Prosecuting solicitor Alexander Dixon was arguing against the West Wodonga man avoiding a conviction.

"It would have been terrifying for those people living there to go through," he said.

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Mr Dixon, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said what Tye Leslie Chettleburgh did at the Creek Street unit in the early hours of January 5 was "objectively" a "serious example" of such offending.

Albury Local Court has heard the woman who lived at the unit repeatedly told Chettleburgh, then aged 19, he was not welcome and refused to let him see his girlfriend.

Chettleburgh's rage had him repeatedly punch the front door, leaving a hole big enough for him to reach in and turn the lock.

Magistrate Richard Funston said it was "a very serious matter".

"If it wasn't for the fact you pleaded guilty today at this earliest opportunity ... I'd be seriously looking at jail."

Chettleburgh, who has just turned 20, admitted to charges of intimidation, destroy or damage property and failing to appear on bail.

Mr Dixon withdrew a charge of break and enter and commit serious indictable offence with people there.

On the fail to appear charge, defence lawyer Tim Hemsley said it was an instance, in May, where Chettleburgh fell ill and couldn't cross the border to get a doctor's certificate.

In reply, Mr Funston said "common sense" would have told Chettleburgh to "phone the court".

Chettleburgh, who had been out drinking, went to the unit about 1.40am, knocked on the door and when the victim answered, shoved his foot in the doorway.

Another man in the unit slammed the door shut, then Chettleburgh punched his way inside. Again, he was ordered to leave and had to be bundled back outside.

Chettleburgh was convicted and put on an 18-month conditional release order.