Tenant using my place as a brothel

Dear Pastor,

I am 55 years old. I lost my husband three years ago. He left me in a nice house that is mortgage-free. We have two children together. Both of them live in North America and are married. They talk to me every day and I told them I'm not interested in living abroad or getting married again.

I am very comfortable. My children told me to rent out part of the house so I can have company. Someone recommended a young woman to me, so I have rented the small side of the house to her. When she came, she told me she had a boyfriend and sometimes he would stay with her. When I rented her the house, he came and she introduced him to me.

But I'm very unhappy with her because she is trying to turn my place into a brothel. Every day there is a new man visiting her. It was so bad I had to talk to her about it.

It has got very bad now because since COVID-19, she has been 'working from home'. So the men come to see her one after the other.

I heard her talking with a man not long ago and she told him that he did not give her enough money for her service. She told him that he had to get it from somewhere because she knew that he had it. I told my children what is going on and they told me if I'm not happy with what is going on, I should give her notice.

I don't want to give her notice, but I don't like to see so many men coming in my place. I think my husband is turning over in his grave.

Pastor, if you should see her. She is so pretty and she have a good job, so she doesn't need to sell her body. I could have rented my house to a man, but I believed a woman would be a better help to me if l became ill. Please tell me what to do.

S

Dear S,

How can you be sure that all these men who come to your house to visit your tenant are going to bed with her? I'm not here defending her, but at the same time, you are accusing her of something she may not be doing. You don't like to see so many men coming into your place and you are feeling very upset about that.

But what you probably should do is to talk to her about it. Tell her that you don't appreciate so many men coming to your house. Tell her that it gives a very bad impression and that her boyfriend wouldn't like to know that so many men are visiting her.

If she continues to have many male visitors, you should give her notice to quit the premises. I hope that it will not come to that.

Pastor