The evening world. Newspaper, May 4, 1920, Page 9

Following are the questions and answers for to-day: . @ F. E—On Oct. 1, 1919, my rent was $46 under a lease which expired Oct. 1, 1920 1 was informed my monthly rental for the coming year | will be $80. Is this a just increase ‘e~and if it is not, what can ‘be done @bout it? Anawer—To find whether or not it fs a just rental would require an in- vestigation into the landlord's ex- penses and income for the house and also the condition of the house, But since it is an increase of $34 a month the law presumes it to be unjust and oppressive and you have the right to refuse payment and allow it| ‘to be adjusted in court. ELMER G—ai have just Bought » house and the tenants cannot find any plage to move; and the house I live in bas been sold and the owner wants us to get-out so he cah move fn. What can I do? Ans The law looks with favor ‘upon a houscowner who seeks to og- cupy 2s prémises for himself and j family. If you begin eviction pro- eeedigs against your tenants you ean probably have them out in 30 to * 60 ays. A B—t1 am living on the top floor | of a four-floor apartment. The land- lord put electric lights through the building, but every night pt 10 o'clock he cuts off the lights except on first landing on the ground fi stairs. The rest of the hulls are total darkness, and it is,really de rous to gO up and down the sta, bat action can be taken to relia? Answer—f the landlord fails to| furnish light, heat, elevator service, Bot water or even telephone service, when they are a regularly established purt of the bullding service, he is |S guilty of a misdemeanor and can be fined or imprisoned if found guilty. SIGNAL—i moved into this apart- ment on Oct. 1, 1919, and signed lease for a year at a rental of $52 a} month. When } moved in I spent $110 in fixing over the apartment, as the landlord would do nothing. I have been notified that commencing Oct. ., 1920, the rental wifi be $65 a month. In view of the conditions outlined, 4 Evening World Readers = The Evening World has obtaineat the services of a toieytt. with long § mpperience in tundlord and tenant cdses.to answer, questions arising f @naer the new laws against rent profiteering. If you are having any” diftcutty with yoir landlord oF if you think your rental is being in- | creased unreasonably, stote ‘your case briefly to the Rent Editor of | .| Phe Evening World and an angwer will be printed in this column, \ Pr A tal il rer ahs ofS paid the year previous, An brought out. your landl d is up to more rental The would. preaume | amount 4 nether to Rent Queries; erin tees ne mates tes Ps [ae oe ee oe | See) most 50 pet cent. of what you pald-a| sumed to be just and fair, . T.—In May, 1919, T was raised year ago. You have the right to| ©, G—My landlord notified me on| from $17 to $18, In Ootober from $18 ew aws xp aine GY’ withnoia payment unt your landiord | May 1 that t must, vacate by July 1,| to $20, The othér day T got a notice proves in court he is éntitled to such| He says he wants to renovate the | sgying my rent would be $25, The an increase, H, B—I have been raised three| more rental. Kindly advise us what| teachers are going to more wages times in nine months, each time §3.| to do if we can't find rooms. and thé public will have fo.'pay the Now the landlord wants $30. Can h«| Answer—Your best plan would be| taxes, Is that a Just reason? faise me so often to stay where you are and let your Answer—It's rather a fantagtic Answer—The law does not bear! iandiord attempt {o dispossess you|reason for raising rentals. It shows upon the frequency of raises but upo.| (in the mean time, of course, you mus | your landlady is at @ loss for 8 rea- the amounts thereof. It presumes to| make a sincere effort to find othe |<on to increase be oppressive and unjust an quarters). In court you can explai | it, and if it comes to court ae. of more than 25 per cent. over the| the situation and there it might b | nost likely win, rooms for hie daughter, who Will pa) |iandlady says her is that would this be an exorbitant rental? | Avswer—The law presumes your landlord to by in the right in asking this increase begause it is 25 per) cent, of what you pald a year ago; but you have the right to refuse pay- ment if you think it unfair. it would be difficult to say just what ailow- ance the court. woul make for your expenditure on repairs. | MRS, E. Fein “May, 1919, I was) raised to $24, ‘In Ogtober of the sume | year | was raised to $26. In Decem- | ber the house was ‘sold and the new landiqrd raised the rent, to $30 In January. Beginning this month (May, 1920), 1 dm informed my rent will be $%, beginning May 1. 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