Evening star., 1946-07-01
including those living in the larger
wartime developments
darlington Change Doubted.


Fifteen thousand residents o1
Fairlington-3,439 unit development
in Arlington-will not pay higher
rents unless there is drastic
change in economic conditions, sale
William Ziegler, general manager o.
Defense Homes Corp.
Mr.. Ziegler said this concession
would be made despite the fac1
a majority of the tenants were
Army and Navy personnel holding
month o-month leases which coulc
be raised arbitrarily.
A cross-Section of real estate mer
in Arlington expressed the opinion
there would be "at least nothing
immediate" in rent raises. Pau
A. Hill, business manager of the
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
said there would be a meeting Of
the Board of Directors July II, at
which time the subject would be UP
for discussion.
personally" he declared, 81
imagine that there will be some
increases on moderate scale, but
not for some time"
J. A. Popowitz, rental manager OF
Westover, thought it would take "at
least a month" before any rental
changes are noted, but could not
say if there actually would be in
creases after that time.
Ashton Jones, of the George H
Rucker Realty Co., asserted wait
ing policy" was the only sensible
thing to adhere to at this time.
There were some inequities in
the OPA," he added. Some in
creases will be in order. But we
intend to ask house owners to dc
nothing for the time being"
L. P. Freidlander, general man.
ager of the 600-unit Lee Gardens
development in Arlington said rents
will not climb "for the time being
He said no increase is contemplated
until I'VE see what Congress does
F. M. Pratt, whose real estate
firm operates the Hunting Terrace
development in Alexandria, said he
contemplates no change in rent
policies in the immediate future.
Suitland Rents Raised.
At least three residents of the
Suitland Manor Apartments ir
Prince Georges County have hac
their rents increased by SIT today.
The three residents, who have
been instrumental in canvassing the
community for protests against
what they called "deteriorated con-
ditions" there, received their notices
yesterday from Leo A. Minskoff
president of the Suitland Manor
Inc. which owns most of the 38I
apartments in the area.
Master Sergt. Howard L. Stover
4745 Homer avenue Sc, one o1
those who received a notice, saic
he was informed his rent would be
$64.50, effective today. Formerly
he paid $4750 a month, he said.
Morris Miller, operator of Spring
Knobs, Silver Spring, said that de.
velopment had been in the red
for a considerable period and thai
if OPA is continued he will ash
for rent raises there and if it i!
not he probably would raise thu
rents. Several other development.
controlled by Mr. Miller in the Sill.
yer Spring area will not be subject
to raises, he said.
In Ohio. a Cleveland apartment
dweller said 40 families in hi!
neighborhood were notified OF 1;
per cent increase and all sent wire!
to Gov. LauSche urging special leg.
islative action.
Tenants of an apartment in Cleve.
land Heights said four-room apart.
ments renting for $50 were increased
to $75 and six-room suites advanced
from $40 to $85.
In New Orleans, F. Poche Wagues.
pack, president of the National In
stitute of Real Estate Brokers, pre-.
dicted rise in rentals not to ex.
ceed IS or 20 per cent
In Des Moines, Iowa, Dalton Fox
president of a property owners asso'
citation controlling more than half O
the rental properties in the city o
1873 900, said members planned i'm.
mediate 30-day notices of increase.
to tenants. He said the association
hopes to hold increases to IS pei
cent.
Baldwin Plans Action.
In Connecticut, Gov. Raymond E
Baldwin said he was prepared tt
suspend State laws dealing witt
summary process and evictions ans
to call special session of th'
Legislature to provide emergenc!
rent control laws" if the situation
becomes acute through the uncon
Scionable action of landlords ant
Congress fails to take further Ten
controD action"
Gov. John O. Pastore of Rhod
Island said that 'if Congress fail
to act and an emergency develops
we will certainly take State action.
Gov. Mortimer r. Proctor of Yer
mont said he would call speci,