It's not every day that the Business Times runs a story like this, so we we simply had to mention it. A fellow named Jack Hagerty closed on a condo unit last week at 32-34 Natick Street in Glen Park, and he's now trying to rescind the deal after receiving a disturbing email from his new neighbor. Hagerty has a son, whom he has shared custody of, and he's now freaking out and trying to get his $621,000 back after the neighbor (quite bizarrely) wrote to him to announce he is "a sexual enthusiast and enjoys leather sex."

The email went on to explain that the sex could often be "loud" and that it might require some explanation to Hagerty's 10-year-old son "as it could be confusing to him since it frequently doesn’t sound as pleasurable as it is." The whole issue came up, and the neighbor whose name we needn't mention felt the need to write the email, because Hagerty had announced that he'd be removing the carpeting and extra-thick padding in the bedrooms that a previous owner had installed — presumably to drown out the cries of pain and pleasure from next door. The neighbor further informed him that he's not employed right now, and is frequently up to all hours with his whips and chains and one or two pals. Hagerty insists, in true San Francisco style, "I should make it clear I have no beef with [the neighbor] at all — [he's] is welcome to his lifestyle. We met in person and my son and I both said ‘what a nice guy.’” But Hagerty would nonetheless not like to live next door to a 24-7 play-dungeon. Ah, SF.

Update: It appears that this situation was not all it seemed. The neighbor contacted SFist to clarify that Hagerty has since recanted his claims, and this stuff about an email from him was fabricated. According to this neighbor, Hagerty was a disgruntled neighbor who "did not want to follow [the] HOA guidelines for the condo he had just purchased. Hagerty used a social media expert to spin this colorful fiction that went viral on the internet to retaliate and intimidate me. [Then, after moving in] he recanted the story admitting he'd fabricated it, caused it to go on the internet, and it was unwarranted." The neighbor says he has a notarized letter from Hagerty recanting the claims.

Ah, the joys of home ownership and urban living.