By this logic, a renter has no right against unlawful searches on their own place of residence. The police just needs to ask the landlord for permission to search a rented property.
I'm just asking, not challenging what you're saying.
Yeah I know. I guess the other extreme would be a rental car or something. I can't imagine the guy currently renting the car being involved in the legal process.
I don't know what happens when a landlord hides weapons or something under the floorboards and then rents the place to somebody. Say the people renting the place are on vacation and the police has a warrant (made out to the landlord in this example). Maybe they can go in with the landlord (and, at least in Germany, they also need an independent witness) but are only allowed to search the actual property and not the stuff in it (because the landlord doesn't own the stuff). I don't know. But this kind of renting is well covered by laws (including lots of laws protecting the renters).
"Renting" a VPS (webspace would be a better example) probably isn't defined by any laws. It feels more like user data connected to a (paid) software service. Renting a dedicated server is a different story.
Actually in most countries there is a lot of laws for landlords and tenants that regulates who is in the possession. A landlord can not just hand out keys to anyone.
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By this logic, a renter has no right against unlawful searches on their own place of residence. The police just needs to ask the landlord for permission to search a rented property.
I'm just asking, not challenging what you're saying.
Yeah I know. I guess the other extreme would be a rental car or something. I can't imagine the guy currently renting the car being involved in the legal process.
I don't know what happens when a landlord hides weapons or something under the floorboards and then rents the place to somebody. Say the people renting the place are on vacation and the police has a warrant (made out to the landlord in this example). Maybe they can go in with the landlord (and, at least in Germany, they also need an independent witness) but are only allowed to search the actual property and not the stuff in it (because the landlord doesn't own the stuff). I don't know. But this kind of renting is well covered by laws (including lots of laws protecting the renters).
"Renting" a VPS (webspace would be a better example) probably isn't defined by any laws. It feels more like user data connected to a (paid) software service. Renting a dedicated server is a different story.
Actually in most countries there is a lot of laws for landlords and tenants that regulates who is in the possession. A landlord can not just hand out keys to anyone.