LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The federal civil trial of a landlord accused of requiring his Part 8 tenant to signal a intercourse contract as a way to lease a home was again in federal court docket right now.
The case resumed after being paused in mid-August, and in the course of the pause, a brand new witness got here ahead.
The tenant on this case is a single mom and so is the brand new witness who got here ahead after seeing our protection of the case in August.
She’s a widow with younger kids who wished to remain in the identical house for education. She’s anticipated to testify this week about how landlord Allan Rothstein requested her for sexual favors to work off late charges on her lease.
Sweet Torres, the plaintiff within the lawsuit, says she signed Rothstein’s intercourse contract to maintain the home she’d already moved into along with her 5 kids.
“With respect to this doc regarding, principally, extorted intercourse, there’s an issue there,” stated Legal professional Bruce Flammey, a housing regulation skilled who we requested to investigate the case again in August.
“I believe we have now to say thank God for robust girls,” Flammey stated, “as a result of I believe it is a legitimate level that this (intercourse contract) is designed to be utilized in opposition to individuals who do not have the assets to face up.”
Paperwork filed Friday present all of the funds Rothstein acquired from the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority.
The lawsuit claims the almost $25,000 in federal funds for Torres’ lease ought to have been all Rothstein collected from her however she alleges he charged her unlawful additional charges.
The trial was paused after every week of testimony in August.
Rothstein, who’s roughly 80 years outdated, claimed his well being was compromised on account of demise threats he acquired after media protection of the case.
In court docket data filed Friday he claims he’s nonetheless having cognitive points.
“No one of their proper thoughts would go to the difficulty to attract up a contract like this.” Flammey stated.
On Friday, U.S. District Decide Andrew Gordon refused to delay the trial any additional.
On the eve of it resuming, Rothstein filed chapter saying his business-related money owed outweigh his belongings.
Whereas that will not cease the trial from shifting ahead, it should seemingly influence any financial damages Rothstein would pay if he loses the case.
Attorneys hope to have the trial wrapped up this week.
