Liability and a double keyed dead bolt

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A dilemma I'm having is that my tenant wanted a double keyed dead bolt, and I complied. Both doors have glass that a would be intruder could break and open a dead bolt. Now I hear that could be a fire safety hazard and I could be held liable. More gray area. So I'm thinking of who I should call to get the scoop w/o opening Pandora's box. My latest thought is the insurance company themselves. I'm not beyond just replacing both doors w/o glass and with the dead bolt only keyed on the outside. I'd have to talk to HOA before doing this since all the houses on the ends have glass doors. Anyhow that's it! How did I get into this?

[Jon K.]

Outside only. Automatically locking if you want.

Why mess with new doors, window film, etc.? So long as you're up to code, have a strong lease, and are comparable to other rentals.... I don't see why that's an expense or hassle you should to deal with. A tenant wants more security, they should pay for it.

People can break through windows. Or whatever. So long as your home is secured similarly to other nearby rentals, why should you have to up the security because a tenant is paranoid?

A tenant's paranoia is a tenant's problem, I would say.

The tenant can choose to buy HIMSELF a home security system at HIS COST AND RISK if he so chooses.