German court upholds man's right to pee standing up

[Jazzy]

German court upholds man's right to pee standing up

A German court has ruled that a tenant who liked to pee standing up doesn't owe his landlord money for damages apparently caused by splashing, or missing his target altogether.

The Duesseldorf administrative court rejected the landlord's claim of 1,900 euros ($2,200) for alleged damage to the bathroom's marble floor, the dpa news agency reported Thursday.

While accepting expert testimony that urine had damaged the marble, Judge Stefan Hank ruled the man's method was within cultural norms, saying that "despite the increasing domestication of men in this context, urinating standing up is still common practice."

Hank said further that the tenant could have expected "regular conflicts" with those he lived with — but not that the bathroom's marble floor would be damaged.

Do you think he should have paid damages? Why/Why not?

 

[Webster]

Let me think...no.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Yes. Pee however you want but if you damage a persons property and don't clean up your pee then you are responsible for the damage.

 

[Jazzy]

Why is the standing up piece even part of the equation? Why not just sue to make him pay for damages, without caring how those damages happened. If he doesn't clean up after himself and leaves the home in disrepair because of it, he is responsible as long as the lease stated so.

 

[+paradox]

yes, you damage it then it's your responsibility to either fix it, replace it or pay for the damage/property...

it's not rocket science here...

it's just people don't take responsibility for their actions...

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

If that is how German courts are going to rule people will begin to stop renting there property if people are not going to be responsible for the damages they do.

 

[+paradox]

If that is how German courts are going to rule people will begin to stop renting there property if people are not going to be responsible for the damages they do.

i know, if judge judy took that case, she'll laugh at the pisser and make him pay up!