FEDERAL RENT CONTROL LAW IS EXPLAINED
Imi immediately for hu own nae
•s housing accommodations.
The landlord cannot evict you
in order to have hia relatives move
into the unit. Neither can he
evict you to convert your dwell
ing1 for commercial use. He and
hia immediate family must fully
intend to live in the dwelling.„ 1
4. If the landlord, in good
faith, has contracted, in writing,
to sell the premises to a pur
chaser for hiB immediate and per
sonal housing use.
Just your landlord's statement
that he has sold the dwelling is
not enough, it must be in writ
ing, and the purchaser must in
tend to use it for housing, not
as a store or office.
5. If the landlord, in good
faith, is going to remodel or alter
the premises substantially.
You can be evicted for remod
eling or altering only if:
a. the alterations are neoessary
to protect and conserve the hous
ing accommodation*, and
b. these alterations camtdt be
made with the tenants Irving on
the premises and
c. the landlord has complied
with all local and federal laws
for making such alterations.
Your landlord cannot evict you
to remodel or miter your dwelling
for commercial use.
6. if the landlord seeks in
good faith to recover possession
of your dwelling foe the purple
of demolishing it and replacing
it with new construction.
You have no protection against
eviction in this case, regardless
of the kind of new building he
will coijstruct. v It may be new
housing' or a commercial, building.
The only restriction on the land
lord is that he comply with all
local and federal laws for such
new construction.
7. If year qfemlseg are the
spare room' or some writer portion
of the landlord'* own home, which
is not suitable fos housekeeping
use.
If you are living in a furnished,
non-housekeeping accommodation
in a single dwelling occupied by
your landlord and the building
is not used as a rooming or board
ing house, the law permits the
landlord to evict* you.
Recovery of Damages by Tenants
If your landlord charges you
more than you are legally bound
to pay for rent, you can bring
%uit against him in any state or
federal court within one year of
his violation of the law. If yccn
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landlord reduces your services,
regardless of whether or not you
have signed a lease for increased
rent, this is considered as raising
' your rent. You can bring court'
action against him for this.
In the case of a clear violation,
you can sue the landlord for triple
damages and court costs. You
can also go to the area rent of
fice and ask that it get a court!
order compelling the landlord to
pay back the overcharge or re
store the 'services to which you
are entitled.
Housing Removed from Rent
'Control
Certain types eof housing ac
commodations are no longer con
* rolled^ under the new federal law.
But rent control is removed from
such housing only when the land
lord flies a special form with the
area rent office proving that his
accommodations are eligible for
removal from control. The units
are not automatically decontrolled.
The types of housing from which
rent control is removed include:
1. Motor courts.
All such unitd are decontrolled.
Even though you have been a
permanent resident of a motor
court, you are given no protec
tion under the law.
2. Tourists homes exclusively
fcr transients.
If you have been a permanent
resident in a rooming house, your
rent is still controlled. Only those
tourist homes which serve transi
ents exclusively can be decon
trolled upon application of the
landlord.
3. Housing newly constructed
or converted, and completed after
February 1, 1947, but not if the
tenant is a World War II veteran.
If you are a World War II
veteran and the unit in which you
aie living was converted or com
pleted before July 1, 1947, with
the aid of priorities or allocations
mode under the Veterans’ Emer
gency Housing Program, your
rents remain under .control. Or
if you are a veteran and you were
not yet residing in such a unit
before July 1, 1947, but. had u
written or verbal promise of the
unit from the landlord, your rent
must be the rent agreed upon at
that time. It will 'remain con
trolled through February 29, 1948.
If, however, you are not a vet
eran or a member of his immed
iate family and Vour dwelling w'as
complete# after February I, 1&47,
Jhe federal law gives you no pro
tion.
4. Housing which at no time
between February 1, 1945, and
January 31, 1947, was rented as
housing accommodations, except
to immediate members of, the oc
cupant’s family.
If at sometime between these i
two dates the housing was rented
to someone other than the immed
iate family of the occupant, rent
,control will remain in effect on'
such housing.
5. Hotel accommodations which
furnish customary hotel services, j
Rents on units in transient. j
residential and apartment hotels!
are subject to decontrol where
residents a^e provided with cus
tomary hotel services such as
maid service, the furnishing and
laundering of linen, telephone and j
desk services, use and upkeep of
furniture, and bellboy services. !
Organized Tenants Are Better
Able To Resist Rent Increases
The rent law does not require
you to sign a lease for an in
creased rent. A landlord may try •
to make things difficult for. one
tenant and may threaten him with
eviction when rent control expires,
if the tenant refuses to agree to
an increased rent. But if you"
live in an apartment house and
all the tenants refuse to pay an
increase, the landlord will be re
luctant to undertake mass evic
tion. A group of tenants organ
ised to resist rent increases now
will be effective after February
29, 1948, when rent control ex
pires. Joint action'of all tenants
at that time can prevent extreme
rent increases. Form or join a
tenant association for your pro
tection. - Keep your union in
formed. iX—~
A. F. of L. Action
The A. F. of L. is doing every
thing possible to safeguard you
as » tenant- It fought the re
vision of the rent control law.
Immediately following the enact
ment of the Housing and Rent
Act of 1947, President Green
called on Central Labor Unions to
recommend qualified A. F. of L.
representatives to the Governor
of each state for appointment by
the Expediter on the important
local advisory rent boards.
These local rent boards will
largely determine the type of rent
control which will operate in your
community. Thpy can recommend
that the Housing Expeditor end
all rent control in the entire area.
They can recommend that rent
ceilings in the entire community
be raised. They review hard
ship cases and the operation of
the area rent office. The expe
diter must approve the rent
board's recommendations if they
are supported by evidence and do
not violate the law. Every local
rent board should have labor rep
resentatives on it.
No matter how good, a local
advisory board cannot be very ef
fective without the help of ten
ants. Tenants should know their
rights under the law. They should
report 'violations of the law to
their Central Labor Union * or the
CLU Hosuing Committee. '
February 29, 1948. will mark
the end of all federal rent con
trols. You and your union must
work now to secure the enactment
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of an effective local rent control
law. Some cities have already
passed local laws . which offer
more tenant protection than the
federal law. So long as the hous
ing shortage continues to l>e se
vere. -jvithout these laws, you will
have no protection from rent, in
creases.
Every A. F. of L. Central La
bor Union should have an active
Housing Committee. This local
Housing Committee should be in
a position to help local unions to
conduct rent surveys, keep in
touch with tenant associations
and present to city officials a
strong case for effective rent reg
ulation. It is the responsibility
of every unionist to help his com
munity assume effective local re
sponsibility for tenant protection.
Federal rent control ends Feb
ruary 29, 1948. Help your town
prevent widespread rent raises
and evictions after that date.
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