This reminded me of an episode of 'From Our Own Correspondent' I heard a few years ago. When you move house in Switzerland, apparently, you get a visit from the 'hygiene inspector':<p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4318029.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspon...</a>