Neighbours letting themselves in?

"Lisamango0;c-17834258" wrote:
Hm. I don't have the paranormal pack yet, but further I own every pack mentioned.

I got this while playing in San Myshuno, neighbours keep coming in, without even knowing my sim.

Click on the door. There are options for blocking Vampires, Neighbors, Solicitors (aka Welcome Wagon etc) and more.

This has been an issue for quite some time... Personally, I refer to it as the "squatters" bug. In my opinion it is one of the most problematic and intrusive issues in the game, and needs to immediately make its way to the top of EA's laundry list.

I've read in many places that it is somehow connected to Island Living, but I think the roommate system must be involved somehow as well since the sims in question act like they're roommates in the household and don't have the "ask sim to leave" social option. As a rotational player, I can assure you that it happens in every world of the game. Some things I've noticed is that these sims tend to show up if you have extra unclaimed beds in your house, but this isn't a hard and fast rule either and sometimes they'll show up when there aren't extra beds either. I've also noticed that sometimes, the sims showing up are aliens, but again, that isn't always the case.

Typically, if you travel to another lot, and then return to your home, they will usually be gone, but it doesn't take long for a new different random townie to show up and start squatting on your lot.

The door locks mentioned by @Beardedgeek are really the only work around that I've been able to find; however, even at that, if a sim thinks they're moving into your house, even after you've locked your door, they'll still stick around and live in your backyard for an extended period of time before finally leaving.

The door locks, while they solve the problem, are still kind of annoying because you have to unlock your door every time an invited guest comes over in order to let them in, lock it again once they're inside to keep others out, and then unlock it to let them leave, and lock it again afterwards... Frankly, its kind of annoying and we shouldn't have to do all that to solve the problem. It's also annoying as a rotational player, as if I forget to unlock the door before switching households, I can't visit that lot with another family because I've left the doors locked. This was a problem the other day when my paranormal investigator had an assignment at a house where I'd left the doors locked and I couldn't get in to do my job!

I've only noticed in the San Myshuno apartments.

"RadioAChicken;d-986706" wrote:
I recently bought Eco Lifestyle, Snowy Escape and more recently Paranormal stuff but I'm only just getting around to playing with the world that came with Eco Lifestyle and wondered if this was a bug or a feature? My Sim's neighbours keep turning up and letting themselves in without knocking. They don't have a key.
I thought the new no tresspassing option on the door was to stop them knocking in the first place but if you allow visitors then they should knock and wait before coming in or am I misunderstanding this feature? Is it because it's a haunted residential lot instead of a standard one?

It's getting really annoying when my Sim is eating breakfast and a lady who he has barely spoken to just walks in and makes herself comfortable and I can't seem to ask her to leave. I'm making my Sim scream incoherently at them because it's cathartic at this point. XD

Neighbours breaking in has been a problem for a while.I honestly believe Etiquette should be a real skill in the sims. Or at least be able to call the police because somebody broke into our homes in the game.

I thought it had been fixed a while ago but I guess not. I noticed it in Newcrest and Windenburg. My family's just going about their business and then suddenly I'm like "Who are you?" and next thing I know this random townie is dancing to the stereo or watching TV.

I'm having this as well...it's really annoying, random neighbor sims will autonomously get in queue to talk to my sim and enter the house right away without knocking and getting permission and no, I'm not playing in Sulani lately.

For anyone experiencing this issue, I've recently discovered a mod that helps solve the problem... LittleMsSam's "Force to Leave"

It is a small mod that adds a "Force to Leave" option to all of the doors in the house. If some random stranger shows up and makes themselves at home, just click the option on the door and a window opens with all sims on/nearby the lot and you can select which ones you want to force off the lot. I am not one for mods in my game, but this one is a life saver and while it doesn't stop the annoying neighbours from appearing, it gets rid of them quickly and efficiently. I would definitely recommend it.

Just select the No Trespassing option on the front door. It can keep Neighbors, Solicitors, Vampires & even Friends from entering your sim's home. It's in the Sims 4 game, you don't need a mod.