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PHOTO: STUFF A Wellington landlord wanted a share of their tenant’s brothel business profit. (File photo)

A Wellington tenant running a brothel from her rental property has been contested for a share of her profit by her landlord.

After police told Earle Properties Ltd company director Lionel Earle that tenant Jo (Kelly) Lein had been running a potentially illegal brothel at their Mt Cook flat, they decided they wanted a piece of the profit.

A tenancy tribunal order says the landlord claimed the tenant used the property unlawfully.

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