The evening world., 1920-09-25
accorded TO both tenants and land
lorda.
TENANTS NEED NOT WORRY
ABOUT OCT. I.

TENANTS NEED NOT WORRY
ABOUT OCT I.
Further, 1 believe that under the
other bills. new building will be slim
Mated. unless the condition OF the
money market becomes much more
acute than at present.
IAN excellent measure Is that AFFECT
ing the dispossess In holdover pro-
ceedings. which assures tenants OF pos
session OF their apartments except In
the three instances.
This bill will do away with
The anxiety Of the many people in
New York who are now holding
their premises under short stays
Or who have been served with no.
tees 20 move on Oct. I. Notices
served upon people that they will
be required 20 vaeate on Oct !
will be wholly Intellectual after
the passage Of this bill. In hold
over proceedings already brought,
where stay has been granted. the
court cannot issue a warrant 20
put the tenant out unless a %
FOR one % the three causes men
toned above.
This bill does not apply 70 build
ings In course OF construction or BE-
Eun after this act takes effect.
Tho burden Of proof on the land
lord a. to the fairness Of a rent In
crease IL another good provision. The
landlord. being in possession Of all tho
facts In regard 10 the investment and
operating expense OF his property.
is IN a position readily 70 prove them.
and therefore II Is fair the law should
have put that burden upon him.
Another bill designed to keep ten
ant In the premises at a reasonable
rental. to be decided by the municipal
court until his case Is finally disposed
or. provides that hc deposit such rental
as directed by the Judge with tho
clerk Of the court.
PROTECTS BOTH TENANT AND
FAIR LANDLORD.
The housing Committee explains
this bill as follows:
The only way the landlord can OBJ
tain an increase Of rent az the present
time IS by bringing this action aud
getting before the court the question
whether the rent bee demands IS fair
and reasonable. The case may bc tried
by the Judge or. 10 either party de-
mands II. before jury II might well
be that a tenant, financially ire
sponsiblc. might suffer Judgment 10
be taken against him which would be
worthless and there would be- no way
In which the landlord could either
recover his property Or get his rent
therefor
This Of course, would be a great
injustice. 10 has, therefore, been
provided that IL tho tenant sets up
The defense that the rent is unjust
and unreasonable he must deposit
ono months rent with the clerk Of
the court. When the case Is tried
and a Judgment rendered the iudg-
mcnt In then satisfied out OF the
money deposited. II It be sufficient.
and " not, the tenant must pay the
additional amount within five daya,
or the landlord may have warrant
III the tenant desires 70 appeal the
ease ho must pay the amount de-
termlncd by the court 90 be- the fair
monthly rent into court each month
suntil the appeal Is decided. This
provision was made because u was
Thought In many cases u might be
burdCnsome for tenant 90 procure
bond He always has the amount
81 bis rent each month, and Il s no
hardship TO pay the instruments
monthly 60 the clerk ~ the court.
10 is believed that by this action the
rights OF both parties are protected
and each has an opportunity Tor his
day In court and no tenant will bo
forced out OF his home 80 long as his
rent is paid
Hotels containing i25 rooms or
more, and rooming houses where
rooms arc let by tho week or less
are exempted"
Nearly all Of the rent bills incdde
hotels containing less than l25 rooms
and rooming houses letting for longer
periods than a week
LooPHoLE FOR EVASION OF
LAW rs STOPPED UP
The reason for this Is that IL was
found that there were many apart
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