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• When I moved into my new apartment, my landlord told me that he had a strict policy of changing the locks every time a tenant moved out and before a new one moved in. Last weekend, my apartment was broken into and the police caught the son of the last tenant with some of my stuff. He used the key to enter the apartment because it still worked. Can I take legal action against my landlord for the losses I have suffered?
• If I want to add a chain lock to the inside of my front door, do I have to ask my landlord?
• My landlord changed the locks on the outside of my building and has asked all the tenants to pay a $50 deposit for every key needed. Can he do this?

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