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It isn't trespassing. They had the permission of the tenants. It was violation of lease but that is not a crime.
by ianburrell 9y ago
It isn't trespassing. They had the permission of the tenants. It was violation of lease but that is not a crime.
- cperciva 9y agoIf I give you permission to walk into the Y Combinator offices, you're still trespassing. The tenants had no ability to grant legally meaningful permission.
- URSpider94 9y agoCriminal trespass doesn't work that way. For the most part, you have to have clear knowledge that you are on someone else's property without permission - for example, climbing over a fence, or walking past a "No Tresspassing" sign. If someone invites you into the Y Combinator offices and gives you the door code, you're not trespassing.
- lobster_johnson 9y agoIf you work at Y Combinator, then yes, you can give people permission to walk into the offices. If you don't work at YC, then you can't. But that's not what happened here. People who legally rented an apartment invited guests to live there. Nobody trespassed. But the people who sublet the apartment probably violated the terms of the lease, and caused the landlord to be in violation of Miami Beach rental laws.