The Washington times., 1920-10-05
|NELEVATOR
CASE HEARING
Tenants Get Decision From
Rent Board That Faulty
Service is Illegal.

The District rent commission this
morning held that II was Illegal
for a landlord to fall to furnish prop
er elevator service In an apartment
or other building.
Such A determination comes as =
direct blow to scores of landlords In
this city who curtsiled certain ser
vices abouH apartments In cases
where the commission refused to al
low rent increases
The commission has been appealed
to by many tenants recently TO COM
pei landlords to give better apart
ment service. The determination
this morning WAS the nrst instance
in which the commission decided the
question OF elevator service.
In the case OF L. w. Pagel against
Dinon 8. Birney. Harvey Lovejoy and
J. II. DeFarges. tenants In the Had
dington, 1870 Biltmore street north
west, the commission ruled that. THE
withdrawal Of elevator service fur
nished prior to May rs. 1920. from
7 a. m. to IL p. m. daily, 10 contrary
-BsIun' ps}usIJsMun IsSsIH 'Asl o,
soma Bile, and unfair"
The owner was given ten days in
which to restore adequate elevator
service.
HANDS DOWN 10 DECISIONS.
The commission today handed down
sixteen determinations. in some cases
allowing increases In rental and In
others ordering reductions.
In the case of Stevens d. Streeter
against p. J. walshe. Inc. the COM
mission set $50 as a fair rental for
the living rooms on the second floor
of the Bradford building, s0S Four
tenth street northwest, and $40 for
the workroom of the same apart
ment. The former rental was $50 for
the living rooms and workroom COM
bined
The commission decided that the
present rental of $50. furnished. for
apartment So. Tho Fulton, l44S Park
road northwest, was q fair amount in
the case Of Margaret Booth and others
against Amy Gordon. The owner
asked an increase to $40.
In the case of Mrs. Flavia Haskell
against Harry r. Goldman. involving
apartment /. The Colcord. $40 East
Capitol street the commission set *35
as a fair rental This Is the. present
amount paid and the owner asked $%5.
In the case OF w. p. Armstrong
against Boss e. Phelps. Inc, the COM
mission set $3.50 as a fair rental for
apartment 3, The Hampshire, 1853 CO.
lumbia road northwest. and held that
the defendants notice to vacate was
legally insufficient. The present
rental is $3.50.
HOLDS NOTICE ILLEGAL.
In the case of Mrs. Coda Cunning
ham against C. A. Snow, the commits.
sion set $3.50 as fair rental for
apartment Al. The Susquehanna, 143O
w street northwest, and held that the
defendants notice to quit served on
the complainant was legally insufh-
Gent. The former rental for the
apartment was $37.
The commission set $32 $50 as a fair
rental for $50 X street northeast in
the case of Alonzo G.. Anthony against
George w. Linkins. and further re-
fused the defendent possession of the
premises on the ground that the notice
to quit was legally insufficient. The
former rental was $1,000 and an in
crease to $4550 was asked for.
In the case Of William II. Hoover
against w. II. Ford and others the
commission set the following as fair
rentals:
Az street northwest occupied by
w. II. Ford. S3O.95; 444 S street, &C.
cupied by M. L. Hunt, $30.95; 446 S
street, occupied by c. Bailey. s3O.95;
1923 Fifth street northwest, occupied
by w. J. Robinson, $3.50.
FURNISHED ROOM CASES.
In each case the defendants request
to raise the present rental IS was
granted, with the exception of the
property occupied by Robinson, in
which an increase OF $4.35 was al
lowed.
In the case OF Charles F. Jones
against Mrs. Dora NJ Long the pres
ent rental Of $3.50 was raised to $40
for property 1914 Twelfth street
northeast.
The commission set $3.50 as a fair
rental for apartment 304, the Knick-
erbocker, 1910 Mintwood place north
west, in the case OF w. A. Greer
against the f. II. Smith Company and
PENDANTS request for possession was
not made in good faith. The pres
ent rental for the apartment is 3s6.
In the case OF Emmer Williams
and others against Fannie Dover the
commission set 1880 as a fair rem
tai for 1101 First street southwest
the present rental being $3.50.
The commission set $50 a month
furnished and SIS a month unfurnish.
ed as fair rental for the second
floor front room at 222 Indiana ave.
nue. northwest in the case Of Spencer
II. Bough against Mrs. N. 4. Wright
The complainant had been paying 81
a month for the room furnished.
In the case Of John l.. Boyd against
Moore e. Hill, Inc, the commission
set $40 as a fair rental for 338 Oak.
dale Place northwest the present rem
| tai being $21
In the Gaze of George Bowman
! against Mrs. Alice Spears the COM
mission set $1,000 as fair rental
for 459 N street southwest, the pres
ent rental being $3.50.
In the case OF Mrs. Mary Anderson
against Arthur Carr, the commission
held that the notice to vacate served
by the defendant was legally insult
ficient, the premises involved being
412 l. street northwest.
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