I'm in Oregon.
I installed a locking doorknob on my bedroom door when I moved into my current place about 3 months ago. It's something I've always done and none of my other roommates have ever had an issue with it. I share the room with two other roommates and my room is my private area and my space. The "head" roommate (the one who's been here the longest) noticed the doorknob on my room today and requested a key for my door. She said she needed one in case of an emergency such as a fire etc. This was all over text and I never answered her. I won't be giving her a key. It sort of defeats the purpose of having the lock to begin with and it would make me feel uncomfortable. If there really was an emergency, such as a fire, who cares about the door? Kick it in.
I should make a few things clear: The "head" roommate does NOT own this place. However, I do pay rent to her because our leasing company only accepts one check per place so my other roommate and I pay her the rent and then she cuts our leasing company a check for the rent. Since she's been here the longest, her name is also one the electricity, cable etc so we also pay her our share of all of the bills.
I told the leasing company that I had changed the doorknob on my bedroom door when I moved in and they never requested a copy of the key. Only that I returned the original doorknob to the door when I vacated the room, which I agreed to do. Nothing was damaged in the process either. The leasing company is really cool here, only the "head" roommate is on the lease as they only require one person to be on the lease as long as they have good credit. Our names are noted as living here but nothing was ever signed with the leasing company.
Do I have any obligation to give her a key to my room?
I installed a locking doorknob on my bedroom door when I moved into my current place about 3 months ago. It's something I've always done and none of my other roommates have ever had an issue with it. I share the room with two other roommates and my room is my private area and my space. The "head" roommate (the one who's been here the longest) noticed the doorknob on my room today and requested a key for my door. She said she needed one in case of an emergency such as a fire etc. This was all over text and I never answered her. I won't be giving her a key. It sort of defeats the purpose of having the lock to begin with and it would make me feel uncomfortable. If there really was an emergency, such as a fire, who cares about the door? Kick it in.
I should make a few things clear: The "head" roommate does NOT own this place. However, I do pay rent to her because our leasing company only accepts one check per place so my other roommate and I pay her the rent and then she cuts our leasing company a check for the rent. Since she's been here the longest, her name is also one the electricity, cable etc so we also pay her our share of all of the bills.
I told the leasing company that I had changed the doorknob on my bedroom door when I moved in and they never requested a copy of the key. Only that I returned the original doorknob to the door when I vacated the room, which I agreed to do. Nothing was damaged in the process either. The leasing company is really cool here, only the "head" roommate is on the lease as they only require one person to be on the lease as long as they have good credit. Our names are noted as living here but nothing was ever signed with the leasing company.
Do I have any obligation to give her a key to my room?