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That way, if there are any damages, you can take a picture with the newspaper and "prove" that the damage was there when you moved in.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Spiders work fast. They rebuild webs in a matter of hours. It's not a realistic demand.

Though at the time the amount they wanted was not worth the grief so I just moved on. But minor deposit frauds are extremely common and almost always unpunished. Landlords have essentially nothing to lose by trying it, certainly not morals.