I think somebody is sneaking into my apartment

Maybe you are getting all-timers.

They're after your Tina Turner wall clock!

Install a camera. You should be able to see if somebody’s coming in and then you’ll have the proof to prosecute them

Get one of those Wyze cameras for your place.

Ask your super to change the locks and get a camera.

before you leave some morning, either scatter baby powder on the floor right inside the door or reach around it before you go and place a bottle or glass close to the side of the door that opens. Whoever is doing this will enter quickly, to avoid detection. they will either step in the powder or knock the glass.

shut up

Get a nanny cam.

Problem with the baby powder and bottle is they will know they have been detected, if they are some real type of nut they might set the place on fire to cover their tracks. You want to know who it is without them knowing they have been detected.

Maybe it's just a ghost messing with you. Be careful when you sleep.

The super banging somebody.

I wonder if they are also sneaking in while you are asleep OP, sweet dreams tonight.

Maybe the super is working on the pipes in a unit above and making sure nothing it leaking into your apartment. Get a nanny cam asap. Couldn't be a simpler solution.

It’s a daemon. Not a demon, a daemon.

I would be scared af. Get a nanny cam ASAP.

Home Depot...new lock, $12...doesn't seem like rocket science.

Get a rocket scientist to poop in your doorway. When the intruder opens, he'll step in the poop and you'll have your man!

He might be watching over you from your ceiling right now, OP.

Is it JFK Jr? Maybe he got his earth coordinates wrong.

Sleep well OP..

That's spooky, OP. I'd call a locksmith and get the lock changed right away. If there's a deadbolt, redo the deadbolt as well. If there is a deadbolt, maybe make different keys for the knob and deadbolt. (My knob and deadbolt open up with the same key.)

I was missing a really cool retractable X-acto type of knife. I had never taken it out of my apartment and always kept it in the same place. Suddenly, it was missing. I think my landlord's relative got in here and stole it, frankly.

Smelling or stealing your underwear, are you missing any?

[quote]He might be watching over you from your ceiling right now, OP

You people are not being helpful.

Amusing but definitely unhelpful.

I have a deadbolt that I can lock from the inside but I’m definitely going to get a camera and ask them to change my locks. I enjoy the laughs…maybe they’ll be my last.

The same thing happened to me when I lived in an apartment, not frequently but it happened. I'm positive it was our creepy landlords who were coming in when I wasn't around. They had spare keys and it could only have been them. I did not like them and I eventually moved.

Check your window locks. Get a nanny cam.

It's the gargoyle from next door.

They tryin to fuck u

Keep us updated OP. Can you get the locks changed without the super knowing? He’d be my first suspect. Is your bed crumpled at all? He could be banging someone in there and in that case……ewww

[quote]and ask them to change my locks.

And then they'll just use the new keys to get in.

Maybe you are leaving it unlocked.

Yeah, that's why I say call a locksmith, independently. But maybe OP lives in a multi-unit place where the super (or whoever) has the keys to all units. (In case of water leaks, etc.)

What OP failed to mention is he has a lover. In fact, they have been together for three years. Mystery solved.

Fie,R32 ! Poor Op came in here baring her soul to us out of fear for her life and this is how you treat her ??? Cant you see she's terrified ???

Plot twist: The Others!

This happened to me before, it turned out a Twink kept getting lost in my home and was trying to get out. Did you forget you left a Twink behind before locking up?

If someone was sneaking in, I think they wouldn’t be so careless about leaving the door unlocked. Is there any chance the lock is broken?

It's probably your super. Never give them a spare set of keys, instead give it to a trusted neighbor for entry in case of emergency. In the meantime, have the locks changed by anyone other than your super.

Has Gary Busey been spotted in your building?

The funny thing is my last apartment was in a sketchy area visited by the police several times a week and nothing like this ever happened. I didn’t give my landlord a set of keys but I know they can get in. When they’re testing our fire alarms they give us notice of entry 48 hours before. The building is owned by a property management and more than one person works on the office.

Check your lease and state law about whether you are allowed to change the lock yourself.

Is there anyone besides the landlord or super who may have had a key in the past? Former roommate or cleaning person? Possibly even a former tenant?

When you exit the apartment, close the door as much as possible and place a lightweight book on the floor on the inside of the door before you lock it. Then when you come home, only open the door far enough to squeeze in. If the book is further away when you come home, you'll know someone entered while you were away.

Link the top of the door to the door frame with a piece of tape. If the seal is broken, then you know someone entered.

R43 good idea hunty

You could always stay home one day and see who shows up in person. I'd douche first, but that's just me.

It is odd, isn’t it, that whoever is entering your place is not bothering to lock the door on the way out. Why would they WANT you to know they’re going in there? It seems like they want you to know.

I would booby trap the place, as in Home Alone.

You're just a neurotic, Blanche.

OP My mother in law’s apt. One of the maintenance staff was napping! Yes, get a camera.

I would ask for your stuff, but your murderous intruder will likely take it all.

I had an employee of the cleaning company coming to my house while I was at work to shower and do laundry. She was homeless. I felt somewhat violated but realized she was in a desperate situation and I had some compassion. I still changed my locks and fired the cleaning company without identifying who did it.

I rent a house in a bad neighborhood and I have had the feeling people have been inside. I too have nothing, so there'so nothing to steal. But They don't know that.

I've found twisted paper clips on the porch a couple times. Certainly people in this part of town would know how to jimmy open an old door. Once the back door and screen door were both unlocked, as if someone had let themselves out.

My cats always run to the door when I come home, but a couple times they were nowhere to be found. Then they creeped out slowly, staring intently at my face.

Step 1: Google nest cam. You will get an immediate alert on your phone when there's motion, and can speak to them thru the camera. And even if they steal the camera, you have the video and can send a clip to the police.

Step 2: change the locks

Step 3: move ASAP. A similar thing happened to me years ago in a rental apartment, only I was home when someone let themselves in with a key. I looked for a new place the next day.

Tell the super, tell the landlord. Do what you have to do and change the lock immediately. And don't give a new key to the super or the landlord. If necessary, give a spare key to a very close friend whether the friend lives in your building or across town. Trust no one except this one close friend or family member.

You're not imagining this, someone is coming into your apartment. This is serious. Treat it as such. Some day you may walk in on the culprit and it won't be pleasant.

OP, do you check if the door is still in the locked position before you open it to leave in the morning? Are you a heavy sleeper? Do you sleep naked? Do you sometimes wake up with an unexplained sticky or dried residue on your body? Have you been VIOLATED while you were sleeping?

When you woke up was your shirt tucked or untucked??

Maybe it’s the butler.

OP please keep us updated! I love this story.

Change your lock.

Do you smell anything?

There have been cases where people have lived in other peoples homes without the owners knowing.

Captured on OP's new security cam:

This happened to me once

Here you go, OP. Get a device that sounds an alarm when the door is opened.

Hide yo kidz, hide yo wife

Get a cam, take the results to da cops

I'd actually consider moving if you suspect it's building employees doing this.

Leave your apartment and sneak back without being seen. Then sit by the door and wait for someone to try to sneak in.

If there is no damage to the lock, it's someone with a key...the super or someone connected to him

I wonder if some pervert is coming in and rubbing his naked butt on your pillow.

It really doesn't make sense, if someone who wasn't suppose to be there was coming in while you were gone, they would lock up when they left so that you wouldn't expect anything. By leaving the door unlocked it is like someone is trying to scare you into moving out.

OP it’s Sadie Mae Glutz - creepy crawling from the other side.

By any chance do you have a gargoyle on your roof?

It's from inside the apartment OP. No one is sneaking in.

R72, meet R29.

Hire an off duty cop to guard your door.

The joke in r29 and r72 is so funny it bears repeating, r74.

As I said, the super is prime suspect. Oftentimes the handymen are in on the scheme as "lookouts," and will text him in your apartment when they spot you approaching. So there's no sneaking in undetected, R68.

R64: which device would be best for a single door apartment (or is the site for businesses only)?

I thought maybe it was someone who didn’t work for management because if they did they’d just lock the door after. If the lock is picked they can’t lock up after they leave so that’s what I assumed must be happening.

Your super is capable of lock-picking, OP; probably skilled.

Just dance!

I can't wait to hear how this ends...

Hi OP. I like your sofa.

[quote] If the lock is picked they can’t lock up after they leave

Of course they can! If you can pick it open, you can pick it closed. Same manipulating either function.

Get some Victure IPC650 cameras. You can configure it to not light a LED when it detects movement. Plus if it triggers an alert it sends right to your phone. They were about $39 on Amazon. Oh yeah and they can see by infrared.

A person with a key, would want to make sure they locked back up to avoid detection. The door is being left unlocked for a reason, either to mess with the OP, or to drive them out. They aren't apparently taking anything, so the purpose is to leave the OP a message and freak them out.

Get a cranny gam...uh....I mean, get a candy gram...

Op do you by any chance have gay friends with the nicknames Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear?

Oh they take "souvenirs," little things you won't notice as missing until needed, e.g. a paring knife. The freak has a cache of his purloined booty stashed away for his sick self-satisfaction.

Don't be paranoid...but I have a true story.

My uncle was a landlord in a college town. Maybe 20 apartments, and 5 houses.

My brother and I did odd jobs, cleaning out trash, cleaning, drywall, etc.

One day my brother and I were driving around in my uncles Mercedes to do some errand, I was 13. My brother said check this out. Got out, popped the trunk, and inside were about 200 pairs of girls panties. Many used panties. It smelled.

So, yeah. Some people are fucking creeps.

Legally, landlords are not allowed to enter a tenant's apartment without a 24 hour notice, at least here in Massachusetts.

r91 Yes, legally. Illegally, it's quite common. How many landlords have been prosecuted under this law? Good way to get out of a lease.

Rig your door with explosives when you leave.

If the building’s burned to the ground when you return, you’ll know someone went in.

Let's scare Jessica to death.

There are many varieties of cheap cameras available. Masterbate on the door knob when you leave in the morning. You should then have a formidable video for America's home videos.

It’s masturbate, R95. It might help to remember U in the middle of it all.

OP, Does your landlord, property manager or superintendent live in your building?

Master masturbater. A young man with his hands full.

It's me, dummy.

Do you hear little creaks etc. in the night?

Because that could be someone hiding behind the curtains.

OP, Call me.

No r97 I’ve seen the main property manager leaving at night.

This is WAR, Peacock!

You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs - ANY cook will tell you that!!!

Do the gaslit lamps flicker on and off?

A real estate agent would take me to houses he was selling and we’d fuck in the bedrooms.

R105, Same here, only it was the leasing agent for an apartment building in Boston. We'd fuck in the furnished model apartments.

Hot r105 and r206!

[quote] You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs - ANY cook will tell you that!!!

Oh yes you can.

Any new evidence, OP?

OP? OP? Are you okay OP?

Sadie got him.

[italic]SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE!

Henry…somebody’s coming up the stairs!

Is the person sneaking in through an armoire in your bedroom?

I have a camera now and changed my lock. So far there’s been nothing new. I’m still alive.

Good, OP. I hope your situation improves. Best wishes for you. 🤗

Update?

Is this the next Paranormal Activity film?

We are well overdue for an update, OP.

Should we notify the authorities? OP may be lying in a pool of blood, his supply of caftans two states away.

There but for the grace of god go we.

None of this we business. We're not all renters.

r122 People can still sneak into your hovel and sniff your unmentionables if you own.

I guess you're still worried that the call is coming from the inside of your apartment?

Op is dead

Or in love!

I am concerned. Very concerned.

Oh no. How did OP die? Was it a painful death? Sorry I haven't been following this.

I think OP bought a rare Limoges [italic]cachepot [/italic]for $2.00 at a thrift shop. The shop’s owner has realized the error and will stop at nothing to get it back.

It’s a daemon. Not a demon, a daemon.

Love, Nandor

Would the person who snuck in and killed OP give us an update please? Some of us here are waiting.

He’s good for a cape..

I’ve had no drama since posting the thread. My lock is changed and I have cameras. I’ve had some strange things happen since I moved in here like a love letter slid under the door, and some cheap heart necklace from China mailed to me so I’m wondering if this is related to the apartment stuff. I thought the necklace thing was a mistake from somebody I bought something from on wish or eBay. I had two packages stolen and apparently I’m the only person in the building who has reported a theft so I won’t be getting anything delivered here. For now I’m okay.

You in danger, gurl. Be afraid, be very afraid.

OP, was your full credit card info (or other personal info) likely to have been on the receipts in the stolen packages? Check your account online to make sure all charges to it are really from you. You might want to get your card(s) reissued pronto.

r133 The Ebay Chinese jewelry thing happened to me. I googled it and it's quite common. It was costume jewelry. Weird. I always tell myself that weird shit isn't about me, isn't personal, just weirdness.

I just got a bracelet in the mail last week and it says on the envelope that it's from Shanghai. I have been perplexed about receiving it since then!

[quote] I’ve had some strange things happen since I moved in here like a love letter slid under the door.

That is so sweet.

They used to also mail seeds to people in the US. (If you get them, you’re supposed to turn them in to the authorities, or something… not throw them away or plant them because it’s an invading species.)

It’s not a sinister plot, it’s more like an online seller scheme that benefits the sender and doesn’t really hurt anyone else (except for the invading species thing).

Any paranormal activity OP?

Dude, you have a guy living in your walls. Check for peepholes and hidden doors.

The people in the walls could also be very small!

It may not be a person behind the walls. OP do you see any slithery slimy marks on the floor like the slug like trails some DLers leave with their prolapsed holes?

OP, it’s been three weeks. Any updates?

Get a Ring camera or two

R10 = a real kind of nut

A love letter?

If it's someone from the apartment management they must notify you in advance if they'll need entry into your apartment when you're not home. Or if there is an emergency they can enter at any time when you're not there, but they must notify you they did enter. I doubt it's anyone with your apartment management. They'd surely know to lock the door when they left, especially if it's happened multiple times. If the locks were never changed from the last tenant it's possible that it could be the former tenant using a key they had made when they lived there.

But obviously the best solution is to get some sort of video camera set up.

It depends what your motivation is, to know what's been going on, or to put a stop to it. Had it been me, I would have installed a camera for a few weeks, and then changed the locks.

R93 If they have a gas oven and natural fiber (wool) carpet, it’s more economical / accessible to leave the gas oven on, oven door open, perhaps a small fan to help distribute the gas. Then hope for a static charge upon entry.

R46 is right, all joking aside. I was home sick from work one day and I woke up to 3 men standing in my living room yelling "Hello?". Apparently, there was an "emergency" with someone's AC in another apartment, but their AC unit was only accessible through my balcony. They were sure I was at work, so they just barged right on in without calling or giving any kind of notice or warning. That was the apartment and management company from Hell, and I broke my lease and moved. It happened over and over again. I would come home from work and my balcony door would be wide open. Fuckers.