Responsa for Bava Metzia 128:3
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> אמר רב יוסף בר מניומי אמר רב נחמן אע"פ שאמרו הדר בחצר חבירו שלא מדעתו אינו צריך להעלות לו שכר הלוהו ודר בחצרו צריך להעלות לו שכר מאי קמ"ל תנינא המלוה את חבירו לא ידור בחצירו חנם ולא ישכור ממנו בפחות מפני שהוא רבית
<b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. IF A MAN LENDS [MONEY] TO HIS NEIGHBOUR, HE MUST NOT LIVE RENT-FREE IN HIS COURT, NOR AT A LOW RENT, BECAUSE THAT CONSTITUTES USURY.
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A promised ten marks to charity. He gave the money to B for investment purposes on condition that B pay to the poor of a certain community ten quarter-marks per year.
A. B should not give the ten quarter-marks to the poor of that community, since it would constitute unlawful usury. If, however, B earned profit with the ten marks, he must give part of the profit to the poor of another city, since one is not permitted to profit from charity money.
SOURCES: Pr. 999.
A. B should not give the ten quarter-marks to the poor of that community, since it would constitute unlawful usury. If, however, B earned profit with the ten marks, he must give part of the profit to the poor of another city, since one is not permitted to profit from charity money.
SOURCES: Pr. 999.
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