Elizabeth M.

"When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way..."

They take no responsibility even when there is MASSIVE information available to them.

They sound so "safe". Yes, for opportunists, profiteers and those who know they'll never have anyone taking them to court for flagrantly violating local laws regarding roommate/share situations.

SURE -- they used to "advise" their advertisers to check local laws.

No mention that under FEDERAL law, Flatshare Ltd, of Manchester, UK, which OWNS the Spare Room web site is fully responsible for falsehoods placed on their site, and the FTC, which enforces FCC regulations, can take the site down in a heartbeat.

They let people register just to trawl the waters for people in need in the worst housing market in US history -- then say "Oh, so sorry... we have no jurisdiction over people like that, but please keep us informed..." right into the circular file.

And those profiteers (profiteering -- a federal felony, go look it up, it falls under the RICO statutes) who've been breaking local "roommate" laws for years, and years and years -- easy to track them... but "we have no way of..." blah, blah, blah... a load of H. S.

You find the lies in the ads... they say "we have no access to the ads." (HUH? I found one in 3 minutes, several months after it was posted -- while someone was still living there and it even said "available: now".

Keep copies of EVERYTHING on Spare Room. You will need it in court.

Take your chances. Be firm. Remember, opportunists and profiteers don't care about the LAW -- they know you're desperate and will take you for all you're worth.

The "moderators" give you a load of hooey. "Keep us posted." (reply no. 4 on their list)

They don't know that OUR federal agencies consider EVERYTHING POSTED ON THEIR WEB SITE IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, AS ARE ALL CRIMES COMMITTED USING THEIR WEB SITE.

Do not fall for their B. S.

Yes, they have JUST RECENTLY added a great deal of cautionary verbiage lately -- now that they know they're about to answer to the U.S. Attorney General, a state Attorney General, and a local District Attorney.

But they're just another commercial enterprise that thinks an ocean absolves them of any culpability.

It does not.

Know your laws backward and forward.

"Just an advertising platform," they say. Really? They are a commercial enterprise in one of England's most corrupt cities. (Manchester is second only to the London Metropolitan police force.)

Our country dealt with ADVERTISING in the 1960s. Of course, these guys weren't even born then.

Go into this venture well armed.