Evening star., 1942-05-04
Henderson Orders
Rents Reduced in
BOZ Defense Areas
Maryland and Virginia
Nearby Sections Included,
Questions and Answers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Leon Hen
derson has ordered rents reduced
and stabilized in 302 defense areas
within so days. In 259 of the areas,
the rent prevailing on March l. 1912
was fixed as the maximum that may
be charged; in % areas the maxi
mum date set was April l, 1941; in
eight areas. including nearby Mary
land and Virginia, the date chosen
was January l, 1941, and in the re-
naming seven the date was July
!, l94l.
The following questions and
answers prepared by the Office of
Price Administration explain the
procedure, based on the March /,
1912 date. In the other areas the
proper date should be substituted:
@. I live in one of the defense
rental areas designated by Mr.. Hen
derson and my rent has been in
creased since March l, 1912, the
maximum rent date which Mr.. Hen
derson has just recommended for
my area. How soon may I expect
a cut in rent?
A. Under the Emergency Price
Control Act the Federal Govern
ment can not order rents reduced for
go days. During this waiting period,
any reduction is up to your land
lord or to State and local action.
Action After so Days.
@. What will happen at the end
of 60 days?
A. If. at the end of so days. Mr..
Henderson finds that his recon-
mendations for the area have not
been met, he can step in at any
time and regulate rents.
@. By what method will Mr.. Hen
derson establish maximum rents?
A. He will order all housing rents
held to the rents in effect on a
specified date. That date is the
'maximum-rent date" AS gen.
eral principle the rent for any house
can be no more than the rent for
that house on the maximum-rent
| date. Special regulations will con-
troll rents in houses that were not
rented on the maximum-rent date
Q. My rent was raised from $50
to $40 month on April l, 1912. Sup
pose that Mr.. Henderson, after the
60-day waiting period, orders rents
held at the March /, 1912 level. will
| / receive a refund?
/ A. No, you will receive no refund
But after the 60-day period and
after the price administrator has
issued regulations for your area, you
will pay only s32
Regardless of Lease.
O. But I signed new lease at $40
a month, and the lease has IL
months to run. Must / still pay $40?
A. No. you will pay no more than
$32 regardless of any lease, sub
lease, agreement, contract or other
obligation.
Q. If rents are pegged, how will
the landlord meet any increase in
! his costs?
A. The law requires the admins
traitor TO make adjustments for
| such relevant factors as he NAV de-
termine and deem to be of general
applicability, including increases or
decreases in property taxes and
other costs"
Q. What happens to the landlord
II he has made extensive and major
alterations in the house since the
maximum rent date?
A. Regulations will permit an ad =
JuStment in rents in exceptional
cases and where there has been nc
attempt to evade the law.
@. After the administrator has
established maximum rents in a
particular area, what control is
there over services?
A. Mr.. Henderson has authority
to regulate AL privileges, services
furnishings, furniture and facilities
connected with the use or occu-
pancy" of rented living quarters
Effective rent control requires con
troll of services as we'll as control
Of rent.
@. What sort Of housing accom-