Should I give my house key to my neighbor?

She can keep an eye on it without the key. It's safer to leave the house without anyone in it. Because just recently, for 10 days we were out of the house because it was my mom's interment at Bantayan Island which is a 5 to 6 hour trip away, and we left someone in our house, a relative. When we got home, a lot of things were missing including money. We have also tried before, an out of town trip for a week, and we didn't leave anybody in the house, nothing got lost. so it's better to leave the house without anyone in it...just make sure that your apartment is secured before you leave. good luck.

How far do you trust your neighbor anyway? When we travel, we just lock everything up. Period. If you have newspaper subscription, call for them to suspend during that period. We would give our keys to anyone unless we can trust them.

I usually leave my keys to my next door neighbor. I trust them so much and every time I leave my keys to them i am 100 percent sure that my house is safe even from them. They first left their keys to us. We didn't ask them to leave it to us but they insisted saying that if some emergency happens we can look into the house. We never went into their house even once every time they leave. and they are also the same with us. I trust that neighbor of mine. But if I am going to leave my house key to another neighbor, I won't also do it. I trust only my next door neighbor and they are like family. So trusting your key depends on the trust you have for each other. It is not because you are just neighbors that you are going to leave your keys. The depth of friendship should also be involved. It is hard to trust a lot of people in todays world but if we always close our door for that opportunity of friendship we would also lose in the end.

I would be suspicious if my neighbour made such a request. Yes, she could be helpful to volunteer but unless I know her well enough, I would not trust my house keys to her. Afterall, it is only one week. What is there to check? She can perhaps help look out for any strangers loitering around :P

erm.. i think it's okay to give your housekey to your neighour.. how well do you know your neighbour? as for my aunt.. she know her neighbour for more than 10 years i think.. and then.. she has no problem giving the keys to her neighbour.. everytime i travel her to place.. she will leave the key to her neighbour just incase she's not in.. and her neighbour will pass the key to me so i can get into her house.. so far so good.. nothing is missing... i think it depends on how well you know your neighbour.. but i tell you.. it's more advisable to have someone to look after your home if you're away.. try to reduce the risk of house burglary as low as possible right :)

when u are away i think their is no need to give keys to the neighbors,it is not that,that i dont trust them,i dont find any problem may arise in our absence,if there is also then what can they do with out your permission

It all depends on how much you trust you neighbour. If indeed your neighbour has earned your truyst, and you do need somebody to be the sterward of your house when you are away, then I dont see anything wrong with leaving your house keys with him or her.

We usually dont give our neighbor's the key coz they are very nosy but leave a set of keys at my aunt's place who lives nearby. Infact,we always keep a set there incase we lose our own set somwhere and need to get into the house.

I always have family I leave an extra key with, but never a neighbor. I'm close with my neighbors, but I still wouldn't leave a key with them. Although 5-6 days is a while to leave a place, but if you don't have any animals or anything and make sure everything is is in good condition before you leave, I think everything will be okay. You don't need to give her the key. She can always keep an eye on the outside, but I don't see the point of her needing a key for inside the house?

Yeahhh..if i m leaving for few days then i can give my house key to my neighbou..its not risky...but make sure that ur neighbor is a permanenet resident of ur area...should not b a PG or a visitor..

NO!!! please no!! Please do not give your house key to your neighbor. I did that before and my neighbor was the accomplice of the burglary that happened to us last year... so please NO!!!

Hello,maddymommy,it depends on whether you have good relationship with your neighbours and and whether you can trust them or not. But in case you lost something in your home, it will be very embarassing,they will be the most suspicious ones but may be they had not even got into your house.

Well i think it's a good idea for SOMEONE to have a key, although it depends on who it is & how much you trust them. If you know her well & trust her then sure, why not but if you don't then just let her know you'll have family coming keep an eye on the place, but thank her for offering of course! I know 6 days doesn't seem like a long time but it does depend on if you have pets, plants or anything like that, which requires someone look after them. I don't usually go anywhere anyway so no, there's no-one with a spare set of house keys - i just don't like the idea, if we went anywhere, we wouldn't have much choice but to get someone to stay here though coz my family live too far away to make daily trips up here & we have pets (cats & a bird) that would need to be fed. Good luck with your decision but she's just trying to be helpful, it's a very nice gesture!

it actually depends on the kind of relationship you have with your neighbor. if they are like a family or have known them for quite sometime, why not. it is a very noble offer that a neighbor can offer but if you think you cant trust them, never mind.

This can be dangerous.. Try to avoid it..

Whenever I will be away on a trip, I always leave my keys to family members only. Never to my neighbors. Eventhough I have a neighbor whom I can relied on, I still feel that it is better to leave them to someone closer to you. In case something happened to your house, you don't have to deal this issue with your neighbor.

Well it depends how long you've known here and how much you trust her.If you havent known her better pls avoid to leave your key in her.

If I were you, I'd only give house key to someone you trust, like a family member, if you have pets or plants that need to be tended to. I'd feel a little weary of someone asking you for the house key, when you didn't offer it to begin with. This seems strange to me that she would ask and even if this neighbor has the best of intentions, how would this be known? Or maybe she'd like to snoop through your things while you're away. If she wants to help, just let her keep an eye on things from the outside. She can always call the authorities if there was trouble, right?

i wouldnt do it personally.Ive had my haouse broken into and vandalised before and its the most horrible feeling to walk in your house and see that kind of stuff.You might trust your neighbor but not enough to let them hold your life in thier hands.Cuz thats what your home is...your life.Things you worked hard for.And youll only be gone for 6 days anyways.

If i were you, I would not gave my house keys to my neighbour ,although we have a good relation. I know my neightbour really wants to help me, but I dont think it is necessary to leave my keys to him if I leave only 5-6 days. A friend of mine often comes to my house for playing computer games. If I have to leave with something urgent, she doesn't want to go, and often says that she can check my house for me,then I go out of my house without saying a word. Indeed, we are friends, so I dont want to break it because of little things. If you forget to lock the door,and something lose. What should I say ?Can I blame you? If we are really good friends, we should do something more carefully.