UK landlords are often criticised for withholding tenants' deposits for all kinds of unfair reasons but a landlord in Germany has ended up in court for trying to claim damage caused by urine.
The landlord was seeking 1,900 (£1,400) for damage to a marble floor caused by a male tenant missing the toilet bowl while urinating standing up.
There is some debate in Germany about whether men should sit or stand to pee but Judge Stefan Hank in Duesseldorf backed the tenant's right to urinate standing up.
Some German toilets have red traffic-style signs forbidding the standing position - but those who choose to sit are often referred to as a "Sitzpinkler", implying it is not masculine behaviour.
The judge agreed with an expert's report that uric acid had caused some damage to the bathroom's floor but said men who stand cannot be held account for collateral damage.
Men: It would make life easier all round if you just cleared up after yourselves.
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What people, and especially women can't understand, that it's not that easy to pee in a straight line just to order. Even when you point Percy in the right direction it sometimes decides to go one side or the other. Also it came come out at different speeds, from a jet to a dribble (dependent upon your age).
This German guy must have one helluva potent bladder content, that appears to be more sulphuric acid than uric.
I disagree with the judge entirely. I am not interested in the bit that says it's okay for men to stand up but if that bloke did damage the floor then the Landlord should be entitled to compensation I feel.
What's so hard about running a mop and disinfectant round the loo every now and then
It's taking the p*^% :D
Just put in urinals. Or a SeymourPowell loo which is better configured for male use.