The AIDS scare of the late 1980s had an effect on the business, and the Eros Center closed, as well as several other brothels in.
Eros centers exist in almost all larger German cities.
Whilst most have returned to their home countries, some had been made homeless by the brothel closures.
Once in Germany, their are sometimes taken away and they are informed that they now have to work off the cost of the trip.
Sex workers working out of their apartments could lose their leases.
Illegal variations on that business model, like "Flaterate-Clubs" and "Pauschalclubs" also exist and advertise openly in daily newspapers and the Internet.