rose56@lemmy.zipcake to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoBuilders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian propertywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down10cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkBuilders unearth €9m gold loot sealed in walls of Belgian propertywww.bbc.comrose56@lemmy.zipcake to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square19linkfedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month ago with both the builders and the local charity that owns the site having a chance of claiming it. Did i miss some kind of rule that states, that a builder can keep what they find on foreign property, aside from a finders reward?
minus-squarePantherina (he)@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month ago If no one comes forward, civil law states that hidden treasure on someone else’s property be divided between the finder and the property’s owner. This only applies, though, if the stash is not found to be linked to criminal activity.
minus-squareblackbeans@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe key thing here is that the gold is not the property of the charity, but some previous owner. It wasn’t part of any purchase deed.
Did i miss some kind of rule that states, that a builder can keep what they find on foreign property, aside from a finders reward?The key thing here is that the gold is not the property of the charity, but some previous owner. It wasn’t part of any purchase deed.