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.

      • reflex@kbin.social
        4·
        11 months ago

        Why strip it when you can alter it to reflect any time and date? :D

        That’s right, Lorraine! As Marty says after Doc rips up his letter, “I’ve got all the time in the world! I’ve got a time machine!”

      • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
        1·
        11 months ago

        I was mentioning metadata because most people don’t know it exists.

        Editing the data is another, likely better, option but searching “remove metadata from picture” brings up one click to strip options that are much easier for the average punter to do.

      • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
        2·
        10 months ago

        Close. This guy worked in bankruptcy and insolvency and has seen more half-arsed attempts at fraud by people who think they are smart then I want to remember.

  • x4740N@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Won’t work if the landlord is smart enough to do their own inspection before a new move in and document it

    • livus@kbin.social
      1·
      11 months ago

      I had a landlord once who gave me an enormous folder of datestamped photos and made me sign a statement that they were a true and accurate record when I moved in.

      Came in handy when I moved out and they tried to get me to pay for the crack in a window pane that was clearly visible in several of their own photos.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
          1·
          11 months ago

          Well you couldn’t have cleaned them otherwise you would have risked damaging the aesthetic.

          • lasagna@programming.devEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            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.