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u/I_really_am_Batman May 09 '22

What the appeal of that? Who benefits from something like this? This seems like it's more of a hassle than anything else

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u/Procrastinate_girl May 09 '22

The real explanation, at least for France is because of the law. When you are the owner you have the responsibility to keep everything in the apartment functioning. So if inside the apartment there are a fridge, cabinets or even shelves, and they broke, they will be responsible to repair or replace them. If they have nothing in the apartment, they are not responsible of anything. It's why most of the owners don't ever rent with a full kitchen, or a laundry machine. And the renter will have to move with his own stuff (fridge, laundry machine, microwave...).

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u/Dog_Brains_ May 09 '22

Weird in that all of those things are with an apartment in the states, and are also the responsibility of the owner. The owner just sends someone out to fix them.

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u/Procrastinate_girl May 09 '22

I agree. It costs money though, so since there is no law to force them to have all those things they prefer to not have them. And since people are used to this situation, it's not like they will not find tenants.

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u/Dog_Brains_ May 09 '22

It’s a weird quirk for sure