Report of the Rent Commission of the District of Columbia to the President of the United States of America: May 22, 1925 |
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... tion to decide rent disputes between landlord and tenant . ( S. M. Lindsay , Housing Legislation in New York , October , 1923. ) The minister of the interior of Denmark appointed a committee to investigate housing conditions in that ...
... tion to decide rent disputes between landlord and tenant . ( S. M. Lindsay , Housing Legislation in New York , October , 1923. ) The minister of the interior of Denmark appointed a committee to investigate housing conditions in that ...
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... tion has been for tenants with incomes of $ 3,500 and upwards annually . Construction for the small wage earner has been practically nil in the past five years . The demand for moderate - priced housing accommodations has not been ...
... tion has been for tenants with incomes of $ 3,500 and upwards annually . Construction for the small wage earner has been practically nil in the past five years . The demand for moderate - priced housing accommodations has not been ...
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... tion of this law was limited to Buffalo and Rochester solely . Chapter 199 of the New York Laws of 1921 applied to New York City and cities in an adjoining county . Under this law a landlord could dispossess a tenant for only four ...
... tion of this law was limited to Buffalo and Rochester solely . Chapter 199 of the New York Laws of 1921 applied to New York City and cities in an adjoining county . Under this law a landlord could dispossess a tenant for only four ...
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... tion , dated March 14 , 1924 ( N. Y. Legislative Document No. 78 , 1924 ) , to the governor and legislature , it recommends ( p . 6 ) : 2. That in the city of New York the municipal officials consider the advis- ability of further ...
... tion , dated March 14 , 1924 ( N. Y. Legislative Document No. 78 , 1924 ) , to the governor and legislature , it recommends ( p . 6 ) : 2. That in the city of New York the municipal officials consider the advis- ability of further ...
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... tion of which cost on an average of 90 per cent over pre - war costs . There has , therefore , been little relief through newly constructed apartments for the poor man or the man of moderate means . There has , however , been ...
... tion of which cost on an average of 90 per cent over pre - war costs . There has , therefore , been little relief through newly constructed apartments for the poor man or the man of moderate means . There has , however , been ...
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Page 72 - Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence, and affect the community at large. When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created. He may withdraw his grant by discontinuing the use; but, so long as he maintains the use,...
Page 61 - If either party shall apply to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence, and shall show to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for...
Page 59 - A vacancy in the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the commission.
Page 15 - An Act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel...
Page 53 - ... the commission shall have power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all such documentary evidence relating to any matter under investigation.
Page 72 - To say that a business is clothed with a public interest is not to import that the public may take over its entire management and run it at the expense of the owner. The extent to which regulation may reasonably go varies with different kinds of business.
Page 92 - Every possible presumption is in favor of the validity of a statute, and this continues until the contrary is shown beyond a rational doubt. One branch of the government cannot encroach on the domain of another without danger. The safety of our institutions depends in no small degree on a strict observance of this salutary rule.
Page 53 - Commissioners, or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the chairman of the Commission.
Page 61 - Code. (2) If the petitioner applies to the court for leave to adduce additional evidence, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that such additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds for the failure to adduce such evidence in the proceeding before the...
Page 51 - That by reason of the existence of a state of war, it is essential to the national security and defense, for the successful prosecution of the war, and for the support and maintenance of the Army and Navy...