Q. There is this commercial strip plaza that our company is interested in acquiring, it could be a very good investment. One of the units is a health centre that after investigation turned out to be a massage parlour. They are an essential part of the income of the property and they have a lease for an extended time. Is there a problem owing a property that caters to such an enterprise, should we be concerned as visibly orthodox Jews that an eventual Chilul Hashem could result if this tenant gets into trouble with the law?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit"a opinion is that though the purchase of this property may not be prohibited by Halocho, it definitely is not the proper or correct endeavour to go into on moral grounds. Also the purchaser will not be able to renew the lease of the problematic unit when it expires.
Rabbi Abraham Bartfeld, as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit"a
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