Do you give keys to your handyman??

[Mark Douglas]

Kind of a silly question, I know.  I assume the answer is 'yes'.

I was just wondering if they keep the keys if only for 'every so often' repairs or very infrequent calls about the property (a duplex).

Thoughts?

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@Mark Douglas

If your handyman has brains and a bit of experience, he might refuse the keys and work hard with you on an alternative solution.

The obvious convenience solution exposes your handyman to questions and suspicions about whether he has ever entered an occupied property on the sly and either stolen something valuable or done unspeakable things there.

I'm a renovation contractor and I do most of the work on my own properties. I guess you could call my main helper a handyman. Over the years, I've put my safety and my property in his hands literally dozens of times. He has keys and unrestricted access to all unoccupied properties. He has keys to my house. I have keys to his. But he does not have keys to our occupied rentals. It has nothing to do with mutual trust. It's about protecting him.