Munich court upholds landlord's decision to boot out tenant after complaints of late-night 'athletic and squeaking' sounds

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A German court has ruled that a landlord was within her rights to evict a man for persistently using a squeaky swing set as a sex prop in his flat late at night.

The court in Munich said on Friday that the unidentified man installed the "very old" chain swing set in 2012 and regularly disturbed his neighbours with "sexual, athletic and squeaking noises" late into the night, causing multiple complaints.

It noted his rental agreement included a clause to be quiet between 10pm and 7am.

In upholding the landlord's decision to evict him, the court focused on the tenant's use of the swing set, saying its use late at night "would no longer correspond to normal rental use, and must therefore not be tolerated as socially acceptable".