The union times., 1945-03-10
Bridgeport And Elm City Surveyed
Results Show 59o In New Haven, 1196 In Bridgeport Paying Above Ceiling Rentals Of New Haven
 Landlords Have Not Registered With O. F. A.

recent U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey in New Haven reveals that approximately per the families who rent their home a apartments paying higher rents than they legally required under O.PA regulations This survey revealed per cent the m the New Haven area have not registered their rental units with the OP.A. Area Rent Office.
 similar survey, made Bridgeport by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, disclosed the fact that II per the people are paying higher rents than permitted by the OA and that eight cent of the Bridgeport landlords have not registered their rents with the OPA These the only two Connecticut cities surveyed Bureau of Labor Statistics but since they of indus trla communities it is fair to that the percent ages hold true in other Connecticut cities and
 FILL IN QUESTIONABLE
 The quickest most efficient way to correct this situaon IS for all tenants to fill in the quesonnare published and bring mail it your local office Additional copies of the questiOnnaire be the Rent Control Office help their members save by setting up Rent Control Committee making certain that each member fills in the questonnare When these received by the OPA facts file Steps will be taken register unregistered dwellings, and where overcharges revealed the OPA director is ready to help tenants recover them.
 There is landlords failure O register a dwelling unit Rent control firmly established emergency No landlord honestly say that didn't his duty register his dwelling file with the area rent office rent charged on April l, 194l.
 JEoPARDIZEs INTERESTS
 By his failure register the landlord is haring no one but himself He is jeOpardzng his subjecng himself penalties of the regulations la l94l rent the first legally established after The landlord should know by his interests are protected and that there available him dozen grounds which he may make application for adjust 
 M however, he has failed register his rights are preu diced If he has made improvements for which he collect ing more rent without first having filed petition with the office, adjustment be granted until the Overcharge is refunded to the
 The against unwarranted increases The law provides him with certain instruments collect the Overcharges and obtain refunds Where landlord. July l944 fails within 30 days make restitution of tors claim against the reluctant landlord Besides collecting the refund for the tenant the director high three times the Overcharge be paid of the United States.
 RENTS TOO HIGH
 In the overcharges the result of the lan lords failure consult the office for the procedure in establishing new maximum rent.
 Some landlords have made improvements for which they charging higher without of the improvements do fall within the category of uments since they ordinary maintenance and repairs In other instances have been detached from dwell unit and rented to others without the landlord first hav ing applied for decrease in services.
 Two other situations developing: Landlords and failing register furnished and landlords filing with the Rent Office, form DPS, change of tenancy.
 NEW TENANTS CHECK
 The change of tenancy form purely mechanical in detail that required by the and tenants check insure that he ing than the legally established ceiling Changes of tenancy be filed by the landlord within five days of ing to a new tenant
 The surveys made New Haven and Bridgeport part of national survey in 5 In six cities, than IS per of rental properties unregistered In center 10 of the rental units above ceiling limits.
 The national average showed about per cent of rental limits In dollars and cents this greater outlay of the workers income