Evening star., 1918-10-27
MONTHLY RDl|AERS|
PROTECTED BYLAW
Lodgers for Less Than Thirty
Days Not Affected by Sauls-
bury Resolution.

prevents eV1ctlOnS.
When a person rents a room for q
term less than month he or she Is
not protected under the Salisbury reso-
luton.
These two principles were laid
down last night for the guidance OF
war workers and housekeepers in a
joint statement issued by Edwin s.
jHege of the United States, homes reg,
istration service and Capt. julius I.
.Peyser Of the housing division of the
War Department.
The statement was ISSUED to clear
up doubts which existed as to whether
a war worker, once taken into, a
home. had to be kept as a roomer for
the period of the war. Hope was ex-
pressed that no housekeeper who still
has vacant sleeping rooms will hesi-
tate to register them with the home
that they can be rented to war work.
ers.
The joint statement issued by the
two housing. officials reads as follows:
$50 that the public may be informed
on the law pertaining to the rights, OF
dodgers, roomers and guests in houses,
apartments and rooms. who rent for
any period of time, it is proper to state
that they do. not have the status OF
tenants under the law, so that per-
son renting a room or suite of rooms
for the period Aforesaid does not
prohibits subletting.
However, dodgers, roomera or
guests who rent a room or suite OF
rooms for a term of one month or
longer receive the full protection OF
the Salisbury resolution, and the wis.
dom of this is amply demonstrated
to help the housing situation in the
District of Columbia by protecting all
persons who rent any type of living
accommodation.
When Person Is Not Protected.
when a person rents a room for
a term of less than one month. then.
in that event, say for two weeks,
then the person is not protected under
the Salisbury resolution.
"Fhe salient points, opinions and
decisions setting forth the rights Of
owners and tenants under the Sauls-
bury resolution may be briefly stated
as follows: >
All agreements of lease written or
verbal, for one month or longer, are
continued upon their agreed rate and
terms, and no tenants can be evicted
or have their rent raised until peace
is concluded or until Congress ref
peals or modifies this law, excepting
as to tenants who have
Exceptions Are Noted.
"(A). Failed to pay rent at the agreed
TdlS
"(B) Not performed conditions of
"(C) C0nmitted waste DESTROYED
the property. .etc.). ~.
"(D) Been guilty of crime. misde-
meanor. breach Of peace or nuisance
"And also excepting tenants in prem
ises which are
,"(E) Necessarily required for occu-
pafcy by the landlord or his wife, chill
xxyI,s 1,A to-
by or officially connected with the gov
ernment 20
"eF3-. Purchased by a bona flde. pur-
chaser who J1ecessarily requires the
er he is in the goverAsnent serves or
not. :.
Rent Cannot Be Raised.Sss::
In further. explanation of the law
and the above digest. the following
points should be noted:
Il. A tenants rent cannot be raised
under any circumstances. Any at
tempt to raise rent subsequent to
June 1, 1918, is unlawful, unless. of
course. the tenant voluntarily con-
sents thereto.
not be evicted by the owner of the
apartment building as long as he pays
rent and remains in neaceable possess
sion.
"s A subtenant OF an apartment
cannot be evicted by the landlord of
the building as long as the rent is
paid and peaceable possession con-
tinues; and a subtenant Of a house or
an apartment cannot be evicted ex-
cep, by his lessor when the lessor is
ed with the government and neces-
sarily requires the premises.
q. IT the owner Of a building rents
an apartment to A for $50 unfurnished
ed to B for 800 neither AS tenancy or
B's can be terminated by the land
lord. If, however. A and B are willing
that A shall take his furniture out, B
may continue as a tenant of the land-
lord direct paying $50 per month. OF the
paid 81
"5. All leases which expired on any
date after May 81. 1918, are automatic
ally extended until peace is concluded
and it is not necessary for an original
tenant or a subtenant to sign a new
lease to avail themselves of the protec-
tion afforded by the law.
"6. A landlord of house may re-
gain possession from his tenant when
he Is in the employ Of or officially con-
nected with the government and neces-
occupancy or the occupancy of his wife,
children or dependents.
Purchaser Must Have Proof.
81. A bona fide purchaser of a house
may obtain possession from the ten
ant only when he can prove that he
necessarily requires the premises for
his own occupancy. and he need not
tablish his case.
Mote: Under both the above cases,
and Z. 1t is a question of fact as to
what constitutes necessarily requir-
ing the premises for his own occu-
pancy.' IN some cases: the court has
ment from which he could not be
evicted does not legally necessarily
require house which he may own or
which he may have purchased. It is a
question Of fact to be- established in
each case. and no general rule can be
laid down. -
Note: Under both the above cases,
g and 2. certain legal formalities
must be complied with in order that
the owner or the bona fde purchaser
may acquire possession If the bona
fide purchaser accepts. rent from the
lord and would then have to be In
government service as well as nec-
essarily require the premises in order
to gain possession II the tenant is in
the government service or is the de-
pendent of soldier or sailor the
War. Department. No. 1414 H street
northwest, will defend all such cases.
"8. There Is nothing in this law
which controls prices asked for va
cant apartments or houses, and moth
ing that will allow reductions Of rent
agreed upon.
s.9. If q lease contains a proyfso
that the lessee cannot sublet without
the consent Of the landlord. to do 90
Will be . breach Of the agreement.