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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)

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

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

They have a deposit protection scheme in the UK where neither the landlord nor the tenant have full control of the amount. It's very useful. Much better than the landlord having the money in his possession.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

This, the limit on how much it could be, and the ban on charging any additional fees, absolute game changers! The changing them not being able to tax deduct mortgage payments has also changed behaviour. I mean, landlords are still a huge drain on society and rents are mental but these steps help

[–] [email protected] 11 points 22 hours ago

This was a big change when we moved to the UK. It makes sense to have a third party involve with photos of everything before you rent. Should be standard really.