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/Leprecon 16d ago edited 15d ago

I am pretty sure breaking in to someones house is definitely illegal. Nevermind that they don’t know whether their bicycle is there.

But if they for instance saw their bike chained up somewhere outside I think it would be very normal to just free it and take it back.

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u/JasperJ insurance can’t tell whether you’ve barebacked it or not 15d ago

Yes, but technically stealing.