Nude landlord no excuse for holding back rent, rules German court

Frankfurt judges said people would have to lean far out of window to see naked sunbathing in courtyard

A German court has said that a landlord sunbathing naked in the courtyard of his building was not a reason for his tenants to reduce their rental payments.

The case involved a building in an upmarket residential district of Frankfurt, which included an office floor rented by a human resources company. The company withheld rent because it objected, among other things, to the landlord’s naked sunbathing. In response, the landlord sued.