Can we call a locksmith to remove the lock she put out? 

Hello BP members, Register to BP a month ago, as an autodidact person I took my time to learn the basics.during that period i read 3 books and while driving listened to more than 58 BP podcasts.I worked as locksmith for more than 15Yr in Houston and 7 month ago our house and my van flooded,that day I  realized that i need to change my life path TODAY!

Then i had to resolve multiple lockouts this year, wasting 4 hours commute (I couldn’t say go get a locksmith)  What solutions have worked for you?  

Another has a basement door with Smartkey, and I'll give them that, so if there's a problem with the contractor I can change it way more easily than the main entry with 3 cylinders to rekey and many keys to distribute. 

If the resident rekeys without permission and your key will not work , I would order a rekey at their expense.

This saves any late night or inconvenient trips, and also prevents some potential use of a locksmith possibly damaging my locks or doors.Hopefully this helps save some people time!  

They re-keyed the locks, secured the windows, and padlocked the house.

Minus a dump fee for the fridge "I left behind" and a rekeying fee because they claimed they never got the keys back.

. $600 for the most recent: for locksmith, rekey, lockout, multiple eviction notices etc.

Self-inflicted - renter locked themselves out of house; kid broke the window.If you have the phone numbers for a good plumber, heating contractor, locksmith, that covers 95-99% of anything you will be hit with.