> And for legally binding documents the tenant has to deliver within a deadline, he can, if it's that bad (at least in Germany), pay a court bailiff to deliver

> And for legally binding documents the tenant has to deliver within a deadline, he can, if it's that bad (at least in Germany), pay a court bailiff to deliver the document and certify this delivery. That's true in the US as well, but again, the point is that a landlord who wants to make your life hell and drag you through the court system has plenty of opportunities to do so.