What about folks in your home when you’re not there?

[Ronni]

As an offshoot of @hollydolly’s thread about folks dropping by without notice, that lead me to thoughts about people in your home when you’re not there.

While we were out of town last w/e my step daughter stopped by to pick up some mail for her that was sent to our address. My son needed to make a pit stop with a vehicle he’d purchased and was limping back to his shop. Last year nother family member had access to the house to water plants while we were on vacation.

There are times when a family member wants to stop by when we’re running errands or whatever and they’re welcome to let themselves in to wait for us. All the kids have the key code to the house and the tiny house. (Keyless entry locks) We change the code every few months.

Do you allow this kind of thing? If so, to whom?

 

[Aunt Bea]

I only have two people in my life that I would allow to have a key or be alone in my home.

When I was young had few possessions and no expectations of privacy, I enjoyed having house guests that could come and go as they pleased.

I suppose it's all about my own trust issues, not wanting to put people in a position where they might disappoint me or change my opinion of them.

 

[hollydolly]

Only my daughter has a key to my house, and I would allow access to at any time while I'm not here...

 

[Jan14]

There a few people in my close circle I would trust. Not many. I have allowed a house cleaner to come in when I wasn’t there.

 

[RFW]

Don't really mind when my sons drop by but they usually know if I'm home or not because they have my GPS.

 

[Geezer Garage]

Not much of an issue for me, and my house is rarely locked, unless I plan on being gone for an extended period.

 

[charry]

no one has a key for my place apart from the landlord (owners)
people always phone first before they come around
no body ever just pops in …..

 

[Pinky]

Daughter still has the entry fob for the building, and key to our unit. She never comes by when we're not here.

 

[raybar]

Aside from ourselves, only our children have keys to the house, and we have keys to theirs. This is mostly for emergencies, or in case someone needs to get into one of the houses for some reason when no is home. But we never ("never say never") arrive at each other's homes unexpectedly.

 

[Jules]

One couple has the key & alarm code because they’re the security backup if we’re ever away.
If my husband’s sons are visiting, they have the codes too. Before codes, they had a key. They’d never remember the code or the key for next time.

 

[Don M.]

Our kids have keys to the house. It's very rare that they stop by when we're not home....perhaps just to drop off or pick up something...but we know if/when they will stop by. Also, I think it's good for them to have a key, in case something were to happen to us.

 

[katlupe]

The only person outside of the manager and maintenance man who has a key and fob to my building is my boyfriend, Sonny.

 

[jujube]

The Spousal Equivalent's son has a key and stops by when we're out of town to check our mail and take a look around. He'll stop by after a bad storm, too, and walk around outside the house.

He's a Deputy Sheriff and his "beat" includes our neighborhood. The first time we went away for the summer, I did tell the neighbors that he'd be stopping by so that they didn't think we were getting raided or anything....LOL.

The neighbor across the street has a key to our house, too, and I have the code on her front door as I check on her cat when she's away more than a day or two.

I like the idea that there are trusted people who can get into my house if needed.

 

[win231]

No one except 1 or 2 close friends & a sister come in my home when I'm not there.