The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
CONCESSIONS MADE
TO1,271RENTPAYERS
Mayors Committee on Prof.
teering Settles Disputes
With 20 Landlords.
LEASES GIVEN TO MANY
One Man After "Readjust-
ments" Takes His Tenants
Out to Dinner.
LEASES GIVEN TO MANY

The Mayors Committee on Rent
Pronteering settled disputes over rent
increases between 1.271 rent paying
heads of families and twenty-eight own
ers, agents and lessees OF apartment
houses during the week. All the settle
ments we're the result of concessions by
landlords. In the great majority Of
cases landlords consented to accept less
increases than they originally demanded
in official notices sent to tenants that
a boost was due.
Nearly all tho tenants were monthly
tenants" but for twelve months at least
they will be sure of "a roof over their
heads" with no danger of further rant
increases in the meantime. as landlords
agreed to give them yearly leases.
One landlord. A. Aaronson, who had
"readjusted" his rents so that each room
would produce a return of s12 a month.
was so pleased over the committees set
tlement--a reduction that will average a
return of $3.50 to $40 q room n
month-that he took out to dinner all
his tenants who attended the hearing
before the Mayors committee.
Capt. Charles A. Goldsmith and As
sistant Corporation Counsel Edward f.
Burnett, temporarily in charge of legal
matters for the committee at headquar-
tiers, acted as mediators and concilia-
tors at the hearings.
Settlements by Committee.
The settlements were reported last
Night by Nathan Hirsch. chairman Of
ha NM
Berlin Renting Company. agents for
the Gold Theatre Company, 261 West
Twenty-second street. raised rents IS,
80, $40 and S11 a month; increase re-
duced 25 to 40 per cent. tenants received
yearly leases; forty-five tenants.
Maurice and Fannie Monitor, property
BAT Slxty-ninth street, Brooklyn; raised
tenants -. 80 and 81 a month; advances
were reduced to 81 and So a month for
each tenant; yearly leases were given !;
twenty-four tenants.
David Rothboun. lessee. property 491
and 4s5 East 174th street, Manhattan,
and 1745 Bathgate avenue. The Bronx !;
raised tenants 50, SO and 81 a month !;
raise reduced in some cases to 81 a
month: each tenant received a years
lease, half OF the advance to go into effect
from July 1 to November /, and the
other half from November 1 to July /,
lbZO, Seventy-1our tenants,
r. Edward ward. Goldman %hn ,a5t , Bath
81, So and - a month; advance re-
duced to 81; gave yearly leases; raise
is to go into effect october /; sixty
four tenants.
Max sin. property 452-6 East 175th
street; raised tenants 81 and IS a
month; landlord agreed to accept one
half the advance, and gave tenants
years lease; hfty-four tenants.
Meyer Goldberg, 537 Claremont park
way, The Bronx; raised tenants 81 and
IS; landlord agreed to accept half the adj
vance. and gave yearly leases; forty
four tenants.
J. Greenman, so Vermont street.
Brooklyn: raised tenants 81 and IS, and
gave yearly leases on that basis; twenty
four tenants.
Frank Pierson, 1908 Crotona avenue
The Bronx; raised tenants Sc and IS
month; cut raise in half and agreed to
allow tenants to remain on premises to
May I. 1920: seven tenants.
Estate Jacob Paslos, 31s, 322, 324 and
S2s West Fifty-Arst street; raised
rents from s12 to SIS; landlord re-
duced the advance IS in each case and
gave yearly lease; ninety-four tenants
Terry Holding Co., 2o2-30 West 14oth
street. Occupied by negroes). Land
lord showed mortgages OF 1897, 900 were
on the property; interest and other ex-
penses were $125.767. The income was
sl1<.1aS, which left a loss to the land
lord Of 1850. Disregardins that, the
landlord. Matt Terry colored. agreed
that he would make reductions in the
advances wherever he could. These
tenants were raised about 20 per cent,
merely enough to cover running ex-
n ha NIL ertN
leases to all the tenants who want
them. $50 tenants.
Joseph Schecter, lessee 2o70-207S
Arthur Avenue, Bronx-raised his ten
ants Sc to $40 a month. Agreed to give
tenants years lease. half the raise to
be paid from May l and half from
October II; 75 tenants.
Werner & Rosenblatt. lessees: 20
East 1o3rd street-raised tenants -
a month agreed with tenants on a
lower scale of rental, and allowed them
q year to remain on premises: forty
eight tenants.
B. L. Feinstein, ST e. lllth street
raised tenants 81 and So a month
Agreed to lower the increase and gave
tenants years lease; forty-eight tenants.
George W. Green. agent for Henry
Schumacher & Son. 81 r. Elghty-seventh
street-complain was received that one
OF the tenants was being evicted. The
committee adjusted the matter and ;en-
ant was allowed to remain; one tenant.
Harry Hirschfield. 521 w. 1l1th
street-would not allow tenant to sub
let. tenant appealed TO committee /;
after conference Mr.. Hirschfield al
lowed tenant to sublet: one tenant
B. Michthouse. 1905 Charlotte street.
Bronx-raised tenants IS and 81.
Apread TO take part OF raise to go into
erect August ], make all necessary re-
pairs and give yearly leases; twenty
four tenants.
s. Strauss 41e-18 r. Third street.
raised tenants So n month. Agreed to
take $3.50 and give tenants yearly
leases; seventy-two tenants.
Frank Silverman, representing Ida
Munsoheinn, 1857 Seventh avenue-re-
fused to give one tenant another lease ;
tenant complained and Mr.. Silverman
agreed to give lease; one tenant.
A. Aaronson. Arden place-Raised
rents TO $i2 a room. Tenants had been
nayipR $3.50 to SO. Mr.. Aaronson re-
Gently took over the building and raised
the rents to begin october !. Tenants
nrotested at increase. Mr.. Aaronson
agreed to cut advance to an average rem
tai OF $3.50 and Sl0.50 room. Mr..
Aaronson finished the transaction by
taxing 20 dinner all tenants who were
al the committee room. Eighty-four
tenants.
Anna G. Johns. 1850 Hoe avenue,
The Bronx-Raised tenant IS. Tenant
was a city employee whose salary has
not bean increased in q long tina Mia
yeAns agreed TO accept . small advance