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eureka@aussie.zone 4 days agoEven if someone picked the lock or cloned a key… all they can steal is some shitty ikea furniture and maybe make an instant coffee.
Well, they could also sabotage the AirBnB if they wanted to devalue the property, or they could steal from a tenant who isn’t home.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
If a tenant isn’t home they will have the key with them, it won’t be in the box.
Sabotage would be covered by insurance. It wouldn’t de-value the property. Who would actually do that? Huge personal risk for a vague improbable social benefit.
If you wanted to sabotage surely a molotov through the window would be more effective.
eureka@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I was thinking about if a key was taken when it was there, then the attacker leaves to have a duplicate key cut, returns it (to prevent suspicion and the lock being replaced) and infiltrates with it whenever they want.
I don’t know how that kind of property insurance works, but surely there are limits to what is covered? Plus, as another motive, it might just be out of spite, rather than to devalue property.
Yes, but there’s surely a larger chance of getting on the federal shitlist for firebombing.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
If these things ever happened no one would use those boxes.
Stealing from guests would still be high risk / low yield. I doubt people are leaving cash and jewellery in their apartment when they go out for lunch. If you want to engage in a life of petty crime I’m sure there are more rewarding ways.
There isn’t really a limit to what’s covered by insurance. That’s kind of the idea of having insurance. Low-cost damage isn’t covered, but if you started a campaign of petty vandalism the owner would address the security deficiency.