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My gut is urging me to tread extremely carefully with this topic, although my grotesque mind is racing a million miles per second, crunching through a range of inappropriate gags and sarcasm. Perhaps I’ve already signed up to be the focal point of a witch hunt, and tossed myself into an early grave by suggesting that humour has a place here. Obviously it does!
In any case, I don’t think anyone should be surprised by the fact that landlords substituting fiat currency for ‘sexual favours’ to cover rent is a real thing. I suspect it’s been happening since the beginning of time and will continue to do so, either under terms of consensus or manipulation/exploitation. Similarly, it would be wholly naive to believe that landlords have exclusive rights to foul-play; I’m sure there are equally as manipulative tenants as there are landlords, using sex as a tool for advancement.
Yes, sex sells, but apparently it pays the rent, too.
So, obviously the million dollar question is, should landlords offer sex-for-rent and should tenants sexually exploit their landlords?
First and foremost, we’re all adults here, so I think we can all agree that there’s nothing inappropriate or wrong about two (or more) people [of age] consensually ravaging one another until the early hours, until the last breath, whether there’s a landlord and tenant relationship or otherwise. In fact, it’s rather beautiful.
But what if there’s exploitation involved? For example, in the case of a landlord and tenant relationship:
- Landlord offering sex for rent (particularly if the tenant is facing financial hardship)
- Landlord threatening to evict tenant unless they agree to be zipped-up in a leather gimp suit and spanked with a fly-swatter
- Tenant refusing to pay rent unless they’re pleasured with anal beads and subjected to degrading sexual favours
- Tenant or landlord sexually seducing the other
WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
On a side note, the narrative is ALWAYS that landlords are one’s taking advantage, so I’m intentionally trying to share a balanced perspective, by making it abundantly clear that it is entirely within the realms of possibility that one of my tenants’ could attempt to manipulate me into boning him/her senseless! Actually, not to toot my own horn or anything, but I’d say it’s very possible.
Gosh, people, open your minds!
Landlord charged in first “sex for rent” case in UK
So, onto the reason for why I’m even talking about sex-for-rent and the beauty that is “love making” *vomit*
According to this article on the Metro website, a landlord is facing two counts of inciting prostitution, after being accused of offering “sex for rent”. It’s thought to be the first in the UK to be charged over such allegations.
Christopher Cox, 52, is accused of asking women to provide sexual services and sending him pictures of themselves wearing bikinis in exchange for accommodation.
Prosecutors today told Staines Magistrates’ Court he posted adverts on classified website Craiglist offering a free room to vulnerable or homeless young women at his home in Cranleigh, Surrey.
Cox allegedly wanted them to be willing to be tied up and perform bondage sex acts with him, claimed Prosecutor Kimberly Grabban.
These are believed to be the first charges brought forward for “sex for rent” allegations – where landlords offer free accommodation in return for sexual acts – in England and Wales.
Crickey!
Cox sounds like a straight-up freaky-deaky! I suspect he’s destined to be placed in a padded cell.
What can we take away from this story and the entrepreneurial mind of Christopher Cox? If there has ever been an inkling of doubt in your mind about whether a landlord or tenant can or should replace sexual favours for fiat currency – which, on the surface, may seem totally understandable and logical – perhaps it’s worth taking note of the situation Cox finds himself in. With that said:
- At the time of writing this blog post, there has been no verdict on Christopher Cox’s fate, he’s yet to be sentenced. However, it’s probably best to assume that sexual exploitation/blackmail is illegal in all forms;
- and no, you shouldn’t do it. Go figure!
Out of curiosity, has anyone actually slept with their tenant? I don’t mean by deploying any manipulative tactics, I just mean on the basis of “it just happened. Nature is beautiful.”
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so wrong, but funny!