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{ | Following are tie questions and answers for, to-day: & SPECIAL—In April, 1919, my rental] higher. Let me k $90. tn wate! iy ohn tee) MAMOL Dut You ento nthe Best hed he | crease demanded of you to stand be- OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, 817 WEST 16TH STREET 8, and how my imndiord whints using. If you don't @nd it eonyenient (area gon nay pA the same rental) | 38 Greenwich St.nr.Battery Pl. ) ( 93 Amaterdam Av. nr. 64th St. ow whether 1 will sign a lease on 0 do #0 don't give him a room. Don't | {OF Bev! ae and it is gen-/ 1 132 Broad St., nr. South Ferry May 16 for nekt Ootober at x 28 per | ocent invew:igations of The Lvening | be kmposed ¢ erally admitied that costs have ta. cent. Anbreasé, bas gehreatens. to ‘rent the apartchént to e one else if he does not hear from ame by May 15. Answer—Under the new rent laws “you have the right to refuse payment of the last increase if you think it op- ‘pressive and unjust. Do not sign a @ and remain in the apartment | after Oct. 1, and when your landlord #tries to get you out on holdover pro- ceedings explain ‘court and if he thinks the rent askéd | just he will set a fair increase, but if he thinks it just he will allow it. * T. T-—My rent on Oct 1, 1919, was raised to $13; on March 1, 1920, it was | raised to $15. me a& notice that on June 1 it will be/ $17. Would I be justified in not pay- ing this last increase? My rent be- ford Oct. 1 was $12, Answer—The law presumes the in- crease to be unjust and oppressive Phecause you are being raiged more (than 25 per cent. in less than a year. { efuse to pay the last increase, if you} wish, and compel the landlord to| a in court that his demands are ju at. Hide, Me-In Juno, 19 raiso@ to. $30. Answers to Rent Queries; New Laws Explained for | Evening World Readers 6. were raised to $3 % ’ taxes for this year on yotr building year and divide the total by the num- «lve. \ taxes do not warrant it, Ate 8 Phang ft 1p19, I was paying 4 » ary, 1920, the landlord raised ment at $30. _ leatet | rooms, this-yeat we are raised to $38. each demand the ndlord gave excuse of taxes « higher A he put te out into the street? Answer Such bullying ; You do not have to A on $58, He| World have shown where taxes ha ‘1, 1920, Towas re te higher on apartment buildia apne raidta from $21 to $25, On May 1, I was told the rike amounté to'oniy a few gontalthe rent would be §35 on J 1 @ month on each ‘apartment. Get the What can I do? ie AEE! Can he do that? _THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1920, KRAMER BROS., we. MEATS, PROVISIONS, POULTRY AT A SUBSTANTIAL SAVING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SALE Untrimmed Sirloin Steak - 38c a Ib. Fresh Chopped Meat - - - - 16c a Ib. Anewer—Rofune to jahd compare them with those of last presumes it to be unjust and oppres-| f Offer your landlord a reason- ber of apartments, Refuse to pay the able increase, and if he does not ac- increase when gourfind the additional cept it allow the matter to go to court | and be adjusted on an equitable basis. 0. J. B—On May 1, 1919, sued 919, L wan raised to $19. o jease until Oct tet for en po Now he wants me to va- mands 1 sign for $42 @ month f flat or give him one of my- year folowing. Oct 1, gh 34 nd I have eight in the family. mitted under the new daw? ott og | Answer—The law neither permits 85 nor stops increase: ; . would not be permitted by the courts, iy attenptn te Bee Wah putin, “Tid give the landlord ,iikely «a court would allow the in- creased since then. However, if you think you aré being imposed upon re- fuse to pay It and allow the landlord to take you to court and have it fairly adjusted there, y it. The law | My landlofd now de- Is this per-} 777 Eighth Av., nr. 47th St. Manufacturer Closing Out Less Than Wholesale 295 SUITS....... $19.75 to $39.75 165 WRAPS & CAPES $18.75 to $59.75 330 COATS ....°...,. $13.75 to $49.75 225 DRESSES... ... ... $16.75 to $39.75 This smart suit of finest quality men’s serge, fancy silk lining. Lapel and slits of jacket bound wwith ailk braid. Leather 75 creel oth MA, $475 TAYLOR. MFG. CO. 35 West 31st St., 7th Floor your case to the Now the owner sends} Then in a HH Reputation Built on Merit is nothing temporary in the ieadership which Ajax Cord Tires have won. It is quality leadership earned through merit; a natural tribute to the longer life, better looks and gurer service built into Ajax Cords, . The Cleated Tread of the Ajax Cord is an assurance of security. Those cleats do hold—just like the cleats on an athlete’s shoes. 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