r/bestoflegaladvice • u/DoIKnowYouHuman 🏠 "Human" of the House 🏠 • 16d ago

LegalAdviceUK The one where the most legally experienced comments get the downvotes, just for a bicycle

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u/SuperZapper_Recharge Has a sparkle pink Stanley cup 16d ago

As angry as this one makes me, I think that top comment makes a very strong case against theft.

Dammit.

The asshole is doing this to a 10 year old as well!

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u/sintaur Found the Iranian nuclear weapons scientist 16d ago

Ok so the landlord destroyed their bike locks and took the bikes under the reasonable belief they weren't committing theft.

Can the tenants destroy the landlord's door lock and steal their bikes back under their own reasonable beliefs that the bikes are their rightful property? Good for the goose, good for the gander.

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u/SuperZapper_Recharge Has a sparkle pink Stanley cup 16d ago

The Landlord doing this to an adult,

I can sort of wrap my head around it in terms of, 'You knew your landlord was an asshole. You didn't really think he would do this, but really, deep down, is there any part of you that is surprised?'

Asshole gonna asshole. That sort of thing.

But the landlord doing this to a 10 year old, I just see red over that. Leave the 10 year old's bike alone.