I really need help. I am a 20 year old female living across the country from my family for a summer work opportunity. I found a gorgeous garage loft apartment with a full kitchen, washer, drier, etc. There are two doors in the apartment- one that leads to a private staircase with another door at the bottom leading to my landlords garage, and one glass door at the top of an outdoor staircase. Both are private entrances.

My landlords son is 22 and nonverbal autistic. I was told that he wanted to be my friend and I was happy to spend some time with him until the first attempted break in. The second attempt he pushed through my door after rubbing his shirtless body all over the glass and was trying to touch me, and just yesterday he was outside my door while I was changing. He sits out there and tries to enter the door code, push his way through the door, grab at the frame, etc. I am terrified. All I can do is hide in my bathroom until he gives up. My landlord is gaslighting me hard, saying stuff like “I’m sure if this was a regular apartment complex and your neighbor was doing that, and he was good looking and didn’t have this language barrier, you’d love to let him in for a movie or ice cream” and “He sees you as a Disney princess and he’s the prince.” When I brought up my concerns to him and his wife, his wife laughed and said “He’s just so desperate to kiss a girl” and his whole family laughed it off.

I bought those bars you wedge under your door and today after work I’m going to buy towels and command strips to cover my glass door (the door also has blinds but if you peek in really close you can kind of see through them). Can anyone please tell me more ways I can keep my apartment safe? I have no option to leave and I can’t eat or sleep I’m so terrified.