I have this feeling in my gut that when I go on vacation, my landlord comes into my room (she has the key to it) and snoops around. (She lives on the bottom floor of the complex.)

I'm looking for some tips on how I might rig something to verify my suspicions. I was thinking about sticking a piece of paper in the slit of the door so that if it opens, the paper should drop to the ground, but I tried it a few time and it doesn't seem very reliable. Any suggestions?

Manifesto7

Osaka27174 Posts

November 09 2014 00:45 GMT

Tape hairs across the door.
Dust a doorknob.
Dig a pit trap.

husniack

203 Posts

November 09 2014 00:53 GMT

On November 09 2014 09:45 Manifesto7 wrote:
Tape hairs across the door.
Dust a doorknob.

Mind explaining how these work?

Good to see the Manlyfesto back in action.

micronesia

United States24777 Posts

November 09 2014 00:56 GMT

What do you plan to do if you discover the landlord did in fact snoop around your room? If you are just curious, then you can use whatever method you want. If you actually plan to take some sort of action, you will need proof that the landlord came in, so things like taping hair across the door won't be sufficient.

hellokitty[hk]

United States1309 Posts

November 09 2014 00:57 GMT

Tape hairs across the door and they'll break if you open it.
Ofc you have to take the window out if you want it to be on the inside.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

November 09 2014 01:39 GMT

Put a big piece of glue paper in front of the door.

hellokitty[hk]

United States1309 Posts

November 09 2014 02:37 GMT

Leave a big red sticky note somewhere super obvious and write DO NOT FORGET TO BRING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
When you're gone call your landlord with an urgent voice and ask if you had forgotten anything.

ninazerg

United States7291 Posts

November 09 2014 03:06 GMT

Put a punji pit in your house. It is a hole in the ground with sharp stakes at the bottom, covered by leaves. When she steps on the leaves, she will fall to her doom.

Fecalfeast

Canada11355 Posts

November 09 2014 03:11 GMT

Leave a note that's visible and obvious once you open the door that reads "Whoever keeps breaking into my room, you are on camera."
Then you come home and see if your room has been turned upside-down looking for the camera.

Or what my brother used to do (I was a shitty older brother) was have a shirt or something tucked into the top of the door which would fall when it was opened. He got really good at hiding it, too.

Coagulation

United States9633 Posts

November 09 2014 05:06 GMT

#10

empty a sack of pit vipers in there before you go. If you find her dead and bloated in the hall when you get back you will know the truth and you will have already dished out some sweet justice.

Xenocide_Knight

Korea (South)2625 Posts

November 09 2014 06:08 GMT

#11

Doesn't your landlord have full rights to inspect the premises, especially while you're on vacation? Unless she's straight up stealing or damaging something, I feel like you could just talk to her.

Fecalfeast

Canada11355 Posts

November 09 2014 06:11 GMT

#12

On November 09 2014 15:08 Xenocide_Knight wrote:
Doesn't your landlord have full rights to inspect the premises, especially while you're on vacation? Unless she's straight up stealing or damaging something, I feel like you could just talk to her.

Here in Canada the landlord has to give at least 24h notice and you get to be there. There are a lot of tenancy rights here though.

Pangpootata

1838 Posts

November 09 2014 07:11 GMT

#13

Install a pinhole camera duh

MysteryMeat1

United States3292 Posts

November 09 2014 07:18 GMT

#14

Leave your fetish porn out and see if she says anything about it later

Pangpootata

1838 Posts

November 09 2014 07:41 GMT

#15

On November 09 2014 16:18 MysteryMeat1 wrote:
Leave your fetish porn out and see if she says anything about it later

Even better, photoshop your land lady's face onto your fetish porn images and leave it out.

boxerfred

Germany8360 Posts

November 09 2014 13:56 GMT

#16

pull a jackass high five when the door is opened.

MountainDewJunkie

United States10346 Posts

November 09 2014 22:15 GMT

#17

My landlord also made an unsanctioned stop at my place recently... How disappointed she must have been to see I spent the entire day before cleaning my property and house on a whim.

Boonbag

France3318 Posts

November 10 2014 08:54 GMT

#18

On November 09 2014 09:56 micronesia wrote:
What do you plan to do if you discover the landlord did in fact snoop around your room?

murder her ofc

ahswtini

Northern Ireland22212 Posts

November 10 2014 14:09 GMT

#19

Hair across door and drawers etc.. is the most practical solution here

MarlieChurphy

United States2065 Posts

November 11 2014 15:41 GMT

#20

Rig up a trap that fucks with intruders. A good one would be to make it so whoever comes in 'accidentally' breaks something that either has value to the landlord or looks like it has value to you.