An apartment complex in US Florida called Windermere, includes in their lease a disclaimer that says;
That means that even if you have a party in the place, the photos that you take are property of the owner of the complex, if you post it on facebook you can be subjected to a fine and if you give him or the complex a bad review (or even mention them in a negative way on your facebook wall) you will be fined for $10,000 dollars.
Of course... the owner had a "reason" to why he needs that disclaimer there though. He argues that sometimes people write negative reviews before going to the place so they can negotiate a cheaper price.
This, although it reads as a very clear explanation doesn't really say anything... if someone writes a false review you can show your tenant that what they read was false and if the review was correct then he could've fixed the issue before another tenant tried to rent an apartment.
Needless to say these type of news shouldn't exist unless we were living in idiocracy.
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it explicitly bans all "negative commentary and reviews on Yelp! [sic], Apartment Ratings, Facebook, or any other website or Internet-based publication or blog." It also says any "breach" of the Social Media Addendum will result in a $10,000 fine, to be paid within ten business days. Finally, it assigns the renters' copyrights to the owner—not just the copyright on the negative review, but "any and all written or photographic works regarding the Owner, the Unit, the property, or the apartments."
That means that even if you have a party in the place, the photos that you take are property of the owner of the complex, if you post it on facebook you can be subjected to a fine and if you give him or the complex a bad review (or even mention them in a negative way on your facebook wall) you will be fined for $10,000 dollars.
Of course... the owner had a "reason" to why he needs that disclaimer there though. He argues that sometimes people write negative reviews before going to the place so they can negotiate a cheaper price.
This, although it reads as a very clear explanation doesn't really say anything... if someone writes a false review you can show your tenant that what they read was false and if the review was correct then he could've fixed the issue before another tenant tried to rent an apartment.
Needless to say these type of news shouldn't exist unless we were living in idiocracy.
Read more about the story here.
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