Evening star., 1925-01-09
COOLIDGE ASSURED
CURB WILL BE PUT
ONUNFA|R RENTALS
Special Committee of Realty
Men and Bankers Act on
Presidents Suggestion.
QUARTERS TO BE FOUND
FOR ANY lLL-TREATED
Joint Senate and House Body to
Begin Hearings on Bill
Next Monday.

Notifying President Coolidge that
they can and will make those who
indulge in improper real estate trans
actions in the District Change their
minds and their attitude" members
of committee representing bankers
of the District. the Washington Build
ers and Owners Association and the
/ Washington Real Estate Board de-
clared today they would form a def
mite plan for controlling cases of un-
just and unfair treatment of tenants
as they arise.
The committee, which was formed
yesterday at a meeting held under
auspices of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board, drafted a letter today
and delivered it to the President, ad-
vising him of it's plans, declaring that
real estate men and bankers in Wash
ington will use such influence and
pressure as they have at their disposal
to alter the minds of those who en-
gage in unfair treatment of tenants
or shady" real estate deals.
VIII Assist Tenants.
They will see to it, they told the
President, that if they fail to bring
about desired results by such pres
sure, they VIII see that available
| quarters are provided at a fair and
reasonable rental for ll-treated ten
ants The committee infomed the
| President it would be glad to submit
| to him memoranda of all such cases
handled.
AT the same time joint meeting or
! the subcommittees of the House and
senate District committees appointed
to consider the proposed rent IegisIa-
tion announced that hearings on the
measure would begin at $50 o'clock
Monday morning. A time allowance
OF eight hours will be given pro-
ponents and opponents of the bill.
Monday the committees will hear
| representatives of the District as
SCISSORS office and the Rent Commits
sion. Tuesday morning at 1920 and
Tuesday night at s o'clock those in
favor OF the measure will be heard
| and on Wednesday opponents of the
| measure Will be given their hearings.
Those at Today's Session.
Members of the House and Senate
attending today's session were: Sena-
| tors Ball of Delaware, Copeland OF
New York and Jones of Washington
and Representative Blanton of Texas,
| Lampert of Wisconsin, Stalker of
New York and Hammer of North Car
| olina.
| The text of the letter to the Presi-
! dent forwarded today follows:
! Following the suggestion at
! tributed to you in The Evening Star
| OF January 8, that the best way for
/ local real estate interests to preclude
| the necessity for rent legislation in
/ Washington is for them, with the aid
| OF the banks, to unite in remedying
the abuses of the few whose actions
would make necessary such legisla-
| tion,' we, the Washington Real Estate
! Board and the Washington Associa-
| ton of Building Owners and Man
ayers, acting in cooperation with the
! bankers of the District of Columbia,
! nave appointed a strong committee to
| act on definite plan for controlling
cases OF unjust and unfair treatment
OF tenants The plan is as follows:
! Pressure Is Promised.
This committee, through the in
nuence and pressure that it can and
! VIII bring to bear, will correct or
prevent most of the cases of unfair
| treatment of tenants as may arise
Should the pressure and influence of
TINS committee supported by these
organizations, fail to accomplish the
| desired result the committee will
make available to the tenant other
! quarters controlled by a member of
the organization referred to at a
fair and reasonable rent, and will
submit to you, should you so desire,
memoranda of such cases as may be
handled.
The results of the January survey
will be convincing evidence of how
easily we can accomplish the above
| plan and we would appreciate an op-
| portunity of discussing this matter
with you to receive the benefits of
your advice and commands"
The communication was signed by
Thomas E. farrell, president of the
| Washington Real Estate Board. and
Robert F. Freer, president of the
| Washington Association of Building
| Owners and Managers
Oppose Whaley Bill.
At full meeting of the District of
Columbia Bankers Association yes
terday, vigorous opposition was made
to the proposed Whaley bill for the
! permanent control of local rents IN
resolution which was adopted, and a
pledge to support local realtors and
building owners in their efforts and
plans for the checking of any evils
| that might arise was unanimously
| given
The resolution adopted by the
bankers point out that the proposed
| legislation will substitute a Govern
! ment agency in the place OF the local
owners of property, and that the pri-
vate relations of landlord and tenant
WILL in effect, no longer exist between
them If the bill is made law. 1t fur
ther points out that the proposed
measure would perpetuate any evil
conditions rather than eliminate
them, in that those who have hereto
! fore provided the finances necessary
! for the construction will not use their
money for this purpose if the project
thus created by their money is to be
taken from their hands and admin
| istered by the Government. The full
| text of the bankers resolution reads
as follows:
Text of Resolution.
1.-THE effect of this measure, If it be
enacted into law, will be to substitute
a governmental agency in place of
the lawful owners of property now
rented or hereafter rented for do
mestic purposes, to the end that the
private relation of landlord and ten
ant shall, in effect, no longer exist so
far as the right to contractual rela-
tion between such parties, now rec
ognized by law, is concerned.
"The District of Columbia Bankers
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