The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-11
How New Rent
Sterilization
Will Operate

Editors Note: This is the
second of a series of articles
discussing in detail the pro-
visions of rent sterilization.
Prepared in cooperation with
the Office of Rent Stabilize
ton, these articles may be
considered authoritative.
No plan for stabiliZing rents IN
areas where there is housing
shortage can be effective with
out regulation of evictions.
Without regulation of evic-
tons, there would be little to
prevent the expulsion of tenants
who refused to paw more than
legal rents. While most landlords
would not engage in such prac-
tees, experience has shown that
some would do so if it were not
for the restraining influence of
the provisions of the Housing
and Rent Act.
Under the new rent stabilize.
ton program of today. landlords
are offered an equitable adjust
rlent policy under which they
may seek rental increases. AZ
the same time, tenants are given
the benefit of even stricter regu-
lation of evictions. In fairness
both to the honest landlord and
TO the tenant. regulations OF
evictions Is necessary and Vita
part, of rent sterilization.
In general, the law provides
that a tenant may not be evicted
without good and just cause. In
those cases where eviction is per-
mitted certain waiting periods
are required.
Actual eviction is accomplish
ed through court action under
state laws. However. the Federal
rent law provides that evictions
may not be legally granted by
state courts unless certain con,
djticns are met.
In some eviction cases, a land.
lord must obtain an eviction Ger.
tificate from the rent office be.
fore the state court may con
slider whether an eviction order
VIII be granted. In other cases
the landlord may 90 directly Il
the court, but must file copy
OF the eviction notice az the rem
office within "a hours after il ha.
been given to the tenant.
In the following cases, tn,
landlord may go directly TO the
state court, after giving his ten
ant a written notice to vacate
This notice must allow the ten
ant a minimum time in which Il
leave the premises.
/. Non-payment of legal rem
IS DAYS notice reuuired).
2. Tenant continuing to com
nit nuisance after written no
tice from the landlord to stor
no days notice requiredl.
3. Tenant continuing to vic.
late a substantial obligation ol
tenancy, other than an obliga.
ton to surrender possession, sftei
receiving a written notice fren
the landlord to stop the viola.
zion 90 days notice..
g. Tenant is permitting the use
Of the dwelling unit for illegal OF
smmoral purposes 90 days no.
tice1.
5Tenant unreasonabiy refusing
the landlord proper access to The
accommodation q month no.
ticel.
0. Lease or. rental agreement
has expired and the tenant has
entirely sublet the accommodate
lions e months notice..
Z. Quarters are owned by a
state. city or county government
which wants possession to make
. public Improvement q months
notice..
No state court may legally
evict q tenant, however, unless
the property has been registered
with the rent office.
In other types of eviction cases,
the landlord must obtain a GER
tificate from the Rent Office be.
fore he con bring action in, state
court. Even if the certificate Is
granted, q waiting period OF
three months is usually required
Eviction certificates NAV be