The Law's an Ass

churchman phil · 08-09-2008, 20:24

BBC NEWS | England | Kent | Rapist sues landlady from prison

A hairdresser has said she hopes to appeal after a convicted rapist sued her from jail when she cleared out the flat he rented above one of her salons.

Errrrrrmmmmmmmmmm.........the law goes mad again!!!!

Bonnyboy · 08-09-2008, 20:38

Says in the report that she should have sought legal advice as laws are in place to stop landlords taking hasty action.

If your tenant gets a life sentence for a crime it can hardly be considered hasty to make other arrangements regarding the property you are renting them. She even put his stuff into storage an was forking out 60 brick a month for the privilege ( wonder how long she was thinking of keeping that up ) I would have just ordered a skip and dumped the lot in.

Aye, the Law is an Ass

blazey · 08-09-2008, 20:39

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Originally Posted by churchman phil

BBC NEWS | England | Kent | Rapist sues landlady from prison

Errrrrrmmmmmmmmmm.........the law goes mad again!!!!

If he wasn't a rapist and he had simply gone on business for a few months it would be seen as right. He's paying the rent and she has no right to terminate the contract unless he breaches it, and nothing there suggests he has.

Hate to say it, but seen as I am more inclined to think this way than the ordinary newspaper reader I will say it anyway, and that isn't the law being an ass at all.

SPUGGIE J · 08-09-2008, 20:49

Again the law helps the guilty n humps the innocent!!!! When he went down he should have lost all his rights.

SPUGGIE J · 08-09-2008, 20:52

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Originally Posted by blazey

If he wasn't a rapist and he had simply gone on business for a few months it would be seen as right. He's paying the rent and she has no right to terminate the contract unless he breaches it, and nothing there suggests he has.

Hate to say it, but seen as I am more inclined to think this way than the ordinary newspaper reader I will say it anyway, and that isn't the law being an ass at all.

Fair enough but paying for it is the issue as well.

blazey · 08-09-2008, 20:53

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Again the law helps the guilty n humps the innocent!!!! When he went down he should have lost all his rights.

Then when he gets out he has no property and resorts to crime again?

God, why didn't I think of that?

She should have stuck to the law herself and consulted a solicitor before taking it upon herself to bag up someone's belongings. I'm sure she could have rang the police to report him missing and have found out where he was, and then proceeded rather than assuming he wasn't coming back.

I would like to think I would show concern about someone just not being around for so long even if their rent was being paid to me. A lot of rent is just paid by direct debit these days, for all she knew he could have been dead somewhere.

blazey · 08-09-2008, 20:54

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Fair enough but paying for it is the issue as well.

It says he was still paying his rent, therefore there is no breach of contract.

Royboy39 · 08-09-2008, 20:57

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Again the law helps the guilty n humps the innocent!!!! When he went down he should have lost all his rights.

Do you think a convicted burgler should have to pay back what he stole and a black mark should be registered against his name until he paid back the debt and that baliffs should hound him until he has paid

.....I do.

SPUGGIE J · 08-09-2008, 21:01

So he sues and say he wins ok; his victim then sues him; she wins and gets the money he won from suing his landlady. Who loses then? When he comes out he would have to leave the area any. The moral of the mess should be to consult an expert when in a situation that mirrors this one.

Then again I am a guy so what do I know.

SPUGGIE J · 08-09-2008, 21:02

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Originally Posted by Royboy39

Do you think a convicted burgler should have to pay back what he stole and a black mark should be registered against his name until he paid back the debt and that baliffs should hound him until he has paid

.....I do.

Agree with that whole heartedly.

cmonstanley · 08-09-2008, 21:02

whats it with these tories turning liberal? why dont you just join the liberal party,or are you just after their votes..........

Royboy39 · 08-09-2008, 21:04

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

whats it with these tories turning liberal? why dont you just join the liberal party,or are you just after their votes..........

Who is that aimed at?

Bonnyboy · 08-09-2008, 21:11

Where does it say in that report that the convicted bloke was still paying his rent ?

blazey · 08-09-2008, 21:15

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Originally Posted by cmonstanley

whats it with these tories turning liberal? why dont you just join the liberal party,or are you just after their votes..........

What is un-conservative about following the law as it is literally written?

WillowTheWhisp · 08-09-2008, 21:18

There is nothing saying he was or wasn't paying his rent, but it sounds like he certainly wasn't paying his gas and electric bills. Was she supposed to pay those for him? She didn't chuck his belongings away. He can have those back when he comes out of jail. Perhaps she should send him the bill for storage which she has been paying at a rate of £60 per month.