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WCDT Strips 3016 to 3020 (3rd to 7th August 2015)
Kiloku:
I doubt the legality of her money will be an issue in the comic. It'd be a bit boring to have juridical proceedings as a plotline. It's kinda played for laughs anyway.
Is it cold in here?:
Anyway we know Marten is not above insurance fraud.
Akima:
--- Quote from: Tichy on 07 Aug 2015, 02:25 ---That may be exactly the idea. Some brothels are run as "hotels" for the prostitutes, who just happen to use it as their workplace as well. That way you punish the pimp/madam.
--- End quote ---
Just so. I recall reading that landlords can, or at least could, be prosecuted for "keeping a disorderly house", which usually meant allowing their building to be used as a brothel. But paying the rent with money earned in a shady manner outside the house? I don't know.
Zebediah:
In Massachusetts I don't think the landlord could be held accountable for a tenant's off-premises activities. There's no way the landlord could reasonably know that Faye's income comes from an illegal activity that does not take place on the landlord's property. Especially since Faye had a legitimate job when she moved in and likely hasn't notified her landlord of her change in employment - she wouldn't legally be required to give such notice.
Now, if Faye was doing something illegal in the apartment, the landlord would be well within his rights to terminate the lease without notice and evict both Faye and Marten. But that's not the case here.
jwhouk:
Found a template rental agreement here: http://rentalleaseagreement.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/massachusetts-residential-lease-agreement.pdf
As long as she's not using the place as an APC training room, she's probably good.
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