A Las Vegas landlord is on trial for allegedly forcing a mother-of-five to sign a contract agreeing to have sex with him in exchange for renting a four-bedroom house.
Allan Rothstein, 81, is accused in court filings of getting a woman to sign a document titled “Direct Consent to Sexual Intercourse and/or Fallatio or Cunnilingus” in order to proceed with her lease.
The complaint, obtained by , also alleges Rothstein charged the woman more than what was stipulated in her Section 8 voucher and sought to evict her, claiming she owed more than $4,000 in rent arrears — though he was reportedly receiving money from the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority.
And, the lawsuit states, Rothstein knew the home was defaulting and under foreclosure but never told the woman as he continued to bill her for rent.
Rothstein’s real estate agent and property management licenses have since been revoked, KTNV reports, and he now faces federal proceedings for violating the Fair Housing Act, as sources say there are other victims he is pursuing.
If the mother-of-five wins the case, she will be entitled to punitive damages and injunctive relief for an undisclosed amount.
has reached out to the woman’s attorney, as well as an attorney representing Rothstein, for comment.
Allan Rothstein, 81, is facing federal proceedings after he allegedly required a mother-of-five to sign a sexual consent form with him in order to rent a four-bedroom home
The woman had seen a listing online for the Wedgebrook Street property (pictured) and found that Rothstein was willing to accept her Section 8 voucher for it
According to the lawsuit filed in Nevada District Court last June, Rothstein forced a prospective renter to sign a Direct Consent to Sexual Intercourse and/or Fallatio or Cunnilingus form to rent a four-bedroom home in November 2018.
The document, which he allegedly received online, instructed the renter to “please read this legal contract carefully,” according to the complaint.
Under the terms of the agreement, the lawsuit states, “the Tenant hereby voluntarily grants its tacit consent to any subsequent or concurrent sexual encounters between the REPONDENT/S and the INITIATOR/S,” who in this case would have been Rothstein.
As part of the contract, the lawsuit states, the tenant was required to swear that she was not “under the influence of any incapacitating intoxicant, aphrodisiac, or psychoactive substance, including but not limited to alcohol, drugs, oysters, bremelanotide, truffles, sea cucumber , strawberries, lobster, dark chocolate, cocaine, LSD, cannabis or any other mind altering chemical or substance, nor were they given by the INITIATOR(S).’
The tenant also reportedly swears that she “currently does not have a boyfriend/girlfriend/parent that is taller, meaner, more physically aggressive, owns firearms, and/or is more possessive than the INITIATOR(s).”
According to the lawsuit, the woman was appalled by the title of the document and asked why she had to sign it.
Rothstein reportedly told the mother-of-five that he would not be able to continue her lease on the property unless she signs it — even though she had signed a separate lease months earlier.
He also reportedly asked her to sign a “liability release and risk assumption” at the time.
Renter hereby waives and indemnifies Owner under this Agreement[s] Owners, agents and employees from any liability and/or claim for personal injury, property damage or death that may result from the use of the facility by the renter, regardless of the cause, even if that cause is in any way connected by the acts or may be omissions of the landlord or one of his representatives.’
During a subsequent investigation, KTNV reports, Rothstein admitted to the Nevada Real Estate Department that he obtained the sex contract online and asked the tenant to sign it, saying, “Any agreement or document mentioned speaks for itself.”
According to the federal lawsuit, in November 2018, Rothstein forced the prospective tenant to sign a Direct Consent to Sexual Intercourse and/or Fallatio or Cunnilingus form and said if she didn’t sign it, he couldn’t continue the lease
The woman who rented the house is said to have been desperately looking for a place for her and her minor children.
As of August 2018, she and her five children were homeless and living in a residential hotel week-to-week, according to the lawsuit.
She thought she was lucky when the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority approved the family’s Section 8 voucher, a federal program that provides funds to local housing authorities to help low-income families rent from private landlords.
However, the woman only had 60 to 90 days to use it.
Desperate, according to the lawsuit, she contacted several landlords to rent out their homes, but most refused to accept her housing voucher.
Finally, in September 2018, she responded to an internet advertisement for the four-bedroom home on Wedgebrook Street, near Las Vegas Boulevard and St Rose Parkway, for which Rothstein served as property manager and real estate agent.
According to court records, he allowed her to move in and made her pay out of pocket to fix the house so the US Department of Housing and Urban Development would approve it as a Section 8 home.
But according to the lawsuit, Rothstein knew the home was defaulting and facing foreclosure, but failed to tell the woman as he continued to demand rent and move in.
As a result, he allegedly demanded more from the mother than according to the voucher and charged the woman ancillary costs in violation of the contract.
When she refused to pay those additional costs, the lawsuit states, Rothstein began charging her late fees.
In February 2019, Rothstein began eviction proceedings against her, claiming she owed $1,057 in rent arrears, though he still collected rent payment from the regional housing authority.
At the time, the lawsuit states, she was only supposed to be paying $145 a month, but she had paid him $500 a month as he demanded.
Then, on March 13, 2019, Rothstein filed a summary eviction affidavit for non-payment of rent, alleging that she had not signed a written lease and alleging that she owed him $4,221 in arrears in rent.
The eviction proceedings were later discontinued.
Rothstein has since had his real estate agent and property management licenses revoked
According to the KTNV, Rothstein has since denied any violations of the federal Fair Housing Act.
As a result of a subsequent investigation, the Nevada Department of Real Estate revoked his real estate brokerage and property management licenses.
State investigators discovered during the investigation that he had given a fake address for his brokerage firm – and the address he gave was for an auto parts store instead.
They also found that he made repeated unwelcome sexual advances when he let the tenant come to his home, where he actually ran his business, to sign documents.
Rothstein was fined $94,000 for the violations.