Evening star., 1921-09-14
Commission FINDS
RENTALS TOO LOW

Finding that rentals on five apart
ments, fixed more than year ago
by it's own decision. are too low under
present conditions, the District Rent
Commission today granted landlords
increases ranging from five to ten
dollars month on each apartment
These are the first instances where
the rent commission has raconsidered
its former rent determinations favor-
ably for the landlord, 1t Is UNDER
stood.
Incteases were allowed as follows:
Apartment 102. Pelham Courts, 2llS
p street northwest, occupied by
Elizabeth R Gwatkin. rent axed ed at
$3.50; fixed in May. 1920, at $25
month. Apartment 4o2. Pelham Courts.
rent fixed at $3.50: fixed in May,
1920. at $3.50 a month. Apartment
sos, Pelham Courts, occupied by FL,
lice Baker. rent fixed at $40; nxso
in May, 1920. at $35 a month. apart
by Clara Smith. rent axed at $3.50
fixed in May. 1920, at $3.50 a month.
Apartment 9, the Randolph, 1!15 Lin,
coin road northeast. occupied by FREQ
r. Franzoni. rent fixed at $oo; nxso
in November, 1920, at S42.50 month.
Other Increases Not Allowed.
H. A. Toulmin, ST.. trustee. Radnor
Courts apartments. was the Complain
ant in four cases, while the tenant.
Fred r. Franzoni, was the complain
ant in the fifth case. The Radnor
Trust Estate also sought to have rents
on two other apartments in Pelham
Courts increased, but failed. These
were apartment 200. occupied by
Joseph O'Toole. for which the rent Is
$3.50 a month. and apartment 2O3
occupied by James T. Shrigley. for
soh he ic 10
NJ Meacham. OCCUPANT of apartment
606. Pelham CQtfts. requested reduc-
tion in reE3Or her apartment, but
the pr10ent Charge of SOS was declared
Other rent determinations follow:
George w. Lee. complainant. against
Shannon & Luchs: rent of apartment
No. 1, 1882 Chaplin street northwest,
occupied by Lee. fixed at $55; pre-
viously $s5 month.
against Chester A. Snow; rent Of
apartment No. 81, The Susquehanna.
1880 w street northwest. occupied by
Thompson, fixed at $47.50; previously
$50 q month.
Philip Hettenkemer, complainant.
against Mary E. Thorn; rent of 327
Massachusetts avenue northeast, oc-
cupied by Thorn, fixed at S22.50; pre-
viously $20.50 a month.
against Robert A. Dowdle: rent of
326 Massachusetts avenue northeast,
occupied by Dowdle, fixed at $22.5O;
previously $20.50 month.
Helen Helen M, NJ Brown; o complainant 1T
apartment No. 5O2 Pelham Courts.
ellis street northwest, occupied by
Brown. fixed at $42.50; previously $50
a month.
Peter S. Hioures. complainant,
against Eugene E. Howley; notice to
t0 vfr
west. served by Hioures on Howley,
sufficient.
Annie Kropp. complainant against
g. X. Lukesh; notice to vacate 1923;
Corcoran street northwest. served by
Lpkesh on Kropp. insufficient.
w. p. Montgomery, complainant,
against Moore & Hill. inc; rent of
apartment AZ, The Champlain, 1424 X
street northwest, occupied by Mont
gomery. fixed at 500. previously s120
a month.
Jules F. Addor. complainant, against
Udo B. Waldecker; notice to vacate
604 Quincy place northwest, served
by Addor on Wa1decker, sufficient.
George o. Atherton, complainant,
against Eliza Spaulding; notice to va
by Atherton on Spaulding. sufficient.
William j. Curran, complainant
against Mrs. A. Sousa; notice to va
cate 433 7st street southeast. served
by Curran on SouSa, 1nSumcient-
Anson A. Goodson. complainant.
against Liebermann & Hawn: rent
of s06 B street northeast. occupied by
Goodson, fixed at $65. previously $50
a month.
Rent Reduced SIS.
H. P. Arndorff, complainant. against
w. D. Sullivan, rent of 1923 East Cap
ftol street. occupied by Orndorff, fixed
at $45; previously $50 month.
Rosa Washington. complainant,
against William r. Ellis, rent of 1927
Marion street northwest, occupied by
Washington, fixed at $3.50; previous
ly $24.50 a month.
Sydney Kaufman, complainant,