A landlord fond of sunbathing nude in the courtyard of his home has won the right to bare all, despite being in full view of other tenants.
A company which rented out some of the space in the building had withheld payment on rents because of the view its staff had complained about.
The firm in Frankfurt said the unnamed landlord had walked through the courtyard so “a resident or visitor who happened to be on the stairs at that time would be confronted with his nakedness.”
A German court ruled however there was no “grossly improper act” as to see his naked body workers had to lean far out of a window.
Reporting on the ruling, CNN reported: “On the contrary, the plaintiff stated credibly that he always wore a bathrobe which he only took off just before the sun lounger.”
It also decided the unhappy tenants were entitled to reduce payments for three months- but not because of the nude landlord.
Instead it said nearby construction work was affecting their work leading to a 15% reduction.
It comes as a naturist revealed he will be exhibiting his own crown jewels during the King’s Coronation as the Royal event falls on an important date in naturists’ calendars.
As well as being the Coronation of King Charles III, Saturday, May 6 also happens to be World Naked Gardening Day.
Naturist Stuart Haywood, from Swadlincote, South Derbyshire, says he will be celebrating both momentous events in the only way he knows how, in his birthday suit.
As a keen gardener and a fan of Royal pageantry the 86-year-old said he will be marking both events at the same time, Staffordshire Live reports .
The pensioner said: “While the Royal Couple are exhibiting the Royal Jewels their subjects can exhibit the Family Jewels.
“I will be watching it naked. I have already started preparing for the event as I missed the last one because I was delivering the Burton Daily Mail that day,” he added.
“I have dusted down mine in readiness. Particular emphasis has been put on displaying my orbs to perfection and my sceptre is looking good. I have only to give nooks and crannies a final polish."
Mr Haywood only started stripping off at the age of 72 in 2008 and quickly developed a taste for going nude. Before this, the only person he had been naked in front of for more than 50 years was his wife Rhona.
