A woman living in Silver Spring, MD, returned home to discover the door to her apartment wide open. Fearing a break-in, she went downstairs to the lobby and returned with a security guard. Fortunately, it turned out the culprit was someone on the maintenance staff who didn’t close the door after entering the apartment to perform a repair.
 
What To Do?

• Lapses like this should be uncommon, but be sure to raise the concern with your property manager so they are aware of what happened.
• Request to have future maintenance scheduled at times when you will be at home. 
• Protect yourself with renters insurance, which will cover damages in the event that your home is vandalized or your property is stolen.

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