Gumtree listing quickly removed after man’s ad for free rent in exchange FOR SEX was deemed ‘a community risk’
- Gumtree ad for free rent ‘in exchange for sex’
- Listing was removed as it broke community guidelines
An ad for a rental property on an online marketplace has been swiftly removed after it offered ‘free rent in exchange for sex’.
The Claremont property, north-west of Hobart, was recently listed on Gumtree for $245 per week and advertised as pet, kid and 420 (marijuana) friendly for a female tenant.
However, the $245 per week rate would be waived for a tenant ‘in exchange for sex’.
The listing said the property would suit an ‘escort’ or a ‘single parent with one child’.
The person who posted the ad wrote a potential tenant ‘must be clean and disease free’.
An ad for a rental property on online marketplace, Gumtree, has been swiftly removed after it offered ‘free rent’ in exchange for sex (pictured)
In return, they would receive a private room and parking, a locked door and storage.
Gumtree quickly removed the post as it broke their community guidelines.
According to their website, Gumtree does not allow ads that include ‘illegal activity… and we prohibit any activity that could cause harm’.
This includes physical or psychological harm, animal welfare issues, environmental harm or any illegal activity.
‘If you believe you have identified potentially illegal activity on our site, report it to us immediately,’ Gumtree’s website reads.
‘In terms of legality or otherwise, the Sex Industry Act 2005 has specific offences in relation to ‘soliciting,’ a Tasmania Police spokesperson said.
‘However, each individual case needs to be assessed to make a determination as to whether any offences may have been committed.’
A spokesperson for Gumtree told The Mercury: ‘In the event that Gumtree detects such ads, or if it is reported by the community, we do take action on the ad, and if necessary – on the user’s account’.
‘In the event where it is necessary to involve the police, we do have a police liaison to handle the matter.’
The listing for a property in Claremont (pictured), north-west of Hobart, was advertised as a pet, kid and 420 (marijuana) friendly rental that suits an ‘escort’ or ‘single mother’
The listing was posted to the Tenants Union of Tasmania with the caption: ‘Earlier this week we heard reports of a shed without bathroom or kitchen being offered for rent for $175 a week and thought this was bad, then we received this.’
‘A room in a share house in Claremont offered on gumtree to females for sex,’ the post reads.
‘This is a gross exploitation of vulnerable women, who are affected by the housing crisis.
‘No woman having sex in exchange for a roof over her head is freely and happily consenting to it.’
One user commented on the post, writing: ‘Disgusting … the advertisers should be charged and jailed.’
