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		_3u10 on July 19, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Aaronsw indicted for hacking MIT network to downlo... A stranger would probably be allowed to enter the property unless you had posted No Trespassing signs. They'd be required to leave upon request but I'm not sure that simply entering your house via an open door would constitute a crime or tort. An open door could likely be construed as implied consent.

jancona on July 19, 2011 [–]

Do you have any basis for claiming that "an open door could likely be construed as implied consent"?

I would not advise that you try that in many parts of the US. You'll be risking getting shot, and the homeowner would not have committed a crime.

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