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We changed the locks originally because we caught him in the place doing an inspection unannounced. All our clothes had been gone through and the computer turne
by setquk 7y ago
We changed the locks originally because we caught him in the place doing an inspection unannounced. All our clothes had been gone through and the computer turned on. Funny sounding inspection.
The marmite was deserved. If you’re going to make someone’s life miserable and insecure for six months then we’re going to roll out the red carpet on pettiness.
- Twirrim 7y agoYeah, but it's a complete waste of Marmite. It ought to be illegal to waste such a heavenly thing as marmite like that.
- setquk 7y agoWe'll agree to disagree on that. After 22 years of putting up with marmite in the house I still don't like it ;)
- Twirrim 7y agoI'm a Brit who has been living in the US for over a decade now. Every now and then I try to introduce American friends and co-workers to the delights of Marmite, but to no avail. Luckily for me, it's relatively easy and affordable to purchase Marmite via Amazon.
- sjwright 7y agoNothing is gained by being an asshole to an asshole. All you've done is provided him with documentable proof for how terrible and vindictive he thinks you are. It doesn't matter if every other claim he's made about you was a lie.
- setquk 7y agoSometimes it is not about personal gain but making sure that any unfair gains are worthless.
- sjwright 7y agoHow does smearing marmite make the unfair gain worthless? It might make you feel smug for a few hours, but if your enemy is vindictive, it could be used against you. The best move is to avoid playing the game.
- setquk 7y agoI just asked my other half how she was feeling about it after 16 years and she laughed so clearly petty justice has a lasting effect. I think the person in question would be in vastly larger amounts of trouble for even raising his head above the cesspool he floated in for a moment. It would be like a chase from the Benny Hill show with local housing enforcement, HMRC, the police and a trail of angry and abused tenants. The best move is making the game worthless so there are no winners. Shit on the board. It's a stalemate then.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoCan we stop with this Christian ethic? It's not always reasonable to present the other cheek. The guy knows perfectly well what he's doing. If not treated badly, the next story he's going to be telling his mates is "how smart he was at getting that deposit for free from one of his tenants". There are too many ways to get away with a crime.
- sjwright 7y agoI think you need to read my post again, I'm not talking about real ethics or so-called Christian ethics. I'm talking about doing what's in your selfish best interest. Put simply, don't do things that can be used against you by your enemy.
- dvtrn 7y agoMaybe it's my hyper-legal American sentiments (pardon the joke at the expense of America's litigious culture, if that's not your particular breed of sardonic humor), but I'm in full agreement here and a little surprised at some of the comments waving this off as anything other than something that would result in justifiable legal-reprisal, if the landlord really wanted to mess with people. But again, that's probably (very most likely) just the result of me existing in a hyper-litigious culture where In pari delicto is very much a thing.
- n4r9 7y agoRight, but now he's telling his mates about how his absolute arsehole of a tenant spread marmite on his letterbox for no reason whatsoever. He still has a story, except this one just makes tenants look evil.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoYeah, but let’s be honest - if he does mention the deposit though - his mates will quickly understand why the marmite ended in his letterbox. So in the end we’re not giving any ideas to other people that their actions will have no repercussions.
- ubercow13 7y agoIt probably felt good though!
- sjwright 7y agoIf you prioritise the short term over the long term, then yes.
- ubercow13 7y agoI think the sibling comment demonstrates that it is was long term benefit.
- sjwright 7y agoOnly a long term benefit in hindsight. Could have gone any number of ways.
- setquk 7y agoUnlikely. There was some intelligence behind it. He was aware the locks had been changed as I explained his in an SMS so I did what he asked explicitly. Secondly I could apologise for the mistake of leaving the wrong keys inside the property. As for the marmite, some kid did a prank! Ooops. Based on the police's previous attitude, would they likely come out for a bit of marmite in a letterbox. The put the keys through the letterbox thing was actually a masterpiece of idiocy on his part which I refrained from mentioning to him.
- JadeNB 7y ago> Only a long term benefit in hindsight. Could have gone any number of ways. Isn't every long-term benefit long-term only in hindsight?
- stale2002 7y agoWell it seemed like there were zero long term consequences. So it worked out.
- vraivroo 7y agoThat is not just "an asshole". That is criminal.
- ascagnel_ 7y ago> We changed the locks originally because we caught him in the place doing an inspection unannounced. All our clothes had been gone through and the computer turned on. Funny sounding inspection. That may be a criminal act in your jurisdiction. My local laws allow the landlord access, but the landlord needs to provide 48h notice of the inspection (with a list of specific exceptions for emergency work, mostly around plumbing and electrical work) and cannot bar the tenant from being present during the inspection.
- TomMarius 7y agoEntirely legal in EU, btw
- ubercow13 7y agoThat's..terrifying.
- jadyoyster 7y agoI've never heard of an EU country where it would be legal to enter without ample warning time.
- m_t 7y agoAnd also completely false!
- TomMarius 7y agoYes, I replied to wrong comment, sorry. I meant that changing locks is entirely legal.
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- ginko 7y agoThat's not true. In Austria at least, a landlord certainly can't enter a rented-out apartment unannounced.
- maxkwallace 7y agoTo anyone reading this: if this happens to you, please talk to a lawyer. Please do something to protect future tenants, get the landlord's info online. Don't seek retribution just for yourself.
- setquk 7y ago(if you want to burn all your money on a lawyer that is) It's honestly best to cut your losses and walk away.