The Washington times., 1920-03-21
RENTS STAND
IN 8 RULINGS
Board Decides IS Cases In First
Month-10 Listed for
Hearing Tomorrow.

Increases In rent In but three cases
have been allowed by the District
Rent Commission since IL became
operative slightly more than month
ago. Two reductions have been
granted, ~ of the other eight rent
complaints heard the commission do
cided that the present rental PAID In
each instance was fair and should Dc
: continued.
A review of the commissions nrst
months work discloses the rather IN
teresting fact that OF the forty-six
cases decided, thirty-three involved
disputes OF possession and but thir-
teen dealt with rent complaints.
During this month. which ended
. yesterday, the commission called nine
ty-six cases for hearing. Determine
lions were handed down in forty-six
of these. Twenty were dismissed by
settlement. Ten cases are awaiting
determination. Sixteen are hello up
pending continuance or settlement D.
parties to other suits. In four there
have been motions for rehcarins'
see Complaints on Docket.
Thus far $3.50 complaints have been
docketed and the defendants have
been served or are in process or peing
served. About nifty other cases are
yet to be placed on the docket.
Complaints are being received In
about the same ratio as when the
commission first began its work.
, There is no appreciable falling OF in
the number of cases. And the major
ity of complaints continue to be those
about possession rather than about
excessive rentals. 1t was expected
that the latter would far exceed the
former in numbers because OF the
; prevalent complaints about pronteer-
ing landlords.
OF the cases decided thus far TWEEN
ty-four were in favor of the COM
plainant and twenty-five for the de-
PENDANTS.
The work of the commission UP to
this time has generally won the favor
of tenants, landlords, real estate
agents, attorneys. and others who
have come in contract with it. The
expediency with which the work has
been handled has been commented
upon, the commission having made
noteworthy progress after 1t WAS
handicapped from the beginning with
q deluge Of cases because OF its in
ability to Immediately establish per-
manent quarters.
Cases Assigned for Tomorrow.
The following cases have been as
signed for hearing tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock:
James A. Davis, trustee, against II.
ID. Childs, increased rent and posses
sion, second and third floors, Ills U
street northwest.
John d. Fleming against Clarence
NJ. De veile, extension of time In
which to yacate 1897 Seventh street
northwest.
against Harry e. Coleman, possession
1927 Eleventh street northwest
Postmaster NJ. o. Chance against
the District commission, for CON
tinuation Of the postoffice in Eagle
Hut, at Ninth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Miss Marguerite Hartman against
Mrs. DeWilda II. Edwards, excessive
rent. 1904 Massachusetts avenue.
May z. Smith against A. c. Ford,
possession of apartment 6, 22lb -FOUR
teenth street northwest.
Walter l.. Shively against George
w. Linkins, agent, excessive rent
apartment ~, 1921 Mt. Pleasant street
northwest.
stanley H. Horner against Lora
Lee Geoghegan. excessive rent, apart
ment "a, 1910 Fairmont street.
Milford o. Jarvis and others against
Hannibal Hailstalk, possession 63S n
street northwest.
Katherine T.. Day against William
7 Hunt, possession COS Raleigh street,
Congress Heights.