Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-02

1URSUAY, OCTOBER
that at any time after the passage Of
this act, but during the tenancy the
willfully withdrawn from the tenant
any service agreed or required by .
determination Of the commission to be
furnished, or has by act, neglect or
omission contrary to such lease or
contract or to the law or any ordi-
nance or regulation made In pursu--
ance OF law. or Of determination Of
the commission. exposed the tenant,
directly or indirectly. to any unsafe or
insanitary condition or imposed upon
him any burden. lose or unusual in
convenience in connection with his
use or occupancy Of such rental prop
erty, hotel or apartment, the commits
sion shaIf determine the sum which
in it's judgment will fairly and rea-
sonably compensate or reimburse the
tenant therefor. In any such proceed
ing involving a lease or other con-
tract, the term specified in which had
ing was begun. the commission shall
likewise determine the amount or
value of any bonus or other consider.
alton in excess of the rental named
in such lease or contract received AZ
anv time directly or indirectly by the
owner in connection with sucn .ease
or contract. The tenant may recover
any amount so determined by the
commission in action in the Municl-
nal Court Of the District of Column Dia.
Sec. ia. Whenever under this tue
q tenant is entitled to bring SUIT 10
recover any sum due him under any
determination Of the commission. the
commission s.iall, upon application by
the tenant and without expense TO
him. commence and prosecute In the
municipal court Of the District OF Co
1umhia an action on behalf OF the
tenant for the recovery of the amount
due, and in such case the court snall
include in any Judgment rendered IN
favor Of the tenant the costs OF the
action. including a reasonable attor-
news fee, to be fixed by the court.
such costs and attorneys fee when
recovered shall be paid into the treas
ury of the District of Columbia.
Procedure to Be Followed.
Sec 115. The commission shall, by
general order, from time to time pre-
scribe the procedure to be followed
in all proceedings under its jurtsdio-
ton Such procedure shall be as
simple and summary as may be prac-
ticable. and the commission ana
narties appearing before 1t shall not
dence or Of pleading.
Sec. 116. Any person who with m
tent to avoid the provisions OF TINS
title enters into any agreement or ar
rangement for the payment OF any
bonus or other consideration in con-
nection with any lease or other con-
tract for the use or occupancy OF any
rental property. hotel or apartment.
or who participates in any fictitious
sale or other device or arrangement
the purpose Of which Is to grant or
obtain the use or occupancy OF any
rental property, hotel or apartment
without subjecting such use or occu-
the Jurisdiction of the commission
shall upon conviction be punished by
a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by i'm
prisonment for not exceeding one year
or by both.
Sec. 1T. The commission shall pre-
scribe standard forms Of leases and
other contracts for the use or occu-
or apartment and shall require their
use by the owner thereof. Every such
lease or contract entered into after
the commission has prescribed and
promulgated a form for the tenancy
provided by such lease or contract
shall be deemed to accord with such
standard form: and any such lease or
contract in any proceeding before the
commission or in any court OF the
United States or Of the District Of
Columbia shall be interpreted. applied
and enforced in the same manner as
If it were in the form and contained
the stipulations of such standard
form. Upon the request of the COM
mission the owner of an hotel or
apartment shall file with the commits
sion plans and other data in such
detail as the commission requires, de-
scriptive of the rooms, accommoda-
lions and service in connection with
such hotel or apartment, and a sched-
ule of rates and charges therefor. The
may, after consideration
of such plans. schedules. OATS or,
other information, determine and TX
q schedule of fair and reasonable
rates and charges for such hotel or
apartment; and the rates and charges
stated in such schedule shall there
after constitute the fair and reason
able rates and charges for such hotel
or apartment. The commissions de-
termination in such case shall be
made after such notice and hearing
and shall have the same force and
effect and be subject to appeal In
the same manner as a determination
of the commission under section log
of this. title.
Subleasing Of Property.