Evening star., 1920-06-15
SUITS NOT TO BALK
| RENT COMMISSION
Board Will Continue Work
Until Supreme Court Acts,
Says Capt.. Oyster.

That the District rent comm'ss on
/ Will continue it's work regard .ess OF
/! contemplated action on the part OF
attorneys or parties interested IN
! rent litigation until the Supreme
! Court of the United States passes ,
| upon the constitutionality of the Ball
rent act was the statement OF capt
James F. oyster. chairman, and A.
Leftwich Sinclair, member of the
| commiss today.
i Until the highest court has finally
| determined the constitut!onality OF
the act under which the rent COM
| mission was appointed. Chairman
| Oyster and Commissioner Sinclair
stated. the commission will continue
| to receive complaints. hold hearings
and announce determinations.
Held Legnl In New York.
Commissioner Sinclair called atten-
| tlon to the fact that the New York
supreme court has Just held that that
| states new rent law. modelled closely
! along the lines Of the Ball rent act.
was constitutional. and that in emer-
Ecncies such as that existing through
| out the country at this time. 1t was
| clearly within the police and regu-
! .atory powers Of the state to protect
/ tenants of rental propert.es from the
possible eXtortions of rapacious land
| lords.
/ Cases scheduled for hearing before the
rent commission today were: Edward
T. Johnson against susie sha nklin. pos
session of 1928 Sherman avenue: Robert
| H. and Daisy Perry against Mrs. Sidney
| F. Belts, possession of 1114 Gir:ird street
northwest: Irving Fantroy against John
H. Smith, possession of 231 Massachu-
| setts avenue northeast: Emma A. Burns
against l.. c. Matthews, possession of
418 E street northeast; Julia A. Thomp-
4 son against Allan E. Walker & Co., adj
| justment of rent of 1925 Riggs place:
R. G. Thomas against John F. Donohoe
| & Sons. Inc, adjustment of rent Of 1922
East Capitol street: Robert Jones
| against ]. Edward Lewis, adjustment OF
rent of 1927 18th street northwest: A. w.
H. Collier against May A. MARI. adjust
ment of rent of lower floor of 1929 18Th
street northwest; Mrs. Mabel o. Whit
ford against Frank Lingle. adjustment
1 of rent Of 112 East Capitol street.
The commission has announced re-
duction of rents of eight apartments
in the Hygeian apartment building.
| I'd street and Massachusetts avenue
northwest. owned by Clara Boyd.
| In the case of George NJ. Macintosh
Meridian apartment building, 1913
Meridian place northwest. reduction
| in rent from $35 to $50 a month was
| ordered. Rent of William E. Dixon
| for 1927 35th street northwest was
ordered reduced from s35 month.
| Inc, agents. to $3.50 month, the
rent prior to the advance to $35 hav
ing been $3.50 month. In the case
of Mrs. Amelia Mills against J. c.
Love. the rent of 702 Quincy street
| northwest was reduced from $45 a
| month to s40.50. The petition of r. l..
Sanford against ]. L. Kolb for reduc-
ton of rent of S26 Goth street north
west from $3.50 month was denied
Given Possession of Rooms.
Charles NJ Box. 721 Florida avenue
northeast, was given possession OF
rooms in the house occupied by Mrs.
F. D. killian. Clarence M. De Nleie
was awarded possession of 1S37h 7tn
street northwest. occupied by Mary 5.
Moore Walter Emerson was given
possession of rooms in his building. at
126 Randolph street northwest, occu-
! pied by Rita Mahorney. A rehearing
| was granted in the case Of Rosa NJ
Hesse against William s. Phelps
Company for reduction IN rent OF an
| apartment at 1896 Georgia avenue,
Mrs. Hesse having been i'll when the
| case was originally heard, May IL.