That way, if there are any damages, you can take a picture with the newspaper and “prove” that the damage was there when you moved in.

  • Pons_Aelius
    84•11 months ago

    Just make sure you strip the meta data from the picture before you send in your evidence.

      • reflex
        5•11 months ago

        Why strip it when you can alter it to reflect any time and date? :D

        That’s right, Lorraine!
        As Marty says after Doc rips up his letter, “I’ve got all the time in the world! I’ve got a time machine!”

      • Pons_Aelius
        2•10 months ago

        Close. This guy worked in bankruptcy and insolvency and has seen more half-arsed attempts at fraud by people who think they are smart then I want to remember.

  • @[email protected]English
    44•11 months ago

    Won’t work if the landlord is smart enough to do their own inspection before a new move in and document it

    • livus
      65•11 months ago

      I had a landlord once who gave me an enormous folder of datestamped photos and made me sign a statement that they were a true and accurate record when I moved in.

      Came in handy when I moved out and they tried to get me to pay for the crack in a window pane that was clearly visible in several of their own photos.

      • @lasagnaEnglish
        16•11 months ago

        One of my previous one tried to charge me for cobwebs. It was a farm house.

        • Echo Dot
          4•11 months ago

          Well you couldn’t have cleaned them otherwise you would have risked damaging the aesthetic.

          • @lasagnaEnglish
            4•11 months ago

            Spiders work fast. They rebuild webs in a matter of hours. It’s not a realistic demand.

            Though at the time the amount they wanted was not worth the grief so I just moved on. But minor deposit frauds are extremely common and almost always unpunished. Landlords have essentially nothing to lose by trying it, certainly not morals.