Evening star., 1941-09-27
New Rentals Set
For 100000
Defense Homes
Cormody Schedule
Affects 1855 Under
Construction Here

New rent schedules affecting ap-
100000 defense homes
built in the Federal Works Agency
program were announced today by
Administrator John M. Carmody.
At the same time, Mr.. Carmody
made public the policy to be fol-
lowed in determining resale rates
for water, gas and electricity where
the Federal Government owns the
distribution systems.
The schedule will affect, the occu-
pants of 2,6%5 defense homes now
under construction in the Washing
ton area. While none is occupied
as yet, 2025 of the number are de-
signed for civilian employees of the
Army, Navy and Government and
the other $50 for enlisted personnel
of both services.
Mr.. Carmody acted under the pro-
visions of the Lanham Act which
directs that "the administrator shall
fix fair rentals, on projects devel-
oped pursuant to this act, which
shall be within the financial reach
of persons engaged in national de-
fenSe."
Defense industrial workers, the
announcement stated, will pay shell
ter rent charges in accordance with
the following schedule:
S27.50 for a one-bedroom dwelling.
$50 for a two-bedroom dwelling.
$3.50 for a three-bedroom dwell
ing.
Extra Charge for Utilities.
An additional charge will be made
for utilities.
Army and Navy civilians in F. w.
A.-managed defense housing will
pay the same rents as industrial de-
fense workers.
Variations from the above sched-
ule of rents will be permitted, SUBJ
ject to the administrators approval,
in these circumstances:
/. In localities where there are
marked differences either in the
dwellings in the same project or in
different projects.
2. In localities where the estab-
lished rental pattern of other public
and private housing varies from the
schedule. In no case will rent ex-
ceed $3.50 a month.
New rents for Army enlisted per-
sonnel will become effective Novem-
Der /. A schedule for Navy enlisted
personnel went into operation Sep
tember !.
Enlisted personnel of the Army re-
ceiving an allowance for quarters
and civil service employees of the War
Department stationed at Army posts,
bases and military reservations will
be charged shelter rent as follows:
For one-room dwelling, s21; for
two bedrooms, $3.50, and also for
three bedrooms, $3.50
Enlisted Army personnel not re-
ceiving quarters allowance will be
charged:
sl1 for one bedroom; S13 for two
bedrooms and SIS for three bed
rooms
Navy Rentals Similar.
Similar rentals for Navy enlisted
personnel already are in effect.
When the Government owns the
utilities, the charges to tenants for
gas and electricity will equal retail
rates prevailing in the locality. If
no rates are available for COM
parison, they will be determined in
such manner as to amortize the
cost of the distribution systems in
five years.
Where the system is Federally
owned, rates to the tenant will equal
the retail rates prevailing in the
locality. If no comparison is avail
able, the rates will equal Is cents per
1000 gallons of water used with
minimum billing of 81 per month per
tenant.
In all cases where utilities are
owned by the Government, the rates
| charged for electricity. gas and
water will continue until the cost
of the distribution systems are
amortized, at which time they will
be reduced by the amount equal to
the amortization charge