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Deposits should be held by the city. The landlord should be forced to prove they deserve it in a court of law. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 18 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Shouldn't be a issue since landlords never lie to keep deposits right?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

What we are trying to avoid here is a conflict of interest where the third party would side with whoever pays them most of the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 minutes ago

Or just make some laws about impartiality, and use fines and loss of licence as punishment. Lastly, allow renters to choose the inspector.

Unfortunately in many places houses are rare and landlords can choose from a wide range of interested renters. They can always choose the renter that is willing to pay for the inspection completely and choose the inspection company favoured by the landlord.