The evening world., 1920-03-11

apply TO all tenants. Including those
IN houses, stores and ofhces not hav-
ing leases" This bill has passed the
Senate.
"A bill amending Chapter $50 OF
the laws OF 1913, giving the Justices
OF the Municipal Court OF the city or
New York power as follows:
IF, In the opinion OF the court or
Judge, there exists an emergency, or
the public health, morals, or general
welfare will be conserved, or public
interest is involved, n stay may be
granted in the discretion OF the court
or Judge, for such time as the court
or judge deems proper and from time
10 time extend the period OF the stay
~ the tenant shall make deposit
On court, within two days after the
granting of the stay, of the amount OF
the rent for the current month, and
thereafter on the FIRST day OF the
monthly rental period, during the
time Of the stay. of the monthly rent
At the rate agreed upon by the parties
for the month Immediately prior to
the filing OF the petition" This bill Is
on the Senate third reading calendar.
"a bill repeating the act OF 1913,
which provided that no tenancy In the
city Of New York should be valid for
more than one month unless there
was an agreement In writing This
new bill will restore the verbal lease,
but makes verbal agreements terml-
nate oct. where no date Is specified.
This was recommended by the legis-
lative committee Of the Board Of
Municipal Justices Of the city of
New York. This bill now In commit
tee.
"A bill amending section 2231 of
the code OF procedure 30 that sum
mary proceedings shall not lie, when
brought solely for the purpose of can
ceiling q lease because the tenant is
undesirable, unless the question Of
the undesirability OF the tenant is
adtudioated by the Court" This bill
is now in committed
"A bill exempting from State In
come taxes the income on mortgage
holdings up 20 $4,000; the purpose
Of this bill being to procure money
for buildings and 20 induce Congress
TO make the same exemption as TO the
Federal income tax law" This bill
is now in committee.
"A Joint hearing OF Senate and
Assembly committees was held March
., 1920,
"A bill adding a new section TO
the Penal law 70 be known as section
20lO, which makes Il a misdemeanor
TO wilfully or Intentionally fail 20
furnish water, heat, light, power, ele-
vator or telephone service"
PROVIDES A LIMITATION AS TO
MONTHLY TENANTS.
Senator John J. Dunnigan and As
semblyman Peter J. Hamill OF the
committee will introduce the bill pro-
viding that summary or dispossess
proceedings shall not be maintainable
unless the landlord alleges in the
petition and proves that the rent of
the premises Is no greater in amount
than has heretofore been paid by the
tenant, and has not been Increased
the rent as II existed one year prior
70 the time of the presentation OF
the petition; and provided also. that
the tenant shall tender or pay the
, rent when due at same rent as last
paid by the tenant
This limitation will apply TO month
ly tenants and not to those holding
leases for n period OF a year or more.
The committee has been frequently
in consultation with its counsel, rep
resentatives OF the Reconstru ction
Commission and the Attorney General
with a view to perfecting legislation
which will not delay the erection of
new buildings, and at the same time
win be constitutional.
Under the decisions OF the courts
State aid cannot be extended with
out the adoption OF q constitutional
amendment. which would take at
least two years, and, under the opin-
ion OF Corporation Counsel Burr OF
the city of New York. municipal aid
cannot be supplied without the adop-
tion OF n constitutional amendment
giving cities power to use their credit
for this purpose.