The evening world. Newspaper, April 28, 1920, Page 18

ew Yalss Explained for Evening World Readers $ The Boening World has odtained the services of a lawyer with long ‘@2perience in landlord and tenant cases to answer questions arising ‘Wnder the new laws against rent profiteering. If you are having any , with your landlord, or ¢f you think your rental is being in- “@reased unreasonadly, state your case briefly to the Rent Editor of The Boening Viorld and an answer will be printed in this column. |)" Following are the questions and ‘Anbwers for to-day: 4 A. F—in May, 1919, I was paying month and in the following my rent was increased to $30; February it wae raised to $35 and May 1 # will be 40. There have zo improvements to the apart- im three years, and the landlady ‘a@mpounces if tenants do not pay the fmereases she will put them out on the ‘mouse of tenovating the house. Would ‘genants be safe in refusing to pay the ‘May increase? Amawer—It the tenants can prove ‘the landlady said she would use the renovation privilege as an excuse to got them out she would have little or It will be sate It is up to the jandlady to prove she is justi- H-—In April, 1919, I was paying $20, and. up to May of this year I wa» raised to $28 “antil further notice.” 1 don’t understand this, and will you pleese explain it to me. Answer—it is evidently your land- Jord’s intention to impose upon you another increase, and he seeks to} You have tho| warn you thereof. privilege of refusing to pay the last imcrease. The law presumes it to be _ Oppressive and unjust because he has increased you more than 25 per cent, ima year. If the tandiord wishes the _fnerease to stand, it will be up to him to p.uve bo is sustified. G. J. H—Wil you kindly Inform me ‘8 to the proper course to follow? Teedived a ten-day notice from my Jandiord that the rent from May 1 shall be $46 instead of $38, which is a $7 increase. He only gave me a ten- %, notice, when I think | am en- > Se ony Says nothing about giving notice and none is re- quired. ‘Also the law presumes your landlord is justified, if this t# the first increase ke has imposed upon you in @ year, A. C.—The landlord installed qiectrio wires two months ago and ‘ook out gas fixtures. He has never completed the @lectrical work, so we have had no Mght in the house for two months, We have only gas in the kitchen for cooking. My rent was increased by $10. Answer—The best way to handle this type of landlord is to tell him at once if he doesn't give you proper lighting facitties within a specified time you will apply to a City Magis- trate for a warrant against him, ae is provided by the new law. You can Rave him put in jail. Tt might be wine to proceed ‘against him and teach him a MRS, C. i rented my flat on 1919, paying $26:a month, [ en notified that on May 1 the font will be $20. ‘The house 14 in very poor wondition. There is a big open- ing around che kitehen, through whieh rain and Let me know if | have y the rent Anew: you think’ the } is unfair you have the right lovpay it and call the landlord's atten- tion to the condition of your apart- meat. IV he Bays no attention to you id come In nerease efune the facta and you will get sustice. B—1 would like to know if I have to pay this increase: On April 1, 1920, I was told my rent would be raised from $36 to $41, which [ think is unfair, because ome year ago my rental was $28. Anewer—Your increase is presumed to be unfair and unjust by the law, since it in almost 50 per cent. over what you paid # year ago. If you refuse to pay (and you have that right) it will be up:to the landlord to prove he Is justified in asking such @ Dig increase, J. L—For the past year or so I have been paying $20 and am now informed that on May 1 the rent will be raised to $40. Is this an unjust raise? Answer—It would seem go, A hun dred per cent. raise in a year is pre. sumed by the law to be unjust an oppressive. You may refuse to pay it if you wish and when your land. lord brings you to court you can hav him prove he is just in demanding such an Increase. F. A—I bave been notified by my Inndiord that my rental will be ine creased from $72.50 to $125 a month. He said if I did not sign a three-year lease for this amount, beginning Oct, 1, he would put me out. [ would like to know what my “1 feel grand! That Headache, Biliousness and Constipation is The largest electric sign in the world advertises NEW YORK CITY 250 FEET LONG—70 FEET RIGA MADE UP OF 17.286 ELECTRIC LAMPS b 38, ais ence cette coe ells Spon your landlord to that the rise is fair an Pant JAMES L—! have been living in this house for nearly five April, 191 antics c wt do you would seem most unjust, 1 oe. pee ale seems to be! you ing more than 7@ per cent. Your best| fair. Your landiont can hardly put plan would be to refuse to sign the| you out. Teli him you intend to say lease and do not pay any portion of| and fight the matter out in court, and the new rent until the landlord brings| he will probably become more 'rea- you into court; there you can state] sonable. If the matter sould come the facts and the court will protect] to court you have an excellent chance you from coercion EX-CANADIAN—My landlord rent for three years prior wanted me to sign a lease beginning to April 1, 1919, was On that date I was raised to Since that Answer—The law presumes him to, time my rent has been raised to $30.| be unjust in raising you this amount. No decorating or renovating has been | You have @he right to refuse pay- done since I took the flat. Do I have Loni) ing ©: it he Takes you to court he increase? there compel him to prove r—According to the law, the That ire is justified in imposing bh | increase is presumed to be unjust and ‘ncrease upon you. May 1. 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