The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
RENT CASES OF 4S9
FAMILIES SETTLED
Profiteering Committee OBJ
tains Reductions In Most
Instances.
ONE 30 PER CENT. JUMP
-
Woman Clearing Yearly One
fifth Of Property's Valns
Refuses to Make Cut.
ONE 80 PER CENT. JUMP


ants during the week by bringing about
settlements involving 4ss families and
twenty-five landlords. AS usual most Of
the settlements were effected because
landlords were willing to make conces-
sions Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
ward r. Bennett, temporarily IN charge
of legal matters at the committees head
quarters. and Capt Charles A Gold
smith, field agent, acted as arbitrators
at formal hearings.
A total of 3o7 Brooklyn families went
through the mediation mill; 153 1--we In
Manhattan, 12s live In The Bronx and
one In Queens.
Fourteen additional cases. In which
the tenants and landlords have told
their sides. are pending for settlement
during the coming week.
Rent Settlements OF Week.
Last weeks settlements, as announced
last night by Nathan Hirsch, chairman
of the committee. are:
Purdy Estate, Inc, owner OF house
ISL St Nicholas avenue, raised It's ten
ants $40, SIS and $40 a month; agreed
TO reduce raises more than half. Twenty
eight tenants.
$50 West 172d street. raised public
school teacher about SO month !;
agreed to reduce that raise S2.5o
month. giving his tenant q bonus Of
$50 at end of lease One tenant.
Mrs. z. w. Dryfoos. owner OF house
Sc Seaman avenue, The Bronx. raised ten
ants Sc and 81 month. appeared be-
for committee and refused IN presence
of her tenants to reduce raise; after
tenants left room she agreed with com
mittee to reduce rents all around
Twenty-eigft tenants.
Miss Mary Rodgers. owner Of HOUSE,
717 Sterling place. Brooklyn. Gustav
GERHARD agent. raised tenants from $lo
to $40 a month; absolutely refused TO
make any concession to tenants and
said owner was making z2lS per cent.
on her Investments. which he considered
no more than right. and promised
committee he would take matter up
with Miss Rodgers. but said he felt
sure no reductions In rent would De
made. Fourteen tenants
Miss Z. Conseior rented apartment
at 142 West 1o5th street. Mrs. e. @.
Thowder Of Mount Vernon owner. Miss
Counsellor after renting nat decided she
did not care to take f. She paid as
deposit fiat month rent Of $S5 anc
agreed with janitor of building that he
should rent fiat and return her money
for time fat would be occupied. which
he agreed to do. Flat was rented on
July Is; owner refused to return half
month rent claiming full amount was
spent for decorating at Miss Conscious
request. She appeared before commit
= tee, landlady was summoned and agreed
to pay Miss Counsellor $3.50. One ten
ant.
Direct Realty Company. 1s4 West
Sixty-eighth street, OF which James
8 Butler, the chain store grocer. Is prac-
teal owner, raised rents IS and IS a
few months ago and tenants agreed to
pay raise, but were afraid of further
raise. Representative Of Mr.. Butler
was brought before the COMMITTEES and
promised there would be no further
raise. Sixty-four tenants.
Shapiro & Lifshitz. lessee of premises
23l East Thirteenth street. raised rents
50. 81 and So. Agreed 10 reduce Increases
eight tenants.
william Schwartx, owner OF prem
Uses 457 Prospect place. Brooklyn. m
creased rents IS and 20 month
Agreed to take half raise for one year
Seven tenants.
i. Ffastenstein. owner of house ssi
East Fourth street. Brooklyn, raised
rent $40 month and tenants agreed or
n showing made by owner as to the
expenses Of running house that they
would pay $3.50 q month increase. AZ
they had had cheap rent Up to this time
Twenty-seven tenants
Sady Harris, owner OF 2o4. 2os and
nos Hast 113eh street. raised rents -
Agreed to take half raise and give q
pears lease. Twenty-eight tenants.
Pincus Glicl<man, owner Of premises
ys1s Fifth avenue. Brooklyn, raised
rents 81, sS and So. Split raise II
half and gave years lease. Twenty
eight tenants-
Jacob ZiegeIbaum. owner premises I;
Lewis avenue, Brooklyn, raised rent SO
Agreed to waive raise. tenants remain
ing on premises. Three tenants.
Bernard Renting Company. A Krouse
lessee house SIS West 124th street
demanded increase July / amounting Il
SIS from tenant having verbal lease from
Joseph Shenk, former owner; tenan
complained to committee; Shenk agreed
to give lessee increase in view OF verba
lease given tenant until October I. On
tenant
Cuts His Increase I'm half.
r Morrison, owner 81 East Fourtl
street, Brooklyn, raised rent from $40 Il
$3.50 a month agreed to reduce In
crease to half asked. Forty-four tenants
Public Square Realty Company own
ers houses ass and ae0 wadsworth ave
nue., b. ID. Goldstein agent raised rent
in some cases 80 per cent. tenants ap
peared before committee, with owners
and agreed to a 20 per cent. increase
one years lease. Seventy-two tenants.
l.. Schacter. owner of premises 1l5
Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. raise'
rents IS, 81 and 50; agreed to reduc
Increase In some cases to half amour
asked and promised TO make make sub
stantial reductions all round and Z
renew all leases. Forty-four tenants
Estate of b. VoIkening, owner of 81
west Fffty-third street. sent one tenan
dispossess notice after raise OF 81; cas-
settled by committee, agents agreeing I
allow tenant 70 remain at old rent. On
tenant.
Sam Shadler. lessee Of 1125 linton ave
nue., The Bronx. raised rents 81; agree
to reduce raise one-half. giving year
lease. Twenty-eight tenants.
David Schecter. agent for 1907 Neisol
avenue. refused to give tenant lease a
agreed; tenant complained Schects
agreed to give lease One tenant.
Patrick Casick. owner house 2o1 Mint
avenue. Astoria, raised rent Sc; Cusic
said Increase was made az hint to tenan
TO move agreed TO allow tenant TO re
main at old rent TO September 1. whe
tenant will move. One tenant.
Joseph Pines. owner house 1890 Par
place, BFooklyn, increased rents - {
S.: tenants went on strike; iandlor
made adjustments I'm rent. with agree
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