I have the keys to a friends house for when he&#39;s out of town
<p>So a friend goes out of town on a usual basis and has handed me his keys in case I need to manage incoming and outgoing packages when he's away. He has also said that I can crash when he's away.</p>
<p>I am happy to help him! But I am worried of the legality of being in possession of his keys. What if something happens, am I liable because I have a set of keys.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>

<h3>You aren't liable unless you do something stupid with them.</h3>
<p>Possessing keys doesn't make you the owner, it makes you someone with keys.</p>
<p>That said, we could probably come up with <em>negligent</em> things you could do that would be a problem.  Like have a huge heroin party (let's assume this is a thing) filled with minors in the back yard.  The family of an overdosed kid would have a good action against you personally for being so negligent, and also probably against the homeowner and their insurance as the property owner.  If the party turned wild and the house burned down, the owner would likely have good action against you as well.  I doubt this is really a problem for you, so there's no need to worry.</p>

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