Evening star., 1920-03-05
REDUCTION IN RENT
ASKEDBY WOMEN
Three Occupants of Apart
merit Air Case Before Rent
Commission.

Hearing Of the case of Edna G. and
Estha r. Orame and Eva Wiley
against Slye & Watson, alleging ex-
csssve rent for an apartment on the
third floor of 914 New York avenue,
occupied the entire time of this morn
ing's session of the District rent COM
mission. Five other cases on todays
docket went over to this afternoons
session.
IL their complaint the three young
women alleged that they axe tenants
by the month of the apa rtment Of
three rooms. including KITCHEN ard
bath. which they rented partly fur
nisiled last November.
A part of the agreement to rent,
they declared, was the promise by the
owners or agents to mack ceITain re-
which repairs. tehy declared. have
not been made. in view of f.tiure to
maxi teh promised repairs ti.h COM
plainants asked that the rent be re-
ducea from SO a month, the agreed
rate. to S33 month.
The commission today ann ounced
it's determination IN the counter com
nla;nt filed by Oscar aGnz against ].
l.. Barrenger. for pcssessisn OF
premises s22 1t0h street northeast,
quire the premises for his own use
and occupancy and htat the COM
piaint was not maed in good Faith.
DeterM nations have been announced
by the commission in the following
cases:
Mrs. r. F. Moore ct al against Lille
Fowler. alleging exec ssive rent. de-
manded fer apartment 1T t!27 New
Jersey avenus northwest, found. for
plaintiff that s35 a month demanded
for two uneurnished rooms Kitchen
etts and Use of bath was unrs.sso1 BILE
and unfair. and fixed SIS a month as
the fair renfaI for the apartment
John L. Rarrenger against Oscar
Genz. alleging excessive rent demand
ed for premises S22 10Th street nssrth-
east; found that demand for SIS a
month, complained against. was ex-
cessive: found further that the present
rent of $125 so month Is unfair and
unreasonable. and that SIS a month is
the just and reasonable rent for the
premises.
John w. Minton against DR.. J. A.
Taylor. alleging excessive rent de-
manded for I0f5 Florida avenue north
west; found that $2S5o per month,
basis OF the complaint was che lair
and reasona BILE rent for the remises
Helen J. Justice, against Mrs ca H.
Hammer, for possession Of 315 street
northeast, and c. 3. Leikweg against
Dudley S. Lawrence. for posse ssion OF
102 18th street northeast. found that
notices served were in legal form and
suffC1ent, tait c7uipiaIlt oA REt NIeAhs
was in good faith, that thirty days
notice to quit and vacate was sufti-
cient, and that plaintiffs were entitled
to possession.
No hearings are to be held tomor-
row.
Cases to Re Heard Monday.
The following cases are to be heard
by the commission Monday. the hear
jnrs beginning at 20 O'Clock am:
John G. Dassoulas against Javier Lar
rea. possession OF 263l 14th street
northwest, continued from March a;
George Thomas against William Nc
Mullen. possession OF 1125 18th street
northwest; George Thomas against
John Tickne!l. possession OF 1925 9Th
street northwest; Agnes c. Ferry ct
al. against Michael Mansuse. increase
in rent for .23 Is. street northwest:
F. H. Poston against Shannon &
Luchs. agents. excessive rent for
apartment %. :.1h 20th street north
west: Stella N. Wilson against Car
rie B. Wilson, possession Of room at
1896 Q street northwest.