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by globular-toast 5 days ago
No, it's still abuse. Just like it's still stealing even if I left my front door unlocked.
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The appropriate metaphor would rather be your landlord deciding to renovate the entire back wall of your apartment/house to make it an open-air design.

People coming in from the street to hang out and rifle through your belongings would still be "abusing" the system according to the law, but it's hard to not consider the landlord somewhat responsible.

It's not stealing if you give it to me, regardless of your door