Nick changed his apartment locks without telling his landlord Toby, claiming he can do whatever he wants since he pays rent. Toby says the lease requires permission first. The call ends with the conflict unresolved and the lock already changed.
I pay rent monthly, so I can change the locks whenever I fucking want.
Hello? Hey, Nick, Toby here.
Hey, what's going on, Toby? What's up?
Hey, man, we need to talk about the locks over at the apartment, bud. The locks? Okay, why? Well, the property manager told me that you changed the locks without letting anybody know. What's up with that, man?
I mean, it's my place. I pay rent monthly, so I can change the locks whenever I fucking want.
No, Nick, you know when you signed on, we gave you an orientation and the dos and don'ts of the complex, and stuff like this, you need permission from me, from the property manager. You gotta give us heads up, man. You can't just do shit like this. I don't remember doing anything.
Any of that, but I already changed the lock, so what do you want me to do about it now?
Let me come by. I'll send David over there. David can come by, pick up the key, a copy of the key, and then, you know, just moving forward. What? I'm not giving you a key. Here's your options. Make it simple, make it easy. Give me a copy of the key. I'll even pay to have a copy made, or I'm gonna have a locksmith come and I'm gonna change out the locks. You violated the rules, you violated the lease agreement, and I'm trying to work with you, so this isn't going to work this way, buddy. Okay, bye. Whatever. What the—
