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e. What is the procedure if the alterations were completed after the date on which Federal rent regula- tionS became effective? A. In that case the owner must petition the rent director at least IS days before renting the property, to fix the maximum rent.
 o. Since April 1, 1941, a large, single-family house has been made into apartments for four families. How is the maximum rent for each apartment set?
 A. If the remodelling was com- pleted between April 1, 194l and the date on which Federal rent reg ulations became effective the max imum rent is the first rent charged for the new quarters. The owner, however, must file report with the rent director, who has authority to lower the figure. If completed after the date on which Federal rent reg ulations became effective, the max imum rent must be set in advance by the rent director.
 SERVICES = All Iserv1ces pro- vided by the landlord are controlled by Federal rent regulations. Reduc- tionS in services call for a compar- able reduction in rent. Maintenance of the appearance of housing ac- commodation such as painting, dec- oration, screens, furnace repair, are generally considered as chief items of service provided by landlords.
 @. What are services?
 A. Services are facilities which the landlord agrees to provide the tenant at the time the agreement to rent is made verbally or by writ ten lease?
 A. No.
 o. What facilities usually go with an apartment?
 A. Heat and hot and cold water, a superintendent or handy man to perform the duties usually termed ''janitor service" This includes the removal of garbage and trash at given times of the day, cleaning halls, stairways, lobby, and main taining the general appearance of l CIlC dpdA LIItCAlU Du14u111Ss
 The immediate repair or adjust ment of minor breaks, such as the installation of a blown-out fuse, the repair of a leaking water faucet, the unjamming of stuck flush toi- let. In addition, apartments in many sections of the nation are equipped with refrigerators and stoves, which the landlord keeps in working con- ditions.
 @. What services usually go with rented house?
 A. Unless otherwise specified at the time of the rental agreement, those services usually include: keep ing the house in repair, painting and redecorating at specified times, providing the heating unit and keep ing it in repair, linoleum for the kitchen, screens. Services provided vary in different sections of the country according to local custom. Under Federal rent control, these services provided on the date fixed by the price administrator as the maximum rent date, must be con- tinued by the landlord.
 @. What are some other specific services which may be included in a landlord-tenant agreement?
 A. Such an agreement may in. clude telephone service, laundry fa- cilities or privileges, window shades, storage space.
 @. What about elevator service?
 A. If elevator service was pro- vided when the agreement to rent was made it must be continued.
 @. Does that mean that if there was an elevator operator in an apartment building on the maxi- mum-rent date, the landlord must continue employing an operator? A. Yes, unless the landlord has filed a petition to decrease services and the rent director has issued an order permitting the decrease. In such a case, the rent director will use discretion in determining how great factor an elevator operator is in the total rent charged. | @. Tn 8 furnished apartment, is the furniture considered part of the services provided?
 A. Yes.
 @. What constitutes a furnished house or apartment?
 A. The amount of furniture nec- essary to furnish 8 house or apart ment naturally depends upon indi- vidual taste However, a house or apartment rented as furnished must contain amply sufficient furniture for the needs of the tenant.
 (TO Be Continued Tomorrow