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Microwave does not make room a flat, judge rules (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

Ohhhh, it's in the UK. I missed the "a" there and thought maybe microwaves were being used to measure levelness or erode imperfections like a Rick and Morty skit. Based on that interpretation I was surprised a judge could make decisions about physics.

The actual title, when read correctly, makes more sense.

[-] oeuf@slrpnk.net 10 points 16 hours ago

Microwave maketh flat.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 24 points 20 hours ago

Tribunal inspectors later found that while the rooms were en-suite, they lacked basic cooking facilities and only provided a microwave, kettle and fridge.

Replace the microwave with a toaster oven and add a multicooker and see if a judge will go for it?

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 21 points 19 hours ago

Slap an electric burner on the counter and call it a day. A friend in Boston has been apartment hunting and there are so many without an oven!

[-] rainwall@piefed.social 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

The ones in the article had a fridge, microwave and kettle. No sink, countertop or actual plumbing, which is a pretty core part of a kitchen. At least the above looks like a barely functional kitchnet.

The UK landlords just slapped cheap, non permanant appliances in the room and called it a kitchen.

[-] DarkSirrush@piefed.ca 2 points 17 hours ago

That burner is significantly nicer than what I looked at in Vancouver a few years back.

One time, we looked at a "2 bedroom" suite that was literally a tall, steep staircase to a door.

The door led to a small (twice the width of the staircase) space that had a counter with a portable 2 burner and 2 cabinets, and 3 other doors in the space - 1 "bedroom" the size of a queen bed (no closet, not legally a bedroom), 1 "living room" that was slightly larger, and a bathroom with the only sink, a toilet, and a 1 person shower.

We did not follow up with that listing.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

If a landlord could put an air mattress in a bathroom, they would advertise it as 1-bed 1-bath.

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago

The size of a queen mattress! That’s criminal, especially listed as a 2 bedroom.

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