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An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta (thenarwhal.ca)
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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/42980

The orphan wells trace back to a tangled web of foreign investors, a company based in the British Virgin Islands and a last-ditch effort to sell to a Chinese company for $22M

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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Actually, that's illegal. They can ask for the first month rent early but not a deposit.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Must be nice to live where you do; around here, damage deposits are kept in trust, and returned when you move out, with interest, minus any amount needed to pay for damage repairs.

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