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[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

FYI, pad locks are seriously easy to defeat without breaking the lock. A few minutes of YouTube videos, an aluminum can, and scissors are all you need to get in. If you're worried about mold, I'd strongly advise that, or an official inspection.

[-] Adalast@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the advice. I am working on it from the other, stronger, angle. Getting a better job so I can afford to get out of here and into something better while I find a house for myself. I am well aware of the ease a padlock can be defeated. I will likely pick them when I find new employment as right now I don't want to risk retribution. It's illegal, but I cannot afford to fight him. He also put some shady (illegal) clauses in the lease trying to circumvent the eviction laws, which again, I cannot fight if he decided to exercise them. We moved here in an emergency, we don't want to move out in one as well.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah shims are great for cheap locks. I learned how to pick a 5 pin lock in a few hours, so you can always do that too if the shim won't fit.

[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yep, picking is very easy to learn too, but requires tools. Also, you will do minor damage to the pins over time, because the metal of the picks is harder than the brass pins, so scratches will be left. Put if you're only doing it once, it won't be an issue.

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