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Re:Freakonomics: How to Avoid a Bad Apartment in New York City by desigooner on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @03:28PM (#1740765)
I wonder if they run into a legal issue at some point of time with people posting such information on the site.

Wasn't there a case of a tenant being sued for libel by the landlord for ranting on twitter or blog about something being wrong with the apartment?

Edit: Found the story. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/landlord-sue...

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Re:Freakonomics: How to Avoid a Bad Apartment in New York City by dotBen on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @08:10PM (#1741712)
Yes,I was going to make this point - if you write a bad review and the owners decide to pursue legal action, there is clearly a trail back to you because the reviewer must be one of the previous tenants.
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