The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-11-13
RENT REGULATIONS
EXPLAINED

The Maximum Rent Regulations
governing housing Accommodations has
been amended to permit the registra-
ton in the Cincinnati Defense Rental
Area to be handled differently from
that required in all other rental
areas. The Cincinnati Defense Rental
Area includes all housing accomoda- |
tions in Hamilton, Butler, Clermont
and Warren Counties in Ohio and
Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties
in Kentucky.
The Maximum Rent Regulation ex-
cept in the Cincinnati Defense Rental
Area requires all persons who are
landlords to register all rental housing
Accommodations within forty-five days |
after the effective date of the Maxi |
mum Rent Regulation. In the Cincin-
natl Defense Rental Area there is in
effect simplifed or partial registra-
ton.
According to Mr. John E. Robinson,
Director of the Cincinnati Defense
Rental Area no registrations will be
required at present from landlords
who are charged no more for housing
Accommodations on November l, 1912,
the effective date of the Cincinnati
Area Regulation, than was charged
for said housing Accommodations on
March /, 1912 However, all persons
who are landlords and who, for any
reason whatsoever, are receiving or
attempting to receive on November l,
1912, as rent for housing accommo-
dations a rent in excess of that re-
ceived for said housing Accommodations
on March l, 1912, must register at
the Area Rent Office by December IS,
1912
The Regulation defines the term
"person" to include an individual, cor
poration, partnership, association, or
any other organized group of persons,
or legal successor or representative OF
any of the foregoing, and includes the
United States or any agency thereof,
or any other government, or any of its
political subdivisions, or any agency
of any of the foregoing.
The regulation defines the term
Landlord" to include an owner, lessor,
sublessor, assignee or other person
receiving or entitled to receive rent
for the use or occupancy of any hous-
of the foregoing.
Housing accommodations" means
any building, structure, or part there
of, or land appurtenant thereto, or
any other real or personal property
rented or offered for rent for living
or dwelling purposes (including
houses, apartments, hotels, rooming
or boarding house accommodations,
and other properties used for living
or dwelling purposes), together with
all privileges, services, furnishings,
furniture, equipment, facilities and
improvements connected with the use
or occupancy of such property.
Mr.. Robinson has advised that al
though it may open before that date
the Area Rental Office, located at 1876
East 4th Street, Cincinnati, will not
be ready to receive personal inquiries
from landlords or requests for relief
from tenants until Thursday, Novem-
Der IL, 1912. Written inquiries and
complaints may now be submitted. He
states that there is an accumulation
of written inquiries from landlords
and tenants which will be given first
consideration by way of reply. APP
propriate forms and instructions for
their completion will be returned to
the correspondents. Both tenants and
landlords should watch this news
paper for further information with
reference to the provisions of the
Maximum Rent Regulations.
In order to expedite registration
from this vicinity, all landlords in
quiries and tenants complaints from
residents of Hamilton, Ohio, and But
Ter County, should be written briefly
and to the point and state the COM
plete mailing address of the tenant
and landlord 1t is advisable to name
the county in which the property is
located Proper forms will be re-
turned to the correspondent for final
completion, If an individual desires,
of course, personal inquiries may be
made at the Area Rental Office, Gin
cinnati, Ohio.