Evening star., 1919-08-26
Receives Notice to Quit.


he had been notified that he must
leave the apartment October /, 1919.
He told the committee that the land
lord had made no improvements or
repairs In the apartment since he
had taken it two years ago, and had
gone to no exceptional expense in
keeping up the building. He said that
other tenants had received similar
notices to quit because they had re-
fused to accede to the demand for
increased rent. *
This has been a general thing
have availed themselves of the pro-
lection Of the Salisbury resolution
now that that law is about to ex-
pire. they have been notified to quit
by the landlords"
Mr.. Britton said that he had been
informed by an officer in the bureau
Of navigation in the Navy Depart
ment that 100 naval officers who had
been ordered here had asked to have
their orders changed because of the
here and the diff1culty Of finding
quarters. He said that he had heard
Of officers living in apartments here
who have been asked to pay increases
of from IL per cent to % per cent.
He suggested that the committee call
Westmoreland and Highland apart
ments regarding increases in rents.
He told of three yeomen CD who
reported here for duty and rented one
room for which they paid 1920 q
month, getting also breakfast and
dinner.
MI. Britton paid a tribute to former
Senator Salisbury for the passage OF
the Salisbury resolution, which. he
| said, had protected many persons
from rent profteering in the last
year and a half.
Calls Rents Higher Than Elsewhere
Questioned by Senator Capper OF
Kansas, Mr.. Britton testihed that ne
believed rents here are higher than
other cities and that it is very diff
cult to obtain apartments or rooms
here at prices which are within the
means of the tenants.
isn't that making 1t difhcult Tor
| the government to get employees and
| to keep them and retain its eff
ciency?" asked Senator Capper. Mr
Britton replied that 1T was.
He said. too, that there was a ques.
tion Of morality y;l inyolved d.,na. In the the
apartments. The young girls, he said.
| had no place to entertain young men
| who might call upon, them and In
| consequence, went to the parks and
have. been at home. in parlors.
| E. L. Finch, who lives at Copley
Courts, 18th and Church streets. told
the committee that In October, 1917,
he had rented an apartment for $3.50.
The following year. he said. he was
asked to pay $3.50. He agreed to
split the difference and paid 81 so.
On August last, he said. he received
| a communication from the Union
Realty and Investment Corporation.
saying that the rent would be $50 a
month. beginning October 1. He said
that there are ninety apartments in
the building. that when he came to
the apartment in 1917 half of the
apartments were not occupied. but
that all Of them are now occupied and
have been for some time.
Raise From $47.50 to $50.
/ Mrs. Clara v. Simonson, who lives in
the Ashley. 18th and California
streets. testified that she had rented
an apartment there in 1912 for $47.50.
She has two daughters working for
the government This year. she said,
she had been informed the rent is to
be raised to $50 or s52.50 a month.
She said she could not afford to pay
it. but that she had no other place to
go. No improvements have been made
4 in her apartment in the last three
wears she said number OF the