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[-] [email protected] 229 points 1 week ago

Yeah, that's straight up fraud btw

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

if they had had an apartment to rent out it would've been totally OK and not fraud and a very normal thing to expect a landlord to do though đŸ˜…

[-] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago

It's not fraud if you tell the applicant what the rental criteria are and what happens to the money if they are turned down.

In ancient times, I was a small time landlord. On a couple of occasions I asked for an application fee. I followed these rules, which I explained to the applicant:

  1. The application fee was refunded if I turned down the applicant, provided the background check did not disclose a lie on the application.
  2. The application fee was applied to the security deposit if I granted the rental.
  3. The application fee was not refunded if the background check found a lie on the application, or if I granted the rental and the applicant changed their mind and declined to rent.

It costs money to do background checks. I wasn't going to be out of pocket if an applicant was dishonest with me.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

I think you're misunderstanding, the OP here had no intention of renting anything out, they're just taking application fees

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Of course, it's often a scam. But application fees can be legit. The key is how they are administered.

The fee should not be non refundable, just not refunded under certain specific circumstances.

[-] [email protected] 64 points 1 week ago

No I'm pretty sure that's the guy that loves cocain and wants to fuck his mother

[-] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago

No, you're thinking of pioneering psychologist Sigmund Freud.

Fraud is when a rope begins to break one stand at a time

[-] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago

No, that’s frayed. Fraud is an amphibian known for hopping.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago

No, that’s frog. Fraud is the opposite of frozen.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago

No, you're thinking of thawed.

Fraud is a type of long robe or gown

[-] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago

I believe you mean thawb. A fraud is a term for a deep geological formation filled with water, in Scandinavia.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I was actually going for "frock", but thanks to you, I learned a new word today!

[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

That's a fjord. A fraud is a unit of electrical capacitance.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

That's farad. Fraud is the short jerk from the Shrek movies

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

No, that was Farquaad. A fraud is when you have a lot of people together in one place.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Hmm, pretty sure that's a farad. A fraud is what you call the leaves of any sort of palm tree.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That’s a frond. A fraud is how you gauge if you can pay for something with your money on hand and/or expected income.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I'm a frayed you're wrong. Fraud is the car company that makes the Mustang and F150 truck.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, you mean Ford. Fraud is the German word for "woman".

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

That's Frau. A fraud is a young deer

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

No that's a faun. A fraud is a garment worn by a priest.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

No, that's a fraught. Frog is when you're beset by worry/anxiety.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Not to be confused with a frontier psychiatrist

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

That boy needs therapy!

[-] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago

i sue landlords for fraud. passive income.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago
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