Debunking the "Brothel Law" Myth

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by tanzera

I just wanted to comment on this because I go to University of Nevada and our wack counterpart UNLV does still adhere to the brothel law. It is not a myth or a rumor. No sororities or frats have official houses because there is still a brothel law in nevada and UNLV and UNR are not in cities that allow brothels.

Why would a brothel law prevent fraternity houses?

Unless you can actually cite a statute or ordinance, I'm calling it a myth.

[SWTXBelle]

Zoning laws - often restrict the number of unrelated persons who can live in a single family dwelling. They often also will not allow dwellings which allow more than a certain number of people to live in them in certain areas of the city/county. The specific use is often dictated - i.e., commercial vs. residential. Sometimes fraternity and sorority houses are not built at a certain university because of ZONING LAWS.

Brothel laws - an urban legend that will not die. If you feel your community has a brothel law, please post the relevant legal citation. We'd love to see it. Really.

[UGAalum94]

No doubt that the brothel law isn't what prevents Greek housing, but you guys know that Nevada really does have brothel laws, right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Nevada

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

No doubt that the brothel law isn't what prevents Greek housing, but you guys know that Nevada really does have brothel laws, right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Nevada

Have you actually READ that article? It reads like a review for a hotel, only it's reviewing brothels instead. Every section says "reference needed", and no sources or legistlation are actually cited in the article.

[UGAalum94]

Are you under the impression that they are all illegal as they are elsewhere?

Perhaps you should have clicked on this link http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-2...l#NRS244Sec345.

It appears to be a link to the state code there in the wiki article, and hey, what da ya know, it mentions how you can legally seek license for a house of prostitution. What is it that you thought brothels were?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

Are you under the impression that they are all illegal as they are elsewhere?

No. I know they're legal. I just don't think bringing up a Wiki article is helping the cause.

I know what a brothel is.

[UGAalum94]

As far as I know, in 49 of 50 states, we can unequivocally say there are no brothel laws. In one state, it helps the cause to say, "In Nevada, there are no brothel laws that impede Greek housing" instead because they really do have laws about where brothels can and can't be located. Some poor gullible kid who might be willing to believe the typical brothel definition rule has even more reason to accept it as truth because he or she knows Nevada is not like the other states.

(I never understood the brothel law idea to begin with since women's dorms would have also fit the same definition it seems to me. I'm also not buying the number of "an important donor gave ookazillion dollars as long as they never had Greek housing for women" stories out there. But I'm not interested in debunking them one by one.