Loughborough Council tenants told to give one month's notice of when they will die

[China]

Loughborough Council tenants told to give one month's notice of when they will die

MIDLAND council house tenants have been asked to give their local authority landlords one month’s notice – of when they are going to die.

The cold hearted ruling by Charnwood Borough Council, in Loughborough, has sickened grieving relatives.

They say they are being left to pick up rent bills from the local authority, charged to their loved ones after their deaths.

And the only way the charges can be avoided is if the dying person gives the council notice they will not be needing their home because they are four weeks away from death’s door.

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[Larry]

Gee, guess what?

If the deceased had a car lease, then he has to pay it. If he has a mortgage, then they have to keep up the payments until they sell the house.

I'd bet that the deceased's cell phone company charges for early termination, too.

This isn't a "30 days notice before you die" policy. It's a "30 days notice before vacating the property" policy.

(But, it is funny.)

[GibbsFactor]

The problem I foresee is that when you call and tell them you are about to die, and they don't have you listed as 91 in their records, are they ethically obligated to call the police for an attempted suicide?