Is it legal to lock a renter out of the kitchen?

Answer 1

If the tenant has the right to use the kitchen as part of his rent, the landlord may not forbid the tenant from using the kitchen.

However, there may be more to it than this question that you're asking. Is the landlord sharing the kitchen with you the tenant? If so, he may have the right to restrict the hours during which you may use the kitchen. For example, he may close the kitchen after, let's say, 10:00 p.m. at night until 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

But a tenant may not be locked out of his own kitchen. Nor can the landlord lock you out of the kitchen for not paying the rent.