Key With Entitled Neighbors, Drama Ensues
People must establish new ties with their neighborhood when they relocate. There are moments when they find it challenging to live next door to long-term residents who have grown close to one another. If the newcomer hopes to get into the established community, they must be more understanding and accommodating.
OP described a similar experience when he moved into a new apartment in a four-unit complex and settled into one of the ground-floor apartments. Because he was new to the neighborhood, he always closed the hallway door to protect himself from the potential risks. All of the other neighbors were single mothers who never bothered to secure the front entrance for their own convenience because they generally worked nights. After OP began closing the door, they were all stuck outside in the middle of the night, and someone had to get up to open it for them. They all had lost their spare keys, so they asked OP to let them make copies of his key. Read the whole story to learn about OP’s reaction on his neighbor’s demand.
Source: Reddit
1. OP wonders if he was wrong for not allowing his neighbors to make a copy of his apartment key.
2. OP moved into a new apartment where all the neighbors were very old residents. OP was the only man, and most of them were single mothers.
3. Since moving into the building, OP has always secured the hallway door, which has caused problems for the neighbors who have never locked it before.
4. Neighbors who worked night shift couldn’t enter the hallway and started banging on the door at midnight, and one of the neighbors had to get up to open the door.
5. OP’s neighbor asked him to leave the hallway door unlocked, but OP felt unsafe because of the dangerous neighborhood.
6. She asked him to lend his hallway key to make the copies because the landlord wanted $70 for a replacement key or he could make copies himself, but OP declined.
7. OP felt that his neighbors stopped talking to him. His neighbor, who brought goodies from the food bank for everyone, didn’t knock on OP’s door to give him some.
8. OP provided us with an update, describing how he apologized to his neighbors in a meeting.
9. OP explained that it was not permitted in his lease to copy their keys, but he copied the keys and gave them to all of his neighbors as a good will, which decreased the tension between them.
10. OP promised them to discuss his concerns before making any decisions that would affect them. They forgave him and became friends without complaining about the past.
11. OP hosted a neighbor get-together that he enjoyed fully and started receiving his goodies box of fresh produce after bonding well with them.
12. OP updated about his new neighbors’ circle while enjoying his fresh oranges, which his neighbor saved for him.
OP refused to allow them to copy his key and received a chilly response from the neighbors. The landlord prohibited giving his key to someone in order to obtain a duplicate. The neighbors couldn’t ask the landlord for one because they wanted $70 for the extra key, so they chose to keep the main door open. After receiving criticism from Redditors, the OP changed his mind and asked for an apology from his neighbors. He informed them that he had made duplicate keys for his neighbors and was giving them the keys free of charge as a gesture of goodwill. By doing so, he gained a new circle of friends and was pretty satisfied.
Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.
13. Redditor praises OP for handling the situation nicely.
14. Redditor suggests OP to help his neighbours getting the copy of the key if he wants good connections with them.
15. Redditor wants OP to let them have a copy of his key, as it would be very expensive for them to get it through the landlord.
16. Redditor has a valid point.
17. Redditor advises OP to get the copies and give them to neighbors as a gesture of goodwill.
18. Yes, it was OP’s fault to not cooperate with the neighbors; hence, bear the consequences.
19. Indeed! OP came to disrupt their settlement and should compromise a little by letting them have copies of his key.
20. Redditor disapproves of OP’s complaining about his neighbor’s change of attitude after refusing their requests to cooperate.
OP refused to give them duplicate copies of his key because it was forbidden by the landlord to create duplicates, but if he wanted to maintain good relations with his neighbors, he should have let them to keep copies. The landlord asked $70 for a spare key, which they had lost, making it exceedingly expensive for them to request from the landlord. They were all single mothers who kept the hallway door unlocked for their own convenience, but if OP wanted to lock the main door, he should assist them in getting keys. What is your perspective on the OP’s situation? Share your ideas in the comments below, and stay tuned to Wholesomeness for more stories.
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