Another token law that is impossible to enforce? yeah, that’s exactly what we need,
At least add it to the lease agreement as an option
If a landlord makes a pass with a tenant, the tenant rejects them and the landlord backs off and apologises, never to do it again, should that be illegal?
Landlord is sleeping with a tenant, lets the tenant off with the occasional rent payment, all parties consenting, should that be illegal?
There seems to be an implication that there’s a position of power, similar to a teacher with a student above the age of consent, which makes sex in this instance wrong.
I’m not sure specific legislation is needed for it. If the landlord pesters or sexually assaults the tenant then there is existing legislation to deal with it.
No, we don’t. Purchasing sex is already illegal, no matter the form of payment since 2017.
Any sensible judge would recognize that accommodation represents a significant form of compensation. If the transaction instead is motivated by the menace of eviction then instead it has a coercitive nature and it was already illegal even before 2017.
A targeted law would most likely not provide any additional security to tenants and would have issues of applicability and possibly clash with the already severe laws regarding coercion.
It is concerning that people feel that this matter is interesting to discuss as if it would be legal at the moment or in a grey area not already covered by existing laws.
Consent by way of coercion is not consent. So this would constitute rape. Although, with Irish juries, it might be best to clarify this in the existing law.
Why not address the disease rather than the symptom….
Better wages and affordable housing would remove this from society overnight.
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Article: Do we need a law to stop landlords seeking sex from renters? https://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2023/0726/1396470-do-we-need-a-law-to-stop-landlords-seeking-sex-from-renters/
Another token law that is impossible to enforce? yeah, that’s exactly what we need,
At least add it to the lease agreement as an option
If a landlord makes a pass with a tenant, the tenant rejects them and the landlord backs off and apologises, never to do it again, should that be illegal?
Landlord is sleeping with a tenant, lets the tenant off with the occasional rent payment, all parties consenting, should that be illegal?
There seems to be an implication that there’s a position of power, similar to a teacher with a student above the age of consent, which makes sex in this instance wrong.
I’m not sure specific legislation is needed for it. If the landlord pesters or sexually assaults the tenant then there is existing legislation to deal with it.
No, we don’t. Purchasing sex is already illegal, no matter the form of payment since 2017.
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/act/2/section/25/enacted/en/html#sec25
Any sensible judge would recognize that accommodation represents a significant form of compensation. If the transaction instead is motivated by the menace of eviction then instead it has a coercitive nature and it was already illegal even before 2017.
A targeted law would most likely not provide any additional security to tenants and would have issues of applicability and possibly clash with the already severe laws regarding coercion.
It is concerning that people feel that this matter is interesting to discuss as if it would be legal at the moment or in a grey area not already covered by existing laws.
Consent by way of coercion is not consent. So this would constitute rape. Although, with Irish juries, it might be best to clarify this in the existing law.
Why not address the disease rather than the symptom….
Better wages and affordable housing would remove this from society overnight.