โฒ 44 โผ Germany proves that private renting can work better than it does in Britain (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/europe@feddit.de 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] bob_lemon@feddit.de 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wait what? People can not hang pictures without their landlord's permission in other countries? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] agrammatic@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where German rental contracts say "any alterations need to be reverted for handover", rental contracts where I originally come from say "any alternations are forbidden without the express permission of the lessor". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Though, you typically also make a deposit at the beginning, which you can either get back if you leave the place in a close to the original state, or leave it with the landlord to pay for the work needed. Not being able to do anything without explicit permission sounds wild though, and potentially also annoying for the landlords. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] bedrooms@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* It's crazy if you think about it. All furniture warns in the manual that it should be fixed on the position with a screw. Because otherwise, you might die in case of earthquakes here. They don't allow putting a screw into the wall... permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] agrammatic@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Where German rental contracts say "any alterations need to be reverted for handover", rental contracts where I originally come from say "any alternations are forbidden without the express permission of the lessor". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Though, you typically also make a deposit at the beginning, which you can either get back if you leave the place in a close to the original state, or leave it with the landlord to pay for the work needed. Not being able to do anything without explicit permission sounds wild though, and potentially also annoying for the landlords. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Though, you typically also make a deposit at the beginning, which you can either get back if you leave the place in a close to the original state, or leave it with the landlord to pay for the work needed. Not being able to do anything without explicit permission sounds wild though, and potentially also annoying for the landlords. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] bedrooms@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* It's crazy if you think about it. All furniture warns in the manual that it should be fixed on the position with a screw. Because otherwise, you might die in case of earthquakes here. They don't allow putting a screw into the wall... permalink fedilink source parent