The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-18
RENT BOARD TO.
TRY53c CASES
First Complaints Between Land
lords and Tenants Listed
For Hearings.

Tho District Rent Commission mas
docketed nfty-three cases for hearing,
in each OF which the defendants have
either been served or are being
served with notice OF the complaint
fiied against them
Among the defendants are some of
the prominent real estate firms OF
Washington, business men. and 9TH
ers well known in army and ofncial
life. The complaints range all the
way from lack OF repairs to property
to alleged exorbitAnt rents.
Only First Csses.
The ffty-three cases thus far listed
represent only small proportion OF
the many protests lodged formally by
tenants calling at the Offices of the
Rent Commission OF by letters.
The commission today moved into
its new quarters on the NTH moor OF
the Hooe building. 1870 # street, and
in several days will be busily en-
gagged In disposing of the volume Of
matters before II.
The frst hearing was held this att
ernoon at 80 o'clock. Until the COM
mission is properly settled the schsd-
ule OF hearing will be uncertain.
However. within a week or 80 II 10
hoped to have hearing days on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday OF each
week.
me HrSt case 10 Do uooTu tni0
afternoon Is that in which Ohio L.
Newman and wife and Joel Frank
Thompson are both compliments and
defendants. The issue IS one OF pos
session Of property at 613 keefer
place northwest
A landlord and tenant suit had been
filed against Mr.. Thmopson in the
Municipal Court He is q tenant, of
the property in dispute which was
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man, the latter declaring that they
never rented 1t to Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson takes the position
that he is entitled to possession since
he Is still paying rental to the real
estate firm Of Shannon & Luchs as
agents, as he did before the property
was acquired by Mr.. and Mrs. Now
man. 't.
1, List Of Complaints.
The following IL q list Of COM
plainants, defendants. and properties
involved in the cases docketed by the
commission: ...,..>, .r, 49,. ,.-,,.,,.., Il
0tho I. Neuman ct al. vs.. Joel
Frank Thompson, 613 Keefer place
northwest. .. ,s..
Joel Frank Thompson VS.. Ohio I.
Neuman ct al, 613 Keefer place north
west.
John G. Hodges VS.. Robert NJ.
brown, 1011 e street northwest.
Joseph Ferrero vs. Mike Allan and
Peter Wells. 717-A Fourteenth street
northwest.
Joseph Ferrero VS.. Joseph venezi-
ana. reg Fourteenth street north
west.
Joseph Fcrrero VS.. Lewis Harris.
721 Fourteenth street northwest.
L. Stewart West va. Anna Wiggfu-
ton, sos X street northwest.
Agness c. Ferry. ct al. VS.. Michele
Mancuso, 733 First street northwest.
Elizabeth M. Byers VS.. l. w. Carver,
l71S Newton street northwest.
Eleanor H. Griffin VS.. Louis Benz
nett, 81 Ninth street northwest.
w. d. Sterrett VS.. Major H. B.
Pratt, springfield Cottage Pierce
Mill Road.
Agnes c. Ferry ct al. VS.. Nicola
Genua, 731 First street northwest.
Mrs. Albie O'Rouke VS. Shannon
Luchs, 2120 o street northwest
M. Louise Fox, VS.. Moore & Hill.
Inc. 1920 Twenty-1rst street north
west
Edna G. and Esther r. Crane and
Eva Wiley We. Style and Watson, third
floor, Ola New York avenue, north
west.
Rita r. Childers VS.. w. J. Pillins.
14O5 I street northwest.
Catherine 3. Mullins VS.. James
Dickinson, 1909 seventeenth street
northwest.
victor Effenbach VS.. William II.
Radcliffe, S31 Sixth street northeast.
Myer Herman and Gussie Herman
VS.. Frederick Mckinley and Ada Nc
Kinley, GA II street northeast
Mary e. Boland VS.. Daniel w. Mil
Ter, apartment 3-E. 145o Girard street
northeast.
James E. Contrib ct al vs.. James
I. L. lrrick, owner. Monmouth Hotel,
1919 G. street northwest.
Edgar l.. Myers VS.. George w.
Iinkens, apartment 81, 144s Girard
street northwest
A. +. Halves VS.. Shannon 4 Luchs,
apartment a. The Pebbleton, 17l7d
Church, street northwest.
c. b. Liekweg VS.. Dudley s. Law
renee. 1O2 Fifteenth street northwest.
Samuel w. Rose VS.. Frank V. Hae-
gerty, 1926 Fifteenth street north
west.
Ulysses 8. Garnes VS.. John D. Fos-
sett. 32s Bryant street northwest
G. w. Cowgirl VS.. II. r. Carroll,
1886 street northwest
Anna e. Gerow VS. d. A. Reidy. 1oO6
Massachusetts avenue northeast.
f. II. Poston VS.. Shannon Luchs
agents, 2415 Twentieth street north
west. -
Mrs. r. r. Moore ct al VS.. Miss
Lilly Fowler, 1927 New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest.
John f. Dassoulas Va Javier Lar
rea. 2621 Fourteenth street north
west.
Riley Hastings VS.. J. Edward Lew
Is, agent. 91e Kennedy street north
west.
Alice NJ. Smyth VS.. oliver G. Cess
ri af n0TthwAQt.
Henry Waiter VS.. Lillia Dyer, 113o
Third street northwest
Isaac Chaser VS.. Samuel Silverman.
II. III. Wall vs.. Thomas Bucker,
apartment Al. the Carleton. 17A1 La
nier place northwest
william Goldberg ct al. W. Samuel
Melnicove, 3101 NJ street northwest
Stella M, Wilson VS.. Carrie r. Will
SON. room at 1905 Second street
northwest
Lee Webster Thuma VS.. Allan E.
Walker Co, Inc, agents apartment