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A nudist couple in North Boulder has been told by their landlord to “dress appropriately” when outside their rental home. The couple, claiming discrimination, believes their rights are being violated.
The trouble started when Catharine Pierce, 51, and Robert Pierce, 58, were gardening in their front yard. The couple was not technically nude: both were wearing thongs and Catharine was wearing pasties. Neighbors complained, however, and the police were called to residence, but they could do nothing. Though their clothing was scarce, all genitalia was covered, so technically no law had been broken.
A few days later, the Pierces received a letter from their landlord, Annie Mount of Boulder Housing Partners. Mount stated their near-nude gardening was a “nuisance” which violated the nuisance clause of their lease. In short, if they don’t dress more appropriately when they are outside their home, they could be evicted.
The Pierces are outraged, believing the landlord’s clothing restrictions infringe on their basic rights. "We want our freedom," Robert Pierce said.
We want exactly what the law gives you, and we don't want to be harassed about it."
Neighbors, on the other hand, note that the Pierces live a couple of blocks from a school, and there are several parks nearby, so kids are always around. Emily Hink, for one, doesn’t mind if nudists want to walk around nude in their home or even in their fenced yard, but the almost-naked yard work is going too far.
The term nuisance has many interpretations. Ultimately, if the Pierces are evicted for their “nuisance” behavior, the interpretation of their behavior, and the nuisance clause of the lease, will be left to the court.
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