The Washington herald., 1920-08-21
WINS DAMAGES
THROUGH LEASE
Monmouth Hotel Must Pay
Tenant $50 for Cutting
= Off Service.
Is RAISES ALLOWED
Nine Apartments and Six
Houses Have Rentals
Boosted.
Is RAISES ALLOWED

The first suit for damages arising
out Of the reductions made last
spring by the Rent Commission in
the rental of apartments in the Mon
mouth Hotel. 1915 G street north
west, was yesterday determined by
the commission.
William a. Colman, complainant,
alleged that James L. Karrick, own
er and defendant. had deprived him
Of electric current for lighting from
May s to June S, last, and of heat,
hot water and elevator service from
October %, 1919, to May Is.
The commission decided a fine of
$50 would reimburse the plaintiff.
There are other similar cases on the
cOmmissiOns docket.
Fifteen Rentals Raised.
Rents of nine apartments and six
houses were increased, that of four
departments reduced and the request
OF an owner for raise in the rent
of a dwelling refused in other d.
examinations.
The determinations are as follows:
Z. b Stephenson. occupant Of
apartment SO Copely Courts, 1914
Seventeenth street northwe't, was
granted SO reduction in the
monthly rent. The former figure
was $50. The Union Realty and In
vestment Corporation was the de-
fendant
Wins So Reduction.
An apartment at 1901 Euclid street
northwest. occupied by Max \. Brad
shaw. had its rent reduced from $40
q SO moRthly. Defendant, l. Irving
Phillips
Ifl2 Fifteenth street northwest
was decreased from 80 to S35 a
month. Edward J. McNeIIis. ocCu-
pant. was the complainant. the de-
icndant being L. Stein.
HowenStein and Company was
defendant in suit in which Mrs.
J. n. Murphy. occupant Of an
apartment DIT 1870 Eighth street
northeast was granted a monthly
reduction in rent from S4o.5O to
$3.50.
Eight Increases in Chesterfield.
Rent of Apartment ,. the Chcs-
rrrfeId 3I4I Mt. Pleasant street
northwest. occupied by Mrs. n. NJ
Thompson. was fixed at Sf5 a
month. The owner requested $50.
The following increases were
made in the monthly rental of other
apartments IN the Chesterfield:
Apartment p. Mrs. Evelyn r. SIa
Ter. &47.JQ TO So. owner wanted $50.
Apartment 30. John NJ. Kirby.
$3.50 to Sf7.5O' Owner wanted $50.
apartment 81. Seth Kline. S45
10 SO Owner wanted $50.
Apartment .. Samuel 3. Pack, $45
TO So owner wanted $50.
Apartment %. John W. Rawlings.
$3.50 to So. owner wanted $50.
Apartment A.. J. D Neal. S4f
20 $3.50 owner wanted S55.
Apartment 43. J. W. Hunt. $40 to
$50 Owner wanted S55.
NJ \ F Nelson, occupant OF
an APARTMENT at 1886 Chaplin street
northwest. suffered a raise from
$3.50 to S3O.5O a month. The com
pIainauts. stone and Fairfax.
wanted S35.
Rent OF Heuse Raised.
Rent Of I7SS Columbia road
northwest. occupied by George ".
Fisher. was raised from 500 to So
month
Allen Z WaIkes and Company.
agents Of 100 Tenth street north
west. won a raise of s. in the
monthly rent for the premises
Speros EconOnispOuios. tenant. for
merry paid S2O.5O.
An increase from S15 to SIS a
month for 522 B street southeast,
was granted Daniel NJ. Goodacre
owner. Charlotte Webster is the
tenant
Rental Of 624 3 street southeast
owned by Daniel NJ GoOdacre. was
raised g a month. Fifteen dollars
was the figure formerly paid by
Sarah Dorsey. occupant.
DanieI-M Goodacre. owner % 62S
3 street southeast. was granted an
ether increase when the commission
raised the mothIy rent for the
premises from S15 to SIS. Artemus
Ward is the tenant. $50 street
southeast another Of GoodaCre's 5
houses. also had its rent raised
from SO to Sr> month. Joe
Thomas was the loser.
Boosted to S1O.5O a Month.
Rent Of 1884 Second street south
west. Mildred Jackson. tenant, was