The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 17, 1952, Page 9

How New Rent Maquentt neared Stabilization Will Operate (Editor's Note in a series of This is the fourth special icles on rent stabilization. The material was prepared in coope ion with the Office of Rent Stabilization and bears the official approval of that y.) Rent Stabilization today is a flexible program ; It is designed to ft Jocal con ditions and “ocal problems, to give protection to tenants at the same time that it insures landlords ‘ar equitable return from their pro perty Today's rent Stabilization pro- | gram does not mean that rentals will be arbitrarily frozen come ! what may.” On the contrary, many | landlords will be entitled to rent ! increases The base date of September 1, ; 1950, was chosen for the Key West area because. generally snecking., SIR (P) Wirepho most landlords were receiving a (above), British ambassador realistic post renta “on wat; jran, made an urgent call a date. In some cases, however land i the bedside of Premier Moham lords may have been renting units ents aaa at rents substantially lower than, ™¢ Mossadegh ee: those generally prevailing in the In those instances, adjust- S may be made to bring the, #tes. Sir Francis was met with 1 in line with rates prevail a firm refusal. Mossadegh tolc ing for comparable accommodat-' him that the order closing con ions sulates on Jan. 21, would stanc The Rent Office staff wit assist! gs long as he is premier landlords in filing the necessary a 2 ase. Howeter, petition for an in al "4 a increases may not be made by I / I ] ) the landlord until written approval ommy Koulouris has been given. Every effort will es r be made to process petitions for Reports For Duty increases in a minimum of time There are many reasons which Wi tl F AW. TS U. may qualify a landlord for a rent mn = i e. Included are bi substantial improvement y which in This cate- USN, son of Mr. and y would include such work a. a complete rehabi ion; install ation or improvement of plumbi heating or mmy J. Koulour. ordnanceman airman apprentic <oulouris of 205 Lee St., Tamp: recently reporte 1 Fleet All Weathe: electrical equipment; | for duty landscaping; sewerage improve- | Training Unit, Key West, Florida, | iF d D d ments; major structural changes| jy js the husband of Margaret oun aZe or gene al modernization. Rent in may alsé.be granted for replacing such items as a kitchen sink or refrigerator with one of | better quality For substantiatly increased services, furniture, furnishing or equipment. This may include any California privilege or facility connected with the Navy he Koulouris 0 a Koulouris recruit training at th Before attended the Uni the use and occupancy of a rental | versity of Tampa in Tampa, Flor-! several notes found in the house dwelling unit including such items | ida read: as heat or heating {uel In his present duty, Koulouris | “please notity my brother, Ted, cold hot water, lights, ice, | will ‘work in the Ordnance De-| iq Brooklyn.” | or re rigeration; janitor service, | partment i They were reported in fair con- garbage disposal, painting and de- | - - —— dition today at the Westport Sani- corating, fu cases, it will be necessary to get|from his rental property. the tenant’s consent to supply ad. ditional services or which rer equipment lord entitled to an upward adju tal reflects prt maintenance should ine: rental iner including taxes, | justment schedule based on col ase in the future, ajditions in Key West area. TI use may be granted. | schedule will be developed in c 4. If a tenant sublets all or part; operation with the local Rent Ad-{ of a dwelling to a larger number | visory Board, and will be approve of people, rent increase may be; by the Board before it is put in justified. If the number of people | effect living in a unit exceeds normal! any landlord who feels that th occupancy, an increase may be | Kent Oftice has not granted him an | was ‘{oundin Westport’s. business authorized. However, the addition | increase which he blieves he of a chitd or children to a famly | enitled to may appeal to the ad. | ates had seri a dim light in the This group of loc: citizens, who serve without an yse compensation from the Gover ion | ment, has fuil authority to see th is NO’ increase. Although it‘is a primary pur of the Office of Rent Stabili to protect tenants from gouging,’ an equitable regarded as grounds for an) visory Board Marines Are Given Annual Inspection yee ine fom on acute Official U.S. Navy Photo LIEUTENANT COLONEL R. W. GREELEY. USMC ial Key West, Florida Marine Ba Marines at annu tion. FRANCIS SHEPHERD to | cent, depending on how long the closing of nine British consul- 205 Lee St. in Tam entered the Nava service April 3. 1951, and receiv- raining Center, San Die- | entering interior repairs, or a/the Rent Office operates on the | tarium. change from .an wnfurnished to a; fundamental belief that, any land- nished ace6mmodation. In some | lord is entitled to a fair income To make certatu twat any land- | with his wife from a hospital in vould result in an increased ment receives a rent increase which} their only child. Heide. Later, po- | ent day costs, the Rent | lice "said, he threatened to ku a! If costs of ‘eperation and! Office will establish a rental ad- decision is reached) which Heide’s body lay and the | , (Strunk Says New 7 'Tax Laws Make || Purchases Easier Changes in the Federal income {tax law make the purchase of a | new, modern home more attract- ; jive to families in Key West and Monroe County, than at any time | since induvidual incomes first were | made subject to tax, according to | E.A. Strunk, Jr., local lumber and | building materials dealer and mem- ; ber of the Public Affairs Commit- | f the National Retail Lumber THE RAINBOW Association. “Under the new law, the pro‘it realized from selling an existing home which has been occupied by owner is not taxable provided the the entire selling price is reinvest ed in a new residence within one year,” Mr. Strunk explained. ; “Until the new law was enacted by Congress, any profit received from the sale of a home was sub- ject to the capital gains tax, which ranged as high as 25 and 50 per to | | owner had held title to the pro- perty. “The new tax provision is ex- pected to encourage a number of T |iocal families to purchase new homes at the first opportunity, . | whereas the prospect of having to 1 | pay a substantial tax had pre jously discouraged many such 4 | ransactions, despite the additional zomforts and conveniences which {a new home offers. ‘Inasmuch as the overage old zr house sold in recent years has | brought up to twice its original | cost, many owners have had to pay substantial taxes after selling their 1omes. “Losses incurred in the sate of a home still are not deductible t * Grieving Parents ‘ jal WESTPORT, Conn. \#—Grief- | stricken parents of a seven-year- ,) old girl whose body they snatched ‘from a hospital bed were found {unconscious beside the dead child | Tuesday night at their home. Police said Mr. and Mrs. Sey- | mour Steinberg had taken an over- | dose of sleeping tablets. One of he | e ine Steinbergs has been sought since Tuesday morning. The fa- ther, near hysteria, had rushed t-! nearby Norwalk with the body of | medical examiner who asked to N-| view the dead girl. | S|} Poli went to the Steinberg | © |home at the medical examiner's | | request, got no answer and theo- | ed | rized that the couple had fled with to | the body in the family car. §$tate | police broadcast an alarm. le | ‘tuesday night, however, the car| + Citizen Staff Phot is | district ‘and a neighbor reported | MISS BETTY SHEPPARD turns over the symbol of authority al! Steinberg home. Police forced an gavel, to Miss Evelyn Nettles in the Order of the Rainbow G ty | entry and found the couple lying lation of officers non the floor of a bedroom. The at| tather was on one side of a bed in | mother was on the other. \The Badge Of Office Heide was admitted to,the Nor- | walk Hospital about 1:45. a.m asthmatic condition. She died four hours later with her parents at i her bedside. ‘Danny, 3, Wanted |» To Preach To Congregation WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — \® - Mrs. P. R. Askew tried to sink through the floor when her son Danny got up to preach to a startled congregation. Danny is 3. It happened Sunday at the West Memphis Church of Christ and kicked up quite a sensation. “Danny's always playing like he’s a preacher,” she said. “Preaches to his dogs. Gets out in the back yard and sings and mumbies and claps’ his hands.” But Danny had never made any trouble in church before. Mrs. As- | kew was startled but not uneasy when they started serving the Lord's Supper and all of a sudden Danny wasn’t sitting beside her any more. “I looked up,” she said, ‘and gre there he was, walking up the aisle,| EB WVERAAAR AE right up to the altar.” She sat Citizen Staff Photo | tight, hoping Danny would come | back. He didn’t. der of the Rair MISS EVELYN NETTLES receives her pin from Miss Nellie Collar in the group held Saturday night | mony for t Danny stood at the pulpit, his mother said he mumbled and he | sang a little, all very serious. And then he looked down at the com- ’ munion table. He reached for a ¢¥ . a veraldine Breathed. Breathed tes glass, but couldn't make it. Communist Valk ey Lie ae el So Danny looked at one of the resse ference for the Com men. He stretched out his hands vd oe (2a t Party line and attended noni seen: eaverce Grounds (Tt cyte ot see “When I get this bi have some of that! In the hush that followed, Danny ing on looked around. His mother’s eyes | one caught his, and what he saw i dampened his spirits. He qvietly | ru'ed sat down in the pastor's chair and. The « te ted the decree t { t the capital and , I'm gonna LOS ANGELES Expoun een 30 and 60 million largest Fege = Thursday, January 17, 1952 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN in computing income taxes, but IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY, he installation of officers of the Key West Assembly No, 13, Order Rainbow Girls at tt Rite Temple on Sa aviation | few owners have takem a loss on day evening at 7:30 o'clock esiding, center, was Mrs. Fernando Camus. flanked left by Miss Ed Hampton and r s Marlene Park ,| the strong market which has pre | s t ss J s James | vailed in the last few years.” | a sitascii 3. es ceases a. The Gavel Changes Haids VICTORY CASH MARKET | 1028 Truman Ave. We Deliver TEL. 1080 BEEF BRISKET RIB STEW : 43c BOSTON BUTT CHOICE CUT WESTERN Pork Roast | Chuck Roast 49¢ 59¢ TENDER DELICIOUS Cube Steaks: 95<¢ GR. 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