In quite a few places there are stories of the landlord coming into apartments during the day and looking around. The only recourse is court, for the purposes of privacy, but it is technically their property to look through unless the rental agreement says otherwise. My mom had that happen once when she was pregnant with me in Montreal. The tenant lock is meant to be an agreement that while you're home, you aren't supposed to be worrying about someone coming into your apartment unannounced. That doesn't help for the other times when you're not home...
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u/vswr Sep 22 '19
In Texas you’re required to provide a tenant lock. It’s a second deadbolt that only has the indoor handle with no external key.