Our favorite method for avoiding this scenario is to hide a key somewhere outside a neighbor s home or apartment.
Open apartment door with card.
If you can t open the door or a window ask for help from a neighbor landlord or call a locksmith.
Then bend the card toward the doorknob.
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Opening a door with a credit card works on a lockset because it s a lock that has a barrel that fits through the strike of the door jam.
If the door doesn t unlock try leaning on the door and wiggling the.
To open a door with a credit card start by sliding the card in the gap between the doorknob and the frame.
As long as the lock is turned the door won t open.
Ok im just showing you how to bypass the main lock on a household door not the deadbolt but the door knob type please do not use this in a criminal manner.
Next bend the end of the card back toward the frame which will cause the card to slip under the latch and unlock the door.
The best temporary apartment door locks for tenants.
It does move a little though when a door knob is turned even if the door is locked.