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American man arrested for illegally entering Andaman's North Sentinel Island, one of the world's most restricted areas in c/world@quokk.au

[–] groet@feddit.org 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Idiot. At least he just left some stuff and set off again without any contact to the islanders

Deposits should be held by the city. The landlord should be forced to prove they deserve it in a court of law. in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] groet@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or just make some laws about impartiality, and use fines and loss of licence as punishment. Lastly, allow renters to choose the inspector.

Unfortunately in many places houses are rare and landlords can choose from a wide range of interested renters. They can always choose the renter that is willing to pay for the inspection completely and choose the inspection company favoured by the landlord.

Deposits should be held by the city. The landlord should be forced to prove they deserve it in a court of law. in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] groet@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Splitting costs between a party paying money and a party receiving money (in exchanage for goods or services) never works. If the landlord wants to rent for X but have to pay Y, they will simply rent for X+Y so they end up with X the way they wanted.