Mons Venus is a nude lap dancing

Lap dance

A lap dance is a type of sex work performed in some strip clubs in which a naked or topless dancer performs an erotic dance either in immediate contact with a seated patron, or within a very short distance. With full-contact lap dances, the stripper may engage in non-penetrative sexual contact...

 strip club

Strip club

A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....

 in Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

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The club and its owner, Joe Redner

Joe Redner

Joseph R. "Joe" Redner is the owner of the Mons Venus, a nude strip club in Tampa, Florida, and is known as the father of the nude lap dance....

, have frequently been engaged in legal battles with the Tampa City Council

Tampa City Council

The Tampa City Council is the legislative body of the municipal government of the U.S. city of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida. The City Council consists of seven members, each representing one of seven corresponding districts from which they were elected...

, which has tried to place restrictions on the industry for 25 years. Redner's advocacy group Voice of Freedom was originally created to chronicle these actions. Mons Venus and Redner won a large verdict in an eminent domain

Eminent domain

Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...

case when property was taken for a freeway.