The Washington times., 1924-11-04
Your Answer to the Killing OF
the Rent Act Should Be:
Own Your Own Home
By BILL PRICE.

Inc decision OF the Ds1ct Court Of Appeals png out the
Rent Act and the Rent Commission puts the tenants Of
ngcn at the mercy Of predatory landlords who may
wish to extract the proverbial pound Of flesh
What the outcome win be remains matter Of conjecture
although there doubt that profteers win hop into
the saddle and ride just far and roughly they
permitted The old laws governing the relations between
landlords and tenants will prevail and those laws give tenants
scant consideration or justice
There hopeful side to the situation in the fact that
there nothing like the housing congestion here that existed
prior to the passage by Congress Of the Rent Act and that
re sufficient number Of apartments and houses
to give tenants who may be threatened with eviction the cp
puniy to deal with landlords who fair and Consderate
and the majority Of landlords Washington are Of that
type despite the i'll feeling Of recent years
Honest and honorable real estate of Washington who
think more Of the future Of this fair city than Of unfair
profand the great majority belong in this class-w do
everything In their power to discourage landlords from inaug
rating orgy of increased rentals and unpleasant disturb
ance Of domestic life These wdeawake and fair real
estate will be able to frankly tell their clients the land
lords that the holding up Of tenants for every possible doa
Val bring results they may not now expeccne OF them
aoton D Congress IN the way Of legislation that viii
lords over tenants will not continue.
It should be remembered that Senator's and Congressman
are renters themselves and large numbers Of them al
ready strongly aligned with the tenants They feel that
rental prices are high they should be- and will
detrimental to the best interests Of this city and stand in the
way Of the rapid progress making in building and
There real good why landlords should pause aud
let well enough alone It virtually certain that the
J0r1Gy OF them VIII higher rents
tenants and viii be satisfied with present conditions The
danger will from the Of apartment houses who
have been caught in the speculative frenzy Of yrOckng
values and who will seize this opportunity to attempt to
make good their losses through increased rentals is
torous that the speculation in sales Of apartment houses
through the boosting Of rents-tha final purchasers in many
instances found themselves with properties not worth
thing like what they paid for them.
these people nertae the typical methods of highway
men the people OF this city and Congress will find way to
81 To
notices Of eviction and they they wish give landlords
many uneasy hours before these appeals are finally settled in
the higher courts which congested with that
thousands Of not reached the dockes for two
three years.
determine not to do The landlord then goes the Munich
pal Court which issues the regular process Of eviction after
bearing the facts or the points Of law that may be offered
There hundreds Of ways by which tenants represented by
bright lawyers, appeal from the lower court the
the intervening and damages the determining
what the bond shall be- Such appeals not likely to be
reached in the higher courts for many years. during which the
tenant remains in complete possession
The one sure solution Of rent worries and moving though
u: OWN YOUR OWN HOME. The home owner ID his own
landlord He independents as every American citizen should
BE- The exorbtant rentals thousands Of Wangtonans
paying and will pay absolutely sufficient to keep up the
payments modest homes that bring happiness and
snt Many builders Of Washington sell their
that unusually easy They do not ask exceptionally large
initial payments and the monthly payments aferward
often larger than apartments containing less space
would cost These monthly payments include principal and
satisfaction Of knowing that part Of the money is decreasing
the amount you upon the home
There is something to live for in owning your home It
begets thrift and industry. Father and mother have definite
object to work for for They have place their little
ones may rOmp in, free from molestation.
You buy carefully and from any Of the many re-
gpondble builders in Washington, YOU HAVE FINE IN
VESTMENT. The future Of the District Of Columbia is
assured On carefully made investments in real in
District there will be no losses Property values in this Capital
Of the Nation increase from year to year. circumstances
compel you to sell home there will always equity
IN the property that will net you something PAYING RENT
NETS YOU NOTHING. -
you already own lot purchase one, BUILD YOUR
OWN HOME Have the plans drawn to suit yourself Super
wise the construction You borrow money to
complete the construction. "
NOW Is THE TIME TO BE YOUR OWN LANDLORD
You'll never have better If there now enough
houses for sale to around the husng builders Of Washing
ton will scent the demand and will build new ones in hurry
You create the demand They will furnish the supply