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minus-squareaulin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoReferences for renting? What sort of dystopia is that? I’ve never heard of that concept, luckily.
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIt’s common in Germany to get a “reference” from your current landlord that basically just says “paid rent on time and didn’t set anything on fire”.
minus-squareaulin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoHuh. Here we have registries for people who habitually don’t pay on time, with a cooldown once they’re caught up. If you’re not in the registry it’s assumed that you’re good.
minus-squarebob_lemon@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoDon’t worry, we have that registry in Germany as well. And you have to pay to get your own data from them (although a GDPR request works once a year)
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoIt is? I’m german and I’ve rented my entire life and never got anything like it nor needed anything like it to rent.
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI had to present such slips several times. But I’m living in a city where the queues for apartments is 50 people long.
minus-squareTankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWhat country are you in? I thought landlord reference is the norm.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoNot here (Switzerland) either.
References for renting? What sort of dystopia is that? I’ve never heard of that concept, luckily.
It’s common in Germany to get a “reference” from your current landlord that basically just says “paid rent on time and didn’t set anything on fire”.
Huh. Here we have registries for people who habitually don’t pay on time, with a cooldown once they’re caught up. If you’re not in the registry it’s assumed that you’re good.
Don’t worry, we have that registry in Germany as well. And you have to pay to get your own data from them (although a GDPR request works once a year)
It is? I’m german and I’ve rented my entire life and never got anything like it nor needed anything like it to rent.
I had to present such slips several times.
But I’m living in a city where the queues for apartments is 50 people long.
What country are you in? I thought landlord reference is the norm.
Not here (Switzerland) either.