So if you are a tenant and wanting to dodge your landlord/property owner/manager, here is a tip.  BTW, this is the first entry on a series of tips for tenants.

So when you hear someone knock on your unit door and you really don’t want anyone to know you are home, freeze!  Believe it or not we can hear you rustle around, turn down the tv/radio, or yell to your friend “Shhhhh, its my landlord”. It makes more sense to just not move until the party knocking goes away.  Also, avoid the door peephole.  While we cannot see who is on the other side, we can see someone looking right at us.

Bottom line, if there is a knock, freeze, count to 120, and go back to your normal routine.